Boeing has reached the 90% firm design release milestone on the 777-200LR, which is due to enter final assembly later this year and to start flight testing in early 2005. The picture shows an artist's impression of the aircraft in the new house colours adopted following the launch of the 7E7. The -200LR is due to enter service with launch customer PIA in January 2006.
Source: Flight International
There is a sense among people who study Boeing that the company’s board of directors made a very good decision in picking longtime aerospace executive Kelly Ortberg to succeed David Calhoun as chief executive.
Boeing chief executive David Calhoun thinks the company could have its 737 Max 7 and Max 10 certificated by the Federal Aviation Administration in the first half of 2025, while cautioning that the regulator will determine ultimate timing.
Boeing still aims by year-end to boost production to 38 737s and five 787s monthly, returning to output levels at which the company had said it was operating prior to this year’s production slowdown.
