Airbus rolled out the first A380 flight-test aircraft last week from the structural assembly station in Toulouse. This aircraft will undergo ground testing and equipment and engines will be fitted before flying early next year. Meanwhile, Airbus denies reports that the airliner is severely overweight, saying that the deficiency is "less than 2% - 4-5t".
Source: Flight International
Virgin Atlantic appears to have reduced its order commitment for Airbus A350-1000s as it signed for seven A330-900s during this year’s Farnborough air show. The UK carrier originally planned to take 12 A350-1000s – eight on direct order and another four acquired through US lessor Air Lease – through an ...
Spirit Airlines became the latest airline on 1 August to say it had deferred deliveries of new Airbus A320neo-family jets, a move coming amid competitive pressure and operational upheavals caused by Pratt & Whitney (P&W) engine problems
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.
