All articles by Max Kingsley-Jones – Page 63
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EXCLUSIVE: Flight’s annual World Airliner Census 2007
The 2007 edition of our annual World Airliner Census, comprising some 26,200 aircraft, is available to download exclusively on flightglobal.com …
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SIA's first A380 enters 'lengthy' acceptance-testing phase as delivery looms
Singapore Airlines' first A380 is undergoing an intense testing programme with Airbus from Toulouse to ensure the ultra-large airliner is fully service-ready...
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Airbus A380 heads for Asian Aerospace
The Airbus A380 will be making an appearance at next month's Asian Aerospace International Expo and Congress in Hong Kong. Rolls-Royce Trent 900-powered...
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Emirates closes on deal for Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental
Boeing is in discussions with key new potential customers, including Emirates, about 747-8 ...
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Guggenheim signs for additional Boeing 747-8Fs and a 777F
The undisclosed customer that placed orders for two Boeing 747-8 Freighters and a 777F in July is understood to be Guggenheim...
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First scrapping looms for Airbus A340
The first scrapping of a new-generation Airbus widebody is looming, with a 13-year-old ex-Virgin Atlantic A340-300 ...
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PICTURE: SonAir's first Boeing 737-700 heads for Sonangol
Boeing delivered the first of two 737-700s to Angola's SonAir last week, which is the air transport arm of the country's national oil company Sonangol. The...
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Airbus prepares to support A300 and A310 until 2050
Airbus expects to be assisting A300/A310 operators for another 35 years as its product support department transitions to an "in-service only" mode for the...
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PICTURE: Last Airbus A300 departs Toulouse with low pass of runway
The end of an era was signalled for Airbus at its Toulouse headquarters yesterday, with the departure of the last...
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Airbus leads Boeing as orders surge in first half of 2007
Airbus's order-fest at last month's Paris air show has catapulted it ahead of...
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The Boeing 787 Deamliner timeline
1995 Airbus launches A330-200, usurping the 767-300ER, which had led the mid-size, long-range widebody market. 1997 Boeing launches 767-400ER "double-stretch"...
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Qatar Airways 787 order revealed by logo on aircraft at premiere
A350 delays allow Boeing to offer early deliveries to bridge airline's looming capacity gap
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Mixed messages
Airbus may have won the order battle at Paris, but a clear vision of the reinvented A350 has yet to emerge from...
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VIDEO: Boeing starts build up to 787 roll-out
Boeing begins the build-up to the 787 roll-out today with the broadcasting of the first of...
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VIDEO: Israel Aerospace Industries Heron UAV in flight
Israel Aerospace Industries has released video of its newly unveiled Eitan or Heron TP medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned air vehicles. The aircraft...
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First Airbus A321 for Indian Airlines readied for delivery
The first of 20 Airbus A321s for Indian Airlines is being prepared for delivery at Hamburg. The CFM International CFM56-powered aircraft will join the airline's...
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Qatar Airways frustrated by lack of Airbus A350 XWB technical detail
Qatar Airways became the largest customer for Airbus's A350 XWBs at the show with an order for 80 aircraft, but has been frustrated by the airframer's tardiness...
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GECAS rejects Airbus A350 XWB; no progress on GE power
Airbus will miss out on an order for its A350 XWB from one of its most important leasing customers - GE Commercial Aviation Services - if the current stand-off...
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Boeing plans major 787 performance boost through production technologies
Improved versions of the Boeing 787 family offering significant efficiency and range increases could be available within six years thanks to refinements...
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Bombardier aims to choose CSeries engine this year
Bombardier aims to finalise an engine selection for its planned CSeries airliner by the end of the year to enable it to be ready to decide on a programme...