Airbus has shown off the first A321 to be completed at the US final assembly line in Mobile.
The JetBlue Airways twinjet, with International Aero Engines V2500 powerplants, has emerged from the facility’s paint shop carrying the low-cost airline’s colours.
Airbus says the painting was performed by MAAS Aviation, which has a centre on the Mobile Aeroplex close to the Airbus manufacturing plant.
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An engine-related concern involving Boeing’s 737 Max has caught the attention of both the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and a Federal Aviation Administration panel, which has reportedly recommended new pilot procedures and a change to software that manages the engine bleed air system.
China Southern Airlines is considering selling all 10 of its Boeing 787-8 twinjets, according to a request for proposals from the carrier. The request, issued through its tendering portal on 19 November, also states that the airline is selling two GE Aerospace GEnx-1B engines for the type. China Southern has ...
In a series of flight tests, Lockheed Martin’s secretive Skunk Works unit simulated an offensive counter air mission where an airborne, human battle manager aboard an Aero Vodochody L-39 Albatros directed two autonomous Aero Vodochody L-29 Delfin jets, which worked together to defeat two mock enemy fighters using simulated mission systems and weapons.
