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It's not often a new Bell helicopter emerges - but that's what happened today when the company's new 16-seat 525 Relentless was unveiled at the Heli Expo 2012 exhibition in Dallas, Texas. The 19,000 lb gross weight super medium machine is the largest helicopter yet built by Bell and is primarily aimed at long range ... Read More »

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In the run up to the Singapore air show, there has been much talk about the A380 and cracks in the wing rib-feet. The issue has a local flavor because the L-shaped component was first discovered in Singapore. ... Read More »

Had I waited a few more hours, and paid more attention to others more in the know late last night, I would have seen the crew of the skywriting 787 flight were actually scrawling a giant stylized Boeing (former McDonnell Douglas) logo over the Dakotas AS WELL as the numbers 787 over the western states. At the time, just a ... Read More »

A GEnx-1B powered Boeing 787 is busy writing out the number 7..8..7..-..8 in numerals hundreds of miles long across at least eight states as it racks up another 19 flight hours as part of the final F&R and ETOPS certification phase. The aircraft, ZA236, eventually destined for Air India, is conducting a small number of ... Read More »

The European Aviation Safety Agency will today formally expand the airworthiness directive for cracks in the A380's wing rib-feet to the entire fleet.  ... Read More »

Boeing’s second 787 test aircraft, ZA002, is enroute to an overcast Palmdale, Calif where it is due to arrive by midday Pacific time. The aircraft, which first flew on Dec 22, 2009, is wrapping up a test career that covered 316 flights and more than 952 hours, and will join ZA001 in storage. ZA002 - pictured during an ... Read More »

Boeing announces 2011 bonus plan
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