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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GE is starting operations at its newly opened Engine Testing, Research and Development Center (TDRC), developed in partnership with StandardAero in Winnipeg, Canada. The $50 million site was developed after GE was forced to move its existing icing facility from Montreal's Mirabel due to expansion at the Quebec airport. ... Read More »

Korean Air becomes the first airline to operate both the Boeing 747-8F and 777F freighters following a sun-blessed double-delivery ceremony at Everett, Washington today, Feb 6. KAL will operate the 747-8F on its transpacific routes from Seoul to Los Angeles and San Francisco via Osaka and Narita, Japan. The 777F is the ... Read More »

With Boeing and Airbus having given their 2012 forecast, the manufacturers signalled Boeing would likely end the year ahead of Airbus in terms of new order intake and output. With January figures in, both sides are sticking to the script, even if Airbus projected a relatively flat book-to-bill ratio for this year and, in ... Read More »

The goal is to become more competitive with composites ... Read More »

On the same day Malev stopped flying, Kingfisher's entry into the Oneworld alliance has been put on hold. ... Read More »

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Last night I was attending an evening reception at the Western Canada Aviation Museum in Winnipeg to mark the opening of GE/StandardAero’s Engine Testing, Research and Development Center (TDRC), when an unexpected drama unfolded before us. On the ramp, immediately in front of the museum, a UPS MD-11 was surrounded by ... Read More »

EasyJet seems to be taken a pretty broad look at the market for narrowbodies as it evaluates which of the new-engine offerings to buy.  ... Read More »