Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Emirates announced today they have finalized a purchase agreement for 30 787-9 Dreamliner airplanes, valued at $8.8 billion according to list prices. The agreement, signed at the Dubai Airshow, culminates discussions between the two companies on the best 787 Dreamliner model to meet the requirements of one of the world's leading airlines. (boeing.mediaroom.com) さらに...
US regulators have called on Boeing to redesign the engine covering on its 737 NG planes after a fatal 2018 accident, in which a woman died after being nearly sucked out of a window. (www.bbc.com) さらに...
Gulf carrier Emirates has said it plans to test the Boeing 777X in Dubai. The aircraft will undergo a trial at the airline’s hub at some point in August next year.Sitting with the head of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the president of Emirates proposed plans to assiduously test the Boeing 777X before it enters service. The reason is to prevent further aviation tragedies like the two fatal crashes incited by issues with the 737 MAX. (simpleflying.com) さらに...
Air Astana intends to order 30 Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplanes to serve as the backbone of its new low-cost airline FlyArystan, the Kazakh flag carrier and Boeing announced at the Dubai Airshow. The companies today signed a letter of intent for the 30 airplanes with a list price value of $3.6 billion. (boeing.mediaroom.com) さらに...
South-Pacific carrier Aircalin (Air Caledonie International) has been forced to return one of its brand new A330neos to Airbus after several complaints by crew members and passengers of “smelly socks”. (www.gatechecked.com) さらに...
Following a lengthy investigation into the deadly Southwest Airlines flight 1380 in April 2018, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) urged Boeing on November 19, 2019, to redesign the fan cowl on all 737 Next Generation family aircraft and operators of the type to retrofit their airplanes with the new design. This comes after investigators found the fan cowl structure on the 737NGs to be more “susceptible” to failure. (www.aerotime.aero) さらに...
Global aviation regulators have yet to formulate a unified approach to getting the grounded Boeing Co. 737 Max airliner back into service after two fatal crashes, a division that risks undermining public trust in the industry’s safety record, according to Alexandre de Juniac, the head of the IATA association of global airlines. “The point on which we have to pay attention is for the regulators to be aligned,” de Juniac said in an interview with Bloomberg TV in Berlin. “Otherwise the… (skift.com) さらに...
“We are always looking at technologies and their applications to increase compliance, efficiency, employee well-being and ultimately results. Implementing technology to track emergency equipment has made our teams very proud in three respects… ”said Ahmed Safa, senior vice president of engineering at Emirates... (cmsherbert.blogspot.com) さらに...
Airbus presented a real innovative idea yesterday at the Dubai Air Show to reduce the environmental footprint of civil air transport. In the future we should fly like geese, it saves both fuel and CO2 emissions. (leehamnews.com) さらに...
Aviation Week this weekend broke the news that Airbus and General Electric are discussing possible new versions of the A350XWB twin-aisle jetliner using derivatives of GE’s GEnx turbofan. This would be a very significant development for the companies involved, and for the industry as a whole. (www.forbes.com) さらに...
The first Airbus A380 to be decommissioned has been successfully scrapped as of Wednesday. After being announced over a year ago, the deconstruction process has taken roughly 11 months, having begun earlier this year. The news comes several months after Airbus announced that production of the A380, which has been underway since 2007, would be terminated in 2021. The aircraft was flown by Singapore Airlines for 10 years. (airwaysmag.com) さらに...
