On Friday in a statement, the Commercial Aircraft Corp of China Ltd (COMAC) stated, the sixth prototype of its home-built C919 narrowbody passenger plane has completed its first test flight. The prototype of the C919 is the last test plane COMAC had planned for the program; it was scheduled to fly before the end of…
United Airlines Holdings Inc announced it has placed an order for 50 A321XLR jets from Airbus SE which will fly between the U.S East Coast and Europe. With this United Airlines has become the latest U.S. airliner to purchase passenger jets from Airbus rather than Boeing. United Airlines aims to replace 53 Boeing 757-200 with…
Boeing still has to cross a couple of hurdles before it can resume flight services for the 737 MAX. In a statement, Patrick Ky, the executive director of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) stated Boeing’s 737 MAX airliner, which is currently grounded, is likely to return to service in Europe during the first…
Boeing’s updates to its 787 Dreamliner jet mitigate issues identified by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration that it has identified as “threat zones”. In a significant development, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration stated, it was mandating new flight control software and parts to Boeing Co’s 787 Dreamliner in order to address an unsafe operating condition…
Boeing had been working on the software upgrade since Lion Air’s crash in October 2018. Following a statement from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration that it would mandate “design changes” in Boeing’s 737 MAX 8 aircraft, the airplane maker confirmed that it would do so by April. On Sunday, Ethiopian Airlines crash in connection to…
This delivery record marks a new high for Airbus and comes despite the recent delays in its supply chain. According to sources briefed on the matter at hand, Airbus has already achieved its main industrial target of delivering 800 aircraft in 2018 after record handovers in December. The final published number is subject to ongoing…
Although a few of its systems were affected by malware, due to timely remedial measures neither deliveries nor production was affected by the intrusion. Boeing Co’s vice president stated the planemaker had “detected a limited intrusion of malware” that had affected “a small number of systems”. Media reports that malware had caused disruptions in Boeing…
Singapore Airlines plans on deploying the jet in its Osaka, Japan route Perth, Australia, route from May this year. In a significant development, U.S. aircraft maker Boeing Co delivered its first 787-10 Dreamliner to Singapore Airlines marking the coming of age of its first lightweight family of jets based on which it is betting its…
Boeing had tried to woo Malaysia’s budget airlines to lucrative offers in order to extend its lead in the long-haul market. Tony Fernandes, the CEO of AirAsia Bhd group, stated that the Malaysian budget airline will stick with Airbus and has currently no plans on purchasing aircrafts from U.S. planemaker Boeing Co. “Boeing is keen…
Although it lags slightly behind its peer, Boeing, citing its record backlog, Airbus sees itself delivering more planes than its rival in 2020. On Monday, Airbus stated it is just three years away from gaining a leadership role in the commercial aircraft market by producing more aircrafts than its peer Boeing. Having disclosed the number…
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