Boeing 787 on schedule for summer flight
Boeing said Monday its 787 is on schedule for its first flight this summer. The company has nearly 500 orders for the plane, and the first delivery is scheduled for next year. Boeing said it is likely to increase production of the plane.
First A400M’s central-rear fuselage (IFA) arrives at EADS CASA facilities in Madrid to start static structural test.
On Monday 19, the central-rear fuselage (IFA) of the A400M was placed on jigs. This large component of 16.5 ton and 29 meter long is the first fuselage manufactured in Bremen, Germany, for the static structural test to be carried… Continue reading
Boeing Completes Subsystem Integration on Australian Wedgetail Aircraft
ST. LOUIS, March 20, 2007 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has completed the integration of major subsystems aboard a 737 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft for Australia’s Project Wedgetail.
The subsystems include communications, navigation, mission computing, radar… Continue reading
Boeing 747-8 Launch Customer Cargolux Orders Three More 747-8 Freighters
SEATTLE, March 19, 2007 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that launch customer Cargolux has placed a follow-on order for three Boeing 747-8 Freighters, valued at $845 million at list prices, and added two options. This brings the Luxembourg-based cargo… Continue reading




