efficiency

Bombardier to Combine Efficiency and Quality in Manufacturing of CSeries Aircraft

Bombardier Aerospace today announced that it expects to achieve predictable repeatability and enhanced quality while preventing ergonomic issues on the production line for the CSeries aircraft by using six 12-ton (10.89 metric ton) robots in the assembly of the cockpit… Continue reading

Boeing Helps United Airlines Enhance 777 Fuel Efficiency

Boeing (NYSE: BA) and United Continental Holdings, Inc. announced today that United Airlines’ 777 fleet will be modified with a Performance Improvement Package that will result in greater fuel efficiency, along with reduced emissions.

The package, to be installed on… Continue reading

Boeing Subsidiary Spectrolab Achieves World Record Solar Cell Efficiency

SYLMAR, Calif., Aug. 26, 2009 — Spectrolab Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], today announced that a solar cell it manufactured has set a new world record for terrestrial concentrator solar cell efficiency. The cell… Continue reading

Airbus drives cabin efficiency at Aircraft Interiors Expo

Cabin efficiency throughout the Family: ‘Passenger at heart, airline in mind’

media_object_image_120x120_pr_aircraft_interior_expoAirbus underlines its position as leader in cabin innovation and efficiency driver at this year’s Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg. Focusing on the importance of cabin efficiency, one lever… Continue reading