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Air Canada operates an A330 on an Olympic-scale milestone biofuel flight
Another aviation milestone was reached using an Airbus jetliner this week when Air Canada performed the first transatlantic flight powered by biofuel using an A330.
This week’s A330 trip from Montreal to London, which carried a number of Canadian athletes… Continue reading
Boeing Completes 1st Flight of QF-16 Aerial Target for US Air Force
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 10, 2012 – The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and the U.S. Air Force completed the first manned flight of the QF-16 Full Scale Aerial Target (FSAT) on May 4 at Cecil Field in Jacksonville. The QF-16 took… Continue reading
Boeing Ready to Deliver 787 Pilot Training on Global Scale
Boeing has achieved multiple qualifications for its worldwide network of 787 training campuses. The qualifications mean Boeing Flight Services has training devices that are ready to be used with an approved training course in locations around the globe.
“The innovations… Continue reading
Airbus Military completes A400M full scale fatigue tests for EASA certification
Airbus Military has successfully completed the number of required simulated flight-cycles on a full scale test airframe to achieve civil type certification of the A400M by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The test programme is required to simulate flights… Continue reading
Boeing Confirms P-8A Poseidon Airframes Structural Integrity with Full Scale Static Tests
SEATTLE, Jan. 20, 2011 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that it completed full scale static testing of the P-8A Poseidon’s airframe on Jan. 7. The series of tests, which began in May 2009, confirmed the airframe’s structural integrity.
“The… Continue reading