Tag: Boeing

Boeing KC-46 Tanker Program Completes FAA Certification

Reading Time: 2 minutes The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted Boeing’s KC-46 tanker program a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC), verifying that its refueling and mission avionics systems meet FAA requirements. The milestone marks completion of KC-46 FAA certification. To receive its STC, Boeing’s team completed a series of lab, ground and flight tests, which commenced in 2015. […]

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Boeing, GOL Debut Airline’s First 737 MAX Airplane

Reading Time: < 1 minute Boeing and GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes celebrated the unveiling of the carrier’s newly outfitted 737 MAX 8 during a celebration in Sao Paulo. The leading Brazilian carrier also announced plans to fly the more fuel-efficient and longer-range 737 airplane on international routes. Paulo Kakinoff, Chief Executive Officer of GOL said: “Today is an exciting day […]

Boeing Completes Autonomous Synchronised Flight Tests in Australia

Reading Time: < 1 minute Boeing has successfully completed the first suite of synchronised unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flight tests using new on-board autonomous command and control technology developed by Boeing in Australia. Conducted at a regional Queensland airfield, the test flights saw five UAV test beds equipped with Boeing’s new on-board system safely complete in-air programmed missions as a […]

Philippine Airlines Boeing 777 Engine Shuts Down in Flight

Reading Time: < 1 minute A PAL Philippines Airlines Boeing 777-300 performing flight from Manila (Philippines) to Vancouver,BC (Canada) with 387 people on board, was enroute at over the Philippine Sea when the crew observed a low oil pressure indication for the left hand engine (GE90), shut the engine down and drifted down. The aircraft diverted to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport […]

Boeing and Lockheed Martin Get Caught Up in USAF Competition

Reading Time: 2 minutes Mixed signals from the Trump administration’s “America First” initiative are creating a confusing economic environment for U.S. companies despite a booming U.S. economy, which could make the “America First” and “Made in America” initiatives unattainable for American business. President Trump says he wants more U.S. corporations to move production and supply chains back to the […]

Norwegian to Increase Number of Transatlantic Flights from Ireland

Reading Time: < 1 minute Norwegian today continues its growth in Ireland by announcing its new expanded 2019 summer schedule with 37% more weekly departures to the USA and Canada. Consumers can now book the airline’s lowest fares for travel to the US East Coast and Ontario next summer. Voted World’s Best Low-Cost Long-Haul Airline 2018 by Skytrax, Norwegian currently […]

Boeing: Aviation Will Need 790,000 Pilots over 20 Years

Reading Time: < 1 minute Boeing released its 2018 Pilot & Technician Outlook, projecting demand for 790,000 pilots over the next 20 years. This represents double the current workforce and the most significant demand in the outlook’s nine-year history. The demand is being driven by an anticipated doubling of the global commercial airplane fleet as well as record-high air travel demand […]

Jeju Air Celebrates Its First Direct Delivery of Boeing 737-800 NG

Reading Time: < 1 minute Boeing and Jeju Air celebrated the delivery of the airline’s first direct-buy Next-Generation 737-800 airplane during a ceremony at the Seattle Delivery Center. With this delivery Jeju Air will become the first low-cost carrier (LCC) in Korea to own and operate a Next-Generation 737-800. “Owning and operating our own airplanes will further differentiate Jeju Air […]

SIA and CAE to Launch Pilot Training Centre in Singapore

Reading Time: < 1 minute Singapore Airlines (SIA) and CAE announced that they will launch operations of their new Singapore CAE Flight Training joint venture for pilot training in Singapore next month. SIA and CAE have concluded the establishment of the joint venture company and all regulatory approvals have been obtained. Plans for the joint venture were announced in August […]

Boeing and VietJet Sign Agreement for 100 737 MAX Airplanes

Reading Time: 2 minutes Boeing and VietJet  signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the 2018 Farnborough International for an additional 100 737 MAX airplanes. The agreement, which includes 80 737 MAX 10s and 20 737 MAX 8s, is valued at more than $12.7 billion at current list prices. The Vietnamese low-cost carrier will become the largest MAX 10 customer […]