Posts Tagged "787"
Watch a Dream Taking Flight
The Boeing 787 – the decade’s most anticipated commercial airliner – will take flight at 10AM PST ( 1800 GMT ) today. It will take off from the famous “Paine Field” and will land at “Boeing Field”, Seattle after a 4-5hr flight. 787 program Chief Pilot Mike Carriker will...Boeing 787 Set to Fly on 15th
Photo by MitRebuad Boeing has just officially confirmed that the 787 first flight window opens on 15th December at 10am. Analysis on side-of-body reinforcement is now completed and validated. Final gauntlet testing on ZA001, which ran for two days, is now complete as well. The side-of-body modification on ZA001,...Photo of the Day : ANA Boeing 787
ANA’s Boeing 787. Isn’t it nice to see a fleet of a new built aircraft ? Excellent capture by moonm . Update : The other aircraft looks like a 777Will 787 fly in 2009 ?
Will 787 fly this year ? Cast your vote at the poll.Boeing President and CEO Scott Carson resigns
Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Scott Carson announced his retirement, in effect from 1st Jan 2010, yesterday. Jim Albaugh He will be succeeded as head of Commercial Airplanes from today by Jim Albaugh ( CEO – Integrated Defense Systems ) . CEO Jim McNerney cited Albaugh as being...A Fleet Renewal Plan for SriLankan
SriLankan Airlines ( IATA: UL ) fleet is now getting a bit too old – with an average fleet age of around 12 years. The oldest aircraft, 4R-ADA ( MSN-032, the first ever Airbus A340 of Asia ), is already more than 15 years old. With every new airliner...Qantas Cancels Orders for 15 787s
Photo by mattdocampo FlightGlobal reports that Qantas Airways has cancelled orders for 15 787-9s and deferred the deliveries of 15 787-8s in a bid to reduce capital expenditure. This is the first major cancellation for the delayed Dreamliner. Qantas was the biggest customer for the 787 and still has...12