Boeing still on course for new jet, analysts say
The flood of orders for Airbus’ re-engined A320neo won’t push Boeing to follow suit with its 737, and its customers will wait, a prominent analyst predicted Tuesday. Airbus “dominated the news” at this...
View ArticleAirbus dwarfs Boeing for orders, delivers more jets
Airbus continued to way outpace rival Boeing for airplane orders through July and has delivered more airliners this year. Airbus netted orders for 785 aircraft in the first seven months of 2011,...
View ArticleAirbus moves first A350 center wing box
Airbus has delivered the first A350 XWB center wing box from its Nantes, France, site to St. Nazaire for fuselage assembly, Airbus announced Tuesday. “This is a great milestone and marks a significant...
View ArticleThai Airways orders four Airbus A350s, five A320s
Thai Airways International has ordered four Airbus A350-900s and five A320s, its first orders for both types, Airbus announced Thursday. It also plans to lease eight A350-900s and six A320s from third...
View ArticleAirbus moves first A350 keel beam
Airbus’ Nantes site delivered the first keel beam for the A350 XWB to Airbus Saint-Nazaire this week, following up on Monday’s delivery of the first A350 XWB center wing box, Airbus said Friday. The...
View ArticleAirbus builds A350XWB wing cover
Airbus loaded its first flyable A350 XWB wing upper cover for transport from Germany to the U.K. on Tuesday. The A350 XWB wing covers are 32 metres (105 feet) long by six metres (20 feet) wide, “making...
View ArticleAir France KLM reportedly to order Boeing, Airbus wide-bodies
Air France KLM will announce orders Friday for both Boeing and Airbus wide-body airliners, the French newspaper Los Echoes reported Thursday. The orders reportedly will be for 25 Airbus A350-900s, with...
View ArticleAirbus plant ships first A350 wing lower cover
Airbus has delivered the first A350 XWB wing lower cover from its composites manufacturing site in Illescas, Spain, to its wing assembly site in Broughton, U.K, for installation on the first of the...
View ArticleAirbus sees more demand for biggest airliners
Airbus Monday predicted that airlines and leasing companies will buy 1,781 of the largest airliners by 2030 — more than twice Boeing’s forecast for the “Very Large Aircraft” segment. But Boeing sees a...
View ArticleBritish Airways set to replace Boeing 747s
British Airways plans to start looking at potential replacements for its 55 aging Boeing 747s later this year, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. Fleet manager Alexander Grant said the airline will look at...
View ArticleAirbus flies first A350 nose section to Saint Nazaire
Airbus has flown the first A350 XWB nose section from partner Aerolia, in Meaulte, France, to its site in Saint Nazaire, the European plane maker announced Tuesday. The nose section consists of three...
View ArticleAirbus partner assembles A350 forward fuselage
Airbus partner Premium Aerotec has assembled the first forward fuselage for the composite A350 XWB airliner in Nordenham, Germany, Airbus reported Friday. The section is 13 meters long, consisting of...
View ArticleBoeing 777 becomes Qatar Airways’ 100th airplane
While Cargolux’s first Boeing 747-8 Freighter was the big news item at a Boeing-Qatar Airways event Friday, the ceremony was actually intended to mark delivery of the carrier’s 100th airliner, a Boeing...
View ArticleBoeing 777 heads toward record year on Airbus doubts
Skepticism about Airbus’ A350-1000 continue to spur sales of Boeing’s 777. “Just this year, we’ve sold more 777-300ERs than Airbus has sold A350-1000s since that airplane was launched in 2006,” Boeing...
View ArticleAirbus mounts A350 engine on A380 test bed
Airbus has installed the first Rolls-Royce Trent XWB flight-test engine for its new A350 XWB airliner on its A380 “flying-testbed,” the plane maker announced Tuesday. The Trent XWB is the sole engine...
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