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December 08, 2009

United Places Major Order For B787, A350 XWB Aircraft

Company Awards 25 Firm Orders Each To Airbus and Boeing

United Airlines appears to be pulling out the stops with the announcement Tuesday of a significant investment in the company's future. The company placed widebody aircraft orders for 50 aircraft of designs that have not yet flown.

Airport No Longer Handles At Least 1% Of Nation's Air Traffic

Scheduled flights at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport have been cut to the point that CVG will not be listed as one of the nation's busiest airports for the first time since 1993, according to the FAA.

First Composite Lay-Up Manufactured In Nantes

The first composite lay-up for the A350 XWB has been manufactured today in Nantes, France, and marks the 'coming to life' of Airbus's new long range aircraft. This panel for the center wing-box (CWB), entirely made of carbon, has a surface area of 387 square feet.

Will Bring The African Airlines' ATR-72 Fleet To 12

ATR and the Algerian national airline Air Algérie announced Monday they have entered into a contract for the purchase of 4 ATR 72-500s by the African airline. This agreement, which is valued at some $82 million, was inked in Algiers.

Meet Lt. Colonel Jerry ‘Jive’ Kerby, One of the Two Team MS760 Pilots

Beginning today, nearly 1,600 air show professionals will gather at the International Council of Air Shows Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. To celebrate the 2009 ICAS Convention, Aero-TV is profiling some of the most extraordinary air show performers we’ve had the honor to meet over the last year.

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Unnamed Source Says First Dreamliner To Fly December 18th

Second Plane Could Fly 10 Days Later

A source close to the project says the first Dreamliner flight is planned for December 18th, with the second flight possible just after Christmas. However, Boeing officials said in an e-mail a date has not been set for the maiden flight.

Flight 188 Pilots Say ATC Partly At Fault For Overshoot Incident

They Contend Air Traffic Control Rules Were Not Followed During Flight

The two pilots who flew a Northwest Airlines jet about 150 miles beyond its intended destination say ATC bears at least part of the responsibility for the incident. The pilot's responses to an Administrative Law Judge were made on November 24th, but just made public Monday.

Deal For The Intercontinental Reportedly Worth $1.5 Billion

Boeing and Korean Air announced Friday that the Asian carrier has ordered five 747-8 Intercontinental jetliners. Korean Air is the first Asian airline to order the passenger version of the 747-8.