Two Of The Composite Airliners On Display In Airbus' Back Yard
A pair of 787 Dreamliners will be the featured Boeing products on display at the Paris Air Show, which begins June 17 at the Le Bourget exhibition center. One 787 will perform daily flying displays from Monday through Friday, while the other – a Qatar Airways 787 – will be on static display.
Two People Injured, Several Aircraft Grounded By Indonesian Government
A Chinese-built MA60 turboprop made what was described as a "crash landing" in Myanmar on Tuesday, prompting the government of Indonesia to completely write off the airplane and ground several others pending safety inspections.
Planemaker Says Program Schedule Is 'On Track' For June 14 Flight
Airbus confirms that the A350 XWB first flight is planned for this Friday, based on current visibility of the program and the flight test status. Weather conditions permitting, the A350 XWB “MSN1” will take off from Toulouse-Blagnac airport at around 10:00 am local time.
Full Committee Chair Bill Shuster (R-PA) Says Valuable Lessons Were Learned
The U.S. House Transportation subcommittee on Aviation held a hearing Tuesday to examine the "Lessons Learned" from the battery incidents aboard Boeing's Dreamliner. The airplanes were recently returned to service after Boeing engineers re-worked the battery enclosure, and added insulation between the lithium-ion cells of the units.
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