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July 06, 2007

Boeing Increases Deliveries In Second Quarter Of 2007

On Track For 445 Planes Out The Door For Year

Efforts by Boeing to increase the rate it can build planes, and send them out the door to waiting customers, appear to be paying off. In the second quarter of 2007, Boeing delivered 114 commercial planes, increasing its year-to-date tally to 220 airliners.

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Northrop Grumman Awarded FAA NAS Maintenance Work Contract

Company Awarded Initial Design, Implementation Contract In 2002

Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a follow-on contract by the Federal Aviation Administration to maintain the National Airspace System's Adaptation Services Environment (NASE), which allows users to access aeronautical and "adaptation" information.

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GEnx Successfully Completes Fan Blade Containment Test

Major Milestone For Composite-Bladed Turbofan

Aero-News learned Friday the GEnx engine successfully completed its fan blade containment test this week at General Electric Aircraft Engine's outdoor test facility in Peebles, OH.

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Sold! ARINC To Be Acquired By The Carlyle Group

Will Buy Out Current Airline Shareholders

Global private equity firm The Carlyle Group announced this week it has reached an agreement to acquire ARINC Incorporated from its current shareholders, including several commercial airlines. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2007 subject to regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions.

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CIT Aerospace Increases 787 Order Portfolio

Five-Plane Deal Doubles Original Order

Boeing and aircraft lessor CIT Aerospace announced this week an order for five additional Boeing 787 Dreamliners, worth approximately $810 million at list prices. The order doubles the number of 787 Dreamliners ordered by CIT to 10 airplanes.

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Boeing Funds, Conducts Study On Effect Of Cabin Pressure On Passenger Discomfort

Study Published On Eve Of Dreamliner Rollout

Timing, as the say, is everything. Boeing funded and conducted a study of the relationshiop between cabin pressurization in airliners, to passenger discomfort. The results of that study appear in the July 5 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine... three days before the public rollout of Boeing's own 787 Dreamliner, which -- coincidentally -- will feature a cabin pressurized to a lower altitude.

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GE Aviation's Flight Management System Enables 'Green' Operations

Landing Approach System Reduces CO2, NOx Emissions By 20 Percent

Airlines operating Boeing 737s in Europe have been given the "green light" to use an optimized landing approach that is designed to significantly reduce the amount of fuel used during arrival and approach operations, thereby reducing CO2 and NOx emissions by roughly 20 percent compared to standard arrival procedures.

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Continental Cozies Up To Kingfisher

Codesharing To Start By End Of Year

Continental Airlines and India's Kingfisher Airlines announced Thursday they have entered into a comprehensive partnership for frequent flyer, airport lounge access reciprocity and code sharing.

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Chinese Airline Selects Rockwell Collins Avionics For Its 737-800s

Fleet Will Include Programmable Inflight Entertainment

Aero-News has learned Shandong Airlines selected a suite of Rockwell Collins avionics for 18 Boeing 737-800 aircraft. This purchase includes the MultiScan Hazard Detection System, Model 4000 Head-Up Guidance System (HGS) and Programmable Audio Video Entertainment System (PAVES). Deliveries are scheduled for 2007 through 2009.

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