Also: S-97 Raider Powers On, Stemme S-10VT, Accidental First Skydive, Dream Chaser To Fly Again
The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner comes closer to entering airline operation as it has gained certification by the FAA and EASA for commercial service. Boeing is now in the final stages of preparing for the first 787-9 delivery to launch customer Air New Zealand. It looks like Wichita has taken another hit. Bombardier has laid off or reassigned workers in Wichita and Mexico as the Learjet 85 program continues to experience delays in its flight testing program. The company said through a spokesperson that part of the problem was that the company had started from scratch to design the airplane. The NTSB has released its preliminary report in a runway excursion accident involving a Gulfstream G-IV (FOUR) that occurred on May 31 which resulted in the fatal injury of all seven people on board the aircraft. All this... and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
Airborne 06.18.14 is chock full of info in this thrice-weekly news period ending Wednesday, June 18th, 2014... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Ashley Hale, and supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalists Tom Patton, and Earl Downs, this episode covers:
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner Earns FAA, EASA Certification
Learjet 85 Delays Force Layoffs In Wichita, Mexico
NTSB Releases Preliminary Report In Bedford, MA Gulfstream Accident
It's Alive! S-97 Raider Helicopter Powered On For First Time
Classic Aero-TV: Aero-TV: Stemme S10-VT - A Whole Other Kind of High-Performance
Pilot Makes First Skydive ... Out Of Damaged Plane
Dream Chaser Expected To Fly Again Before Year's End
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