Air India to Showcase Boeing 777 at Farnborough Airshow

lug 14th, 2008 by webmaster | Commenti disabilitati

Air India‘s newest Boeing [NYSE: BA] 777-300ER (Extended Range) airplane arrived Saturday in Farnborough, United Kingdom, ahead of Monday’s opening of the Farnborough International Airshow. The 777-300ER will be on display during the air show highlighting its new livery, interior and passenger amenities. The 777-300ER is the 10th 777 delivered to Air India from its [...]

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Boeing 787 Dreamliner Structure Test a Success

lug 8th, 2008 by webmaster | Commenti disabilitati

Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica company, successfully completed destructive testing on the horizontal stabilizer of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The test took place at Alenia’s Pomigliano plant in Naples with Boeing engineers and representatives of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in attendance. The stabilizer is made at the Alenia [...]

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Boeing Delivers Next-Generation 737

lug 4th, 2008 by webmaster | Commenti disabilitati

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] this week delivered a Next-Generation 737-800 to Toronto-based Sunwing Airlines.  The third new Next-Generation 737 to be delivered to Sunwing and the first to be operated on lease from lessor Aviation Capital Group (ACG), the airplane is equipped with performance-enhancing Blended Winglets, which improve fuel efficiency and reduce CO2 emissions [...]

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