Not a good evening for the kind folks at Airbus. A brand new Airbus A340-600, serial number 856, due to be delivered to Etihad Airways in a few days’ time had an accident during an engine run-up test.
Initial reports suggested that the aircraft may have jumped its wheel chocks before careening into the noise abatement […]
Wow! Three aviation posts in a row! This is an interesting time of year. Boeing just debuted the 787 Dreamliner, followed by Virgin America’s announcement that they’ve been cleared to fly. Now, rumors abound that Airbus will deliver the first A380 to launch customer Singapore Airlines ahead of schedule. Granted, the programme is 2 years […]
Finally! After some initial turbulence over Virgin America’s ties to Brit billionaire Sir Richard Branson, on Wednesday the US DOT authorized the airline to begin selling tickets while the FAA certified its jets as safe to fly. All that’s necessary now is for VA to release its initial schedules and actually sell tickets.
I’m excited about […]
Congratulations, Boeing! This evening, in front of some 15,000 people and an audience of millions watching around the globe, Boeing unveiled its 787 Dreamilner. The game changing airplane, built primarily from carbon fibre, features a host of innovations and technologies that will bring big jet ranges to medium size jets, all while burning up to […]
The Airbus A380 received its Type Certification jointly from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), 10 months before launch customer Singapore Airlines is due to receive its first commercial model.
The EASA A380 Type Certificate was signed by EASA’s Executive Director, Patrick Goudou, and the FAA A380 Type Certificate […]
Xtra Wide Body. Xtra Efficient. Xtra Comfort. Xtra Mile. Airbus’ revamped A350 offering, dubbed ‘XWB’ for Xtra Wide Body — a dramatic departure from the previous incarnation.
Airbus today unveiled its revamp of its A350 aircraft offering, detailing a new wider A350 XWB aircraft family to enter service from the middle of 2012.
The A350 XWB will […]
This past week Airbus owned up to another delay in production of its prestige jumbo jet, the A380. The debacle will cost billions in concessions and possible cancellations, and open old wounds in French-German relations.
At the International Air Show in Berlin last month, Airbus CEO Gustav Humbert showed once again how smoothly he can handle […]