Boeing and Airbus remain upbeat over India’s aviation growth potential, with Airbus upping its 20-year global market forecast for the country, saying India will need 1,032 new aircraft worth US$138 billion by 2028. Airbus’ last forecast released two years back had said that the country would need 992 aircraft worth $105 billion over the same period. Boeing’s current market outlook (2009-2028) for India is only slightly less optimistic with the US carrier … [Read more...] about Airbus/Boeing upbeat on India potential
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Successful maiden flight for Boeing’s new 747-8F
Boeing’s new 747-8 Freighter took to the sky for the first time last week, nearly 41 years to the day that the orginal B747-100 first flew, for the start of the freighter’s 1,600 hour flight test programme. Boeing’s 747 chief pilot Mark Feuerstein and Capt. Tom Imrich took the aircraft through its paces in the blue skies over Boeing’s Washington production headquarters. "It was a real privilege to be at the controls of this great aeroplane on its first … [Read more...] about Successful maiden flight for Boeing’s new 747-8F
First B747-8 Freighter emerges from assembly
Boeing towed the first 747-8 Freighter – destined for launch customer Cargolux – out of its Everett, Washington assembly hangar on Thursday in preparation for painting and flight testing. The 747-8 Freighter is 76.3 metres long, which is 5.6 metres longer than the 747-400 Freighter. The stretch provides customers with 16 per cent more revenue cargo volume compared to its predecessor, which translates to four additional main-deck pallets and three additional lower-hold … [Read more...] about First B747-8 Freighter emerges from assembly
Boeing Shanghai Aviation opens Shanghai hangar
Boeing, Shanghai Airport Authority and Shanghai Airlines recently celebrated the opening of a new two-bay hangar at their joint venture, Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services Co., an MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) facility. The new hangar, located at Shanghai Pudong Airport, is a major element in Boeing Shanghai’s plan to become a world-class facility and an aviation services leader in China, the world’s largest international market for Boeing commercial airplanes, the … [Read more...] about Boeing Shanghai Aviation opens Shanghai hangar
Boeing Shanghai Aviation opens Shanghai hangar
Boeing, Shanghai Airport Authority and Shanghai Airlines recently celebrated the opening of a new two-bay hangar at their joint venture, Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services Co., an MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) facility. The new hangar, located at Shanghai Pudong Airport, is a major element in Boeing Shanghai’s plan to become a world-class facility and an aviation services leader in China, the world’s largest international market for Boeing commercial airplanes, the … [Read more...] about Boeing Shanghai Aviation opens Shanghai hangar
Korean Air to supply as B747-8 wing part supplier
Korean Air’s Aerospace Business Division has announced that the airline has been selected to produce the wing structure components for the new Boeing 747-8 aircraft. Since August 2008 Korean Air’s Tech Centre – the Aerospace Business Division, located in Pusan, South Korea – has delivered raked wing tips, wing tip extensions and flap tTrack fairings for Boeing’s wing structures. “Korean Air has produced the components of the … [Read more...] about Korean Air to supply as B747-8 wing part supplier
