Boeing has announced the opening of its Boeing Research & Technology-India centre in Bangalore which will carry out continued collaboration with Indian R&D organisations, including government agencies and private sector R&D providers, universities and other companies. The centre will coordinate the work of more than 1,500 technologists, including 100 advanced technology researchers, from across India on projects that include aero structures, aerodynamics and electronic networks. This is Boeing's … [Read more...] about Boeing opens Indian R&D centre
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Final flight test B787 in final assembly
The sixth and final Boeing 787 Dreamliner designated for flight test is now undergoing final assembly in Everett, Washington, the airframe manufacturer said this week. It said progress continues on the fleet with the first flight test airplane, ZA001, getting its paint touched up this week before finishing factory testing. Power was brought onto the second airplane, ZA002, in late February and build verification tests are progressing well. Production work continues on ZA003, ZA004 and ZA005. In … [Read more...] about Final flight test B787 in final assembly
RR rushes to find Trent 777 icing solution
Rolls-Royce is working to find a modification to its Trent 800 engine following recommendations by the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB). A second interim report on last year's crash of a British Airways Boeing 777-200 at London Heathrow said modifications were necessary to reduce the risk of ice in fuel lines which the AAIB suspected causing a flow restriction and thrust rollback of the Trent engines. The AAIB recommended that regulatory authorities make mandatory any measures Boeing … [Read more...] about RR rushes to find Trent 777 icing solution
Boeing reaffirms a 1Q 2010 Dreamliner delivery
The head of Boeing Co.'s commercial-aircraft segment has reaffirmed that it still intends to make the first commercial delivery of its much-delayed 787 Dreamliner in the first quarter of 2010. "At Boeing, the fundamentals of our production programs are sound to excellent, and we're working through the challenges of the development difficulties," Scott Carson, CEO of Boeing's commercial group, told an audience of financial investors and analysts in New York. Getting the 787 certified and into … [Read more...] about Boeing reaffirms a 1Q 2010 Dreamliner delivery
Turkish Airlines B737 crashes near Schiphol
Investigators have taken detailed photos of the wreckage of a Turkish Airlines Boeing 737 and analysed black box recordings in a bid to establish why the plane crashed, killing nine people and injuring 86, six critically. Flight TK1951 from Istanbul fell out of the sky about two miles short of the runway at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport on Wednesday morning, smashing into three pieces and spraying luggage and debris across a farmer's field. Despite the catastrophic impact, the wreckage did not … [Read more...] about Turkish Airlines B737 crashes near Schiphol
Air India to go-ahead with B777 deliveries
Air India plans to go ahead with its planned delivery of the final three of eight B777-200LRs between June and August this year, despite the global crisis and resulting aviation downturn. Air India plans to deploy the aircraft on a new non-stop service to San Francisco in the second half of 2009. The National Aviation Co. of India Ltd., the state-owned parent of carrier Air India, plans to borrow US$1.06 billion to fund the purchase of these and additional aircraft from Boeing. India¡¯s … [Read more...] about Air India to go-ahead with B777 deliveries
