China's first Airbus-assembled aircraft took to the skies recently with the first flight of an A320 in the skies over Tianjin. The 180-seat aircraft, the first to be built outside of Europe, is the first of what is expected to be more than 700 jets to be assembled by the Airbus-Chinese partnership which includes the Tianjin Free Trade Zone and China Aviation Industry Corporation. … [Read more...] about First Chinese A320 takes to the skies
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Dreamliner moves to flight line for testing
Boeing's 787 Dreamliner will finally take to the skies later this quarter following its move out of the hangar and onto the flight line last week. Fuel testing - the first in the next phase of extensive checks the airplane must undergo - will begin in the next few days, according to Boeing. "We are making great progress, and moving ever-closer to first flight," said Scott Fancher, vice president and general manager of the 787 Dreamliner program. In recent weeks, the 787 (designated ZA001) … [Read more...] about Dreamliner moves to flight line for testing
