Monthly Archives: December 2009

Boeing 787 First Flight Scheduled for Tomorrow

Posted on December 14, 2009 by Ratherbflyin

Boeing has scheduled the first flight of the new 787 aircraft to begin at 10:00am PST (18:00 GMT).  A live webcast and video is scheduled to begin at 9:40am PST (17:40 GMT). It will certainly be interesting to watch tomorrow … Continue reading →

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Copa Airlines Orders Two More Boeing 737-800s

Posted on December 14, 2009 by Ratherbflyin

Boeing announced today an order for an additional two Boeing 737-800s from Copa Airlines. With a list value of $152 million, this brings the total number 737 aircraft that Copa currently has on order to 29. The CEO of Copa … Continue reading →

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United Considers Narrowbody Fleet Upgrades

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Ratherbflyin

Following close on the heels of an announcement for an order for both Boeing 787 and Airbus A350 aircraft, United is now indicating that they may not be willing to wait for the two manufacturers to develop their next generation … Continue reading →

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United Announces Orders for 787 and A350

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Ratherbflyin

United Airlines announced today that they will be ordering 25 of each of Boeing’s and Airbus’ latest offerings, the Boeing 787 and Airbus A350 XWB, with an additional 50 purchase rights for each aircraft. United’s President and CEO, Glen Tilton, … Continue reading →

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Frontier-Midwest Codeshare Expands

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Ratherbflyin

Frontier Airlines announced today that it will be expanding its codeshare agreement with Midwest Airlines, which will allow it to sell tickets on all Midwest flights (except Kansas City routes) using a Frontier flight number, effective for all travel after … Continue reading →

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EASA Issues Airworthiness Directive Requiring Replacement of Fuel-to-Oil Heat Exchangers

Posted on December 6, 2009 by Ratherbflyin

The EASA issued an AD on Thursday requiring the replacement of FOHE units on Rolls-Royce RB211 Trent 500 and 700 series engines. This is in response to the crash of British Airways flight 38, a Boeing 777-200ER aircraft powered by … Continue reading →

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First Composite Lay-Up for A350 XWB Aircraft Complete

Posted on December 5, 2009 by Ratherbflyin

Airbus announced yesterday that they have completed the first composite lay-up for the A350 XWB aircraft in Nantes, France. The 36 m2 (387.5 ft2) panel for the center wing box is the largest composite structure manufactured to date in Nantes. … Continue reading →

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Korean Air orders Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Ratherbflyin

Boeing and Korean Air today announced that they have reached an agreement on the purchase of five 747-8I’s by Korean Air. The aircraft, with a list value of $1.5 billion, are the first of the model to be ordered by … Continue reading →

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