At 8.3 Per Month Rate, It's The Highest Ever For A Boeing Twin-Aisle Airplane
Boeing has started building the first 777 at the highest rate ever for a Boeing twin-aisle airplane. The rate of 8.3 airplanes per month is a nearly 20 percent increase over the previous seven per month rate. The first part, the lower lobe of the aft fuselage, of the first 777 to be built at the new rate was loaded into position in the factory Tuesday.
Ground was broken late last week on United Airline's first widebody aircraft maintenance hangar at Washington Dulles International Airport, a major United hub and the airline's principal gateway to the Middle East. United expects to complete construction of the hangar in fall 2013.
Fines Proposed For GKN Aerospace Chem-Tronics, Inc., Circor Aerospace, Inc., Woodward, Inc
The FAA is proposing civil penalties against three California aircraft repair stations. GKN Aerospace Chem-Tronics, Inc., in El Cajon, Circor Aerospace, Inc. in Sylmar, and Woodward, Inc. in Santa Clarita, have all allegedly violated FAA drug and alcohol testing regulations.
Facility Named After Airbus Pioneer And Founding Father, Roger Béteille
French Prime Minister, Jean-Marc Ayrault and Airbus President and Chief Executive Officer, Fabrice Brégier officially inaugurated the new A350 XWB Final Assembly Line (FAL), in Toulouse, France Tuesday morning. At full production, the FAL will employ some 1,500 people who by 2018 are expected to be building up to ten aircraft a month.
Aviation Minister Said Resumption Of Operations Would Be 'Very Difficult'
India's embattled Kingfisher Airlines may not be able to return to operations, according to that country's aviation chief. Ajit Singh, India's civil aviation minister, told New Delhi Television on Monday that getting the airline flying again would be "very difficult."
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