They are often bitter competitors... but when you get right down
to it, American planemaker Boeing Commercial Aircraft and Europe's
Airbus Industrie have more in common than not. One of those
commonalities -- at least this year -- seems to be how much their
parent companies relied on their commercial aircraft divisions to
lift profits.
AD NUMBER: 2006-10-08
MANUFACTURER: Boeing
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-10-08
SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness
directive (AD), which applies to certain Boeing Model 767-200,
-300, and -300F series airplanes.
Aero-News has learned that General Electric has finalized
the architectural design for the GEnx engine that will power
Boeing's recently launched 747-8 Intercontinental and freighter
aircraft.
North American Airlines has confirmed that a full and complete
settlement has been reached, totaling $2.3 million, to resolve a
California lawsuit filed by former pilot Randall Otto.