ANN REALTIME REPORTING 05.25.08 1530 EDT: A
Boeing 747-200 cargo aircraft skidded off the end of a runway and
into a field in Brussels, Belgium Sunday afternoon, in an aborted
takeoff attempt. The aircraft, owned by US-based cargo carrier
Kalitta Air, came to rest after breaking apart at the end of runway
20 at the Brussels Airport around 1330 local time.
Fighters Scrambled After Aircraft Failed To Identify
Itself
A private aircraft carrying Former British prime minister Tony
Blair was intercepted by Israeli Air Force (IAF) fighters last week
after the flight crew failed to respond to air traffic control
calls to identify itself.
Former 777 Manufacturing Director Replaces Promoted Todd
Zarfos
On Friday, Boeing announced Elizabeth Lund has been named vice
president of Product Development for Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
Lund will be responsible for leading preliminary design of new and
derivative airplanes and systems, and environmental performance
strategy.
In a ceremony held last Tuesday at Embraer headquarters in
São José dos Campos, Brazil, the planemaker delivered
the first E-190 jet to China’s Grand China Express. The
airline is controlled by the Hainan Airlines Group, and is the
launch customer of this E-Jets family model in China.
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