Thu, Dec 10, 2015
Thousands of Boeing employees in Renton, Washington celebrated the completion of final assembly of the first 737 MAX 8 earlier this week.
The freshly painted 737 MAX 8, named the Spirit of Renton, was revealed to employees in a special teal version of the Boeing livery. After celebrations are complete, the airplane will undergo pre-flight preparation in the factory before departing for Renton Field to continue flight test readiness. The airplane is on track for first flight in early 2016. Any airshow is great, but when you have a major military jet display team, such as the U.S. Navy Blue Angels as part of the show, it adds to the excitement and the attendance. If you happen to be a fan of the blue Angels… and who isn’t … you’ll be able to plan ahead because they have just released their performance schedules for 2016 and 2017. Airbus has booked 850 firm orders for 2015 compared to 568 for Boeing. In Boeing's latest report, it indicated there had been eight new orders for Boeing 737s from "undisclosed customers," but also reported eight cancellations for the same airplane. Overall, Boeing reported its gross
plane orders at 655 for the year against 87 cancellations. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
Airborne 12.10.15 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Thursday, December 10th, 2015... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Brianne Cross, and supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalists Tom Patton, and Earl Downs, this episode covers:
- Boeing Debuts First 737 MAX 8
- Blue Angels Announce 2016/2017 Schedules
- Airbus On Track To Beat Boeing For Sales In 2015
- DC Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton Looks For New Aircraft Noise Rules
- API Overview 2015
- KuangChi Martin Jetpack Debuts In China
- FAA Updates Airspace Obstructions Standards
- Royal Flying Doctor Service Is Launch Customer For Max-Viz 1400
- Atlanta Warbird Weekend To Host AVG Flying Tigers 75th Anniversary
- Michigan Town Considers UAV Law
Get Comprehensive, Real-Time, 24/7 coverage of the latest aviation and aerospace stories anytime, at aero-news.net. And be sure to join us again next week for the next edition of "Airborne Unlimited" here on Aero-TV. Thanks for watching. See you, again, tomorrow!
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