Do you remember the British Airways flight crew that decided to
press on across the pond, despite losing one of their 747's four
engines just after takeoff from LAX in February 2005? The incident
spurred bitter criticisms from armchair pilots throughout the
world... and they may have had a point.
Some Airbus A320s will soon come out of the factory with the
"Made In China" label. That's the word from the official Xinhua
news agency, which reported Thursday the Chinese government has
signed off on Airbus's plan to assemble the narrow-body planes in
the northern port city of Tianjin.
Aero-News learned Thursday that Boeing and Sky Airlines of
Turkey have signed an order for three Boeing Next-Generation
737-900ERs with advanced-technology Blended Winglets.
A frantic dog with an apparent fear of being left behind was
responsible for stopping a Boeing 767 as it headed for the runway
at a British airport this week.
AD NUMBER: 2006-04-11r1
MANUFACTURER: Airbus
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-04-11R1
SUMMARY: The FAA is revising an existing airworthiness
directive (AD) that applies to certain Airbus Model A321-111, -112,
and -131 airplanes.
AD NUMBER: 2006-12-03
MANUFACTURER: Boeing
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-12-03
SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive
(AD) for certain 747-100B, 747-200B, 747-200F, 747-300, 747-400,
747-400F, and 747SP series airplanes.
AD NUMBER: 2006-12-05
MANUFACTURER: Airbus
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-12-05
SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness
directive (AD), which applies to certain Airbus Model A300 B4-600
and A300 C4-600 series airplanes.
AD NUMBER: 2006-12-06
MANUFACTURER: Boeing
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-12-06
SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive
(AD) for certain Boeing transport category airplanes.
"Operation Badr" Would Also Include Storming Of Parliament
It may have looked a lot like 9/11. That's the word from
Canadian anti-terror authorities who this week arrested 17 suspects
in connection with a plot that apparently included the use of an
airplane as a sort of guided weapon.
Have you ever heard the old saying, "you have gotta make hay
when the sun shines?" Well, Boeing has a bumper crop of customers
waiting to take delivery of its upcoming 787 Dreamliner series of
airliners... and as Airbus mulls over what to do with its
competitor to the composite aircraft, more customers are looking in
Boeing's direction.