First Airline In The World To Fly All Three Variants Of The Dreamliner
Earlier this week at Boeing's 787 Dreamliner delivery center in Charleston, S.C., United Airlines took delivery of its first Boeing 787-10. United is the first North American airline to take delivery of the 787-10, and the first airline in the world to have the entire family of 787-8, 787-9 and 787-10 Dreamliners in its fleet.
Will Provide Training At Multiple Centers Under $130 Million Contract
CAE has signed a long-term training contract with easyJet valued at more than C$170 million (approx $130 U.S.) over the next 10 years. Under the agreement, all of easyJet’s pilots will train at CAE, which will expand its training network to provide the airline with three new European pilot training locations, equipped with a fleet of CAE’s latest XR Series flight simulators.
Estimates That China Will Need More Than 7,400 New Passenger Aircraft In The Next 20 Years
China will need over 7,400 new passenger aircraft and freighters from 2018 to 2037, with a total market value of $1,060 billion, according to Airbus’ latest China Market Forecast. It represents more than 19 percent of the world total demand for over 37,400 new aircraft in the next 20 years.
Will Eventually Acquire 20 A320neo Family Aircraft
Air New Zealand has become a new operator of the A321neo, following the delivery of its first aircraft this weekend. In total, Air New Zealand will acquire 20 A320neo family aircraft.
Airplanes Scheduled For Delivery By The End Of 2019
Urumqi Air entered into an agreement with Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China Ltd (COMAC) at the 12th China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition (Airshow China) on November 6, 2018 (local time), whereby the airline will take delivery of two ARJ21-700s from COMAC by the end of this year and plans to receive three additional ARJ21-700s in 2019.
PRODUCT: All The Boeing Company Model DC-10-10, DC-10-10F, DC-10-15, DC-10-30, DC-10-30F (KC-10A and KDC-10), DC-10-40, DC-10-40F, MD-10-10F, MD-10-30F, MD-11, and MD-11F airplanes.
Follows Lion Air Accident Involving One Of The Airplanes
The FAA has issued an emergency AD for Boeing 787 MAX-8 and MAX-9 airplanes following analysis performed by Boeing showing that if an erroneously high single angle of attack (AOA) sensor input is received by the flight control system, there is a potential for repeated nose-down trim commands of the horizontal stabilizer.
Announces Other Strategic Actions To Streamline The Company And Drive Productivity
In its third quarter 2018 results report released Thursday, Bombardier announced a number of strategic actions, including the launch of an enterprise-wide productivity program. This program is expected to generate annual savings of $250 million at full run rate, which the company expects to realize by 2021. Bombardier has reached definitive agreements for the sale of non-core assets and the monetization of royalties, which is expected to generate approximately $900 million in net proceeds, increasing financial flexibility as the Company approaches the final – deleveraging – phase of its turnaround plan.
Crew Corrected The Error, And Flight Continued Normally
A report released by the U.K. Air Accidents and Incidents Branch (AAIB) says that a autopilot error caused a Bombardier Q400 airplane with 44 people on board to begin a rapid descent shortly after takeoff from Belfast City Airport on January 11.