More than 50,000 spectators are expected at the Airbus plant in
Toulouse, France, Wednesday when the Airbus A380 takes to the sky
for its first flight.
Boeing and Copa Airline executives Monday said the Panamanian
airline placed an order for up to 15 additional new Boeing
Next-Generation 737 airplanes for its all-Boeing fleet.
AD NUMBER: 2005-08-15
MANUFACTURER: Boeing
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-08-15
SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing
airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to certain Boeing Model
707 airplanes and Model 720 and 720B series airplanes. That AD
currently requires a preventive modification of the front spar
fitting on the outboard engine nacelle.
AD NUMBER: 2005-08-16
MANUFACTURER: BAE Systems
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-08-16
SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness
directive (AD) for all BAE Systems (Operations) Limited Model Avro
146-RJ series airplanes.
AD NUMBER: 2005-09-02
MANUFACTURER: Boeing
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-09-02
SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing
airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to all Boeing Model 747
series airplanes. The existing AD currently requires repetitive
inspections for cracking of the top and side panel webs and panel
stiffeners of the nose wheel well (NWW), and corrective actions if
necessary.