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2010.09.06
Low Cost Airline Powerhouse – FlyDubai
As the most recent entrant into the low cost airline market within the GCC region, flydubai has moved leaps and bounds within the first twelve months of its existence. From its inaugural flight to Beirut last summer, the airline has quickly amassed an expansive route network totalling 23 destinations (of which 22 are operational) with …http://www.fleetbuzzeditorial.com/2010/09/06/flydubai/
2010.09.01
No Real Interest In Re-Engined 737: Boeing
Boeing Moves Further Away From Re-Engining New Design On The Horizon? What Will Airbus Do? Will they, won’t they? With Boeing’s plate rather full with the 747-8 and 787 programs, both of which are entering their production phases, has the time come for the company to finally make a move on replacing the Next …http://www.fleetbuzzeditorial.com/2010/09/01/boeing737-cfo/
2010.08.27
Boeing 787 Delayed Yet Again
In the wake of Boeing’s decision to push back initial 787 deliveries to mid-first quarter next year, my erudite colleague Howard Wheeldon shares his thoughts on the delays. Although hugely disappointing news that delivery of the first Boeing 787 ‘Dreamliner’ airplane to launch customer All Nippon has now been delayed into the first quarter of …http://www.fleetbuzzeditorial.com/2010/08/27/787delay/
2010.08.23
Evolution Of The Revolutionary 747-8 Intercontinental
As is custom here, it gives me great pleasure to again host another detailed, insightful, reflective and analytical article by Christopher Cook. Boeing officially launched the new, advanced, highly-efficient and ultra-capable 747-8 family on the 14th November 2005. With a nod of approval from two long-time Boeing customers and access to some of the latest …http://www.fleetbuzzeditorial.com/2010/08/23/747-8evolution/
2010.08.18
Boeing Needs To Buy Alenia Out Of 787 Production
The build quality of the horizontal stabilisers, aft and central sections of the 787 produced by Alenia have continued to be the weak link in the production set up and are under almost constant scrutiny as Boeing looks to improve quality. Boeing must bring this work back in house to ensure stability and progress to the 787 …http://www.fleetbuzzeditorial.com/2010/08/18/boeing-787-production/
2010.08.16
Southwest Airlines 737-800 Decision To Influence Boeing?
Southwest Airlines’ evaluation of the 737-800 comes as little surprise. If the airline decides to convert its options or places new orders, the significance for Boeing’s evaluation of either an updated 737 or a completely new successor takes on a whole new meaning. If the airline manages to successfully negotiate staffing requirements with its unions on the …http://www.fleetbuzzeditorial.com/2010/08/16/southwest-boeing-737/
2010.08.09
Cathay Pacific Flies High
Being at the forefront of the global economic recovery, Cathay Pacific posted a record-breaking first-half profit of HK$6.84 billion (US$877 million) on top of an 8.5% increase in the number of passengers carried and a staggering 24.4% increase in number of tonnes carried to 872,000 tonnes. By all accounts, this result was simply unrivalled by …http://www.fleetbuzzeditorial.com/2010/08/09/cathay-pacific-flies-high/
2010.07.29
Boeing Narrows Choice On 737 Update
CEO McNerney : Customers Pushing Us To All New Replacement Most Favoured Solutions Balanced Between LEAP-X Engine & Clean Sheet Design “We’re Ready To Go” Says CFM International 737RS Plans Dusted Off Once Again No Room For GTF Engine While the odds on favourite outcome for Boeing’s eventual year-end decision on the 737 update is …http://www.fleetbuzzeditorial.com/2010/07/29/boeing737-update/
2010.07.26
The Farnborough Flopstar
Dress it up and smoke it any way you like – the Farnborough Air Show was a complete and utter disaster for the CSeries after it failed to secure even a single unit to its backlog. “The failure of any C-Series sales announcements was as clear to see as the tatty state of Airbus’ A380 …http://www.fleetbuzzeditorial.com/2010/07/26/cseries-fail/
2010.07.18
Boeing 787-8 Debuts At Farnborough
Initially, ZA003 did a short fly past of the airfield before circling around and making a short landing in front of the waiting media and other guests in attendance. I’ll let the pictures do the talking. All images copyright/owned by FleetBuzz Editorial.comhttp://www.fleetbuzzeditorial.com/2010/07/18/boeing787-farnborough/
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