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Entries for January, 2010

Boeing preparing for 747-8 first flight

Boeing is in final preparations for the first flight of the 747-8 Freighter which will flown by 747 chief pilot Mark Feuerstein and the senior test pilot Tom Imrich.

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Boeing 747-8 Hacker Alert !

The FAA is now saying that “passenger networking may result in security vulnerabilities” exposing flight systems to hackers.

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Airbus to develop the A350-800 as a smaller version of the A350-900

Airbus has opted to develop its A350-800 as a shrink version of the -900, an adjustment aimed at simplifying the program.

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A380 Airbus’ problem child?

The fact that Airbus could only deliver 10 vs the 12 (and that 12 was down from the 45 that Airbus had promised only a couple of years ago) that was promised in 2009 shows that this is a program in deep, deep trouble. Cost have increased and that only means that the breakeven amount for Airbus has only increased.

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Boeing remains on track for first flight of its 747-8 Freighter in early in 2010

Boeing says it remains on track for first flight of its 747-8 Freighter “early in 2010″ as it outlines it plans for the flight-test program to bring the new jumbo to market by the fourth quarter of this year.

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Airbus delivers 6,000th aircraft – A380 to Emirates Airlines

Emirates Airline аחԁ Airbus mаrkеԁ a major achievement bу celebrating tһе hand-over οf tһе 6,000th aircraft іח tһе airframe manufacturer’s 40-year-history. Tһе aircraft, аח A380, wаѕ handed over tο Emirates Airline іח a ceremony іח Hamburg, Germany. Tһе aircraft іѕ Emirates’ eighth A380.
Accepting delivery οf tһе חеw aircraft, Adel Al Redha, executive vice president, Emirates’ [...]

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