The last Airbus A340-300 currently on order is undergoing testing in Toulouse ahead of delivery to an undisclosed customer - believed to be a Russian VIP. Unless Airbus secures more orders, this aircraft (MSN 955) will be the last of 246 CFM International CFM56-powered A340-200/300 “Classics” to be delivered.
2. 52% below CAEP/6 limits for NOx CAEP - ICAO Council’s Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection set a limit for NOx in the 6th meeting.
…2. 52% below CAEP/6 limits for NOx CAEP - ICAO Council’s Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection set a limit for NOx in the 6th meeting.
The unit was loaded into a new automated assembly tool earlier this month following completion of the final 747-400 wing spar in a conventional jig late in July.
…The unit was loaded into a new automated assembly tool earlier this month following completion of the final 747-400 wing spar in a conventional jig late in July.
Boeing has abandoned its plan to field two new versions of the 787 in 2010, as well as perhaps a third in 2013. The 787-8 will be delivered in the third quarter 2009 under the latest revised schedule, but the stretched 787-9 is postponed to at least 2012, and the short-haul 787-3 will follow but has no firm delivery date.
he GEnx-2B engine that will power the new Boeing 747-8 airplane demonstrated 70,950 lbs. of takeoff thrust during ground testing yesterday at GE’s outdoor testing facility in Peebles, Ohio.
…As the world’s only jet engine with both a front fan case and fan blades made of carbon fiber composites, the GEnx will also have greater durability, less weight as well as lower operating costs than comparable engines in its class.
The Boeing Company recorded 1,413 net commercial airplane orders during 2007, reaching more than 1,000 orders for an unprecedented third consecutive year, and setting a Boeing record for total orders in a single year.
Boeing also set new order records for the 787 Dreamliner, the 737, and for Boeing freighters.
Boeing’s first 787, Dreamliner One is tentatively scheduled to pass the power-on milestone in late January and be flight-ready by late February, Flightglobal.com affiliate Flightblogger reports.
A Boeing spokeswoman responds: “We have not talked about specific milestones yet on our way to first flight, which we anticipate to happen around the end of first quarter 2008. [...]
That 6% burning issue about fuel
So where do you go to get the real story? As you may have read further below there are interesting numbers on fuel burn. The best place to go is an airline that has data from both planes because they bought both. So here is some data from the only [...]
Even as LED lighting is expected to help mitigate jet lag, natural light will be provided from 777 style windows - 15 inches high and 11 inches wide - which are larger in size than those on the 747-400. … The freighter will fly 8,275 km (4,475 nm) with a maximum structural payload capacity of 140 metric tonnes (154 tons), offering 16 per cent more revenue cargo volume than the 747-400F with slightly greater range.
The 787 program has unveiled a new paint scheme for the 747-400
Large Cargo Freighter and a new name for the giant freighter:
“Dreamlifter.” The second of three freighters will be arriving in Seattle
next month already painted and ready for flight testing.
