June 9, 2010
With the bankruptcy filing by Japan Airlines and the announcement that the airline is retiring its fleet of 35 747 passenger aircraft (27 -400s & 8 -400D) . Currently, of the 1418 747s built and delivered since 1970, the worldwide active fleet of 747s stands at 810, this includes military and governmental VIP customers as well, [...]
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May 31, 2010
Jon “Flightblogger” Ostrower reported that the prime reason for the production halt was not just for suppliers to catch up with production work but also to allow Boeing and it’s suppliers to fix a design flaw. The flaw can potentially compromise the structural integrity of the airplane.Flightblogger reported that the flaw was discovered in December, 5 months ago.
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