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Boeing will be debuting their Boeing 777X aircraft in 2020, which will be able accommodate as many as 425 passengers. However, the airplane manufacture is struggling with orders for this new plane. Per CNN Money, The biggest names in global air travel have signed up for Boeing’s enormous new 777X airliner. But nearly all of them are facing…
Things are looking good for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Even though the plane, which debuted in 2011, got off to a rocky start with some engine fires, the carbon-fiber plane, is well-liked by airlines and passengers alike. Passengers enjoy the quieter engines, air that’s pressurized at a lower altitude (which makes for more humid air on…
My head is spinning. Delta announced recently that they ordered Airbus 50 new wide body Airbus aircraft to replace their aging fleet of 767 and 747 Boeing planes. Northwest used to have both Boeing and Airbus airplanes in their fleet, and that is how Delta acquired their current 747 double decker Boeing planes along with…
Boeing is planning on building a longer version of the Boeing 787-10 in South Carolina. The first Boeing 787-10 dreamliner will not be scheduled for delivery until 2018. Per the Wall Street Journal, The 787-10, a longer version of the Dreamliner that is scheduled for delivery in 2018, will be the first Boeing jetliner model to be…
On Thursday around 4 PM, the Montana Rail Link train carrying 737 components including fuselages was traveling from Kansas to Washington when it derailed sending millions of dollars worth of Boeing 737 fuselages down the side of a mountain into the Lower Clark Fork River. Here’s a first hand video and pictures from rafters going down the…
The saying “If It A’int Boeing It A’int Going” held true in this situation. If It A’int Boeing It A’int Going Delta acquired Airbus planes in the Northwest acquisition and they run some of these planes on the reported worst flight in the USA. I’ve had the pleasure opportunity to experience the worst US route…
The other day I posted videos from the maiden flight of the 787. Boeing has posted the official videos on their website. You can see them here. I noticed that Air Seychelles is on the list of airlines that will be flying the 787. You can see the entire list in this wikipedia post. Back…
Earlier this week I posted about the 787 high speed taxi tests going well. Here are a few videos of the Maiden flight. Taking off In Flight Landing Inside Tour 1 Inside Tour 2
Good news for “If it ain’t Boeing, I ain’t going” fans. Boeing announced on 12/10 that the window for the first flight of the 787 could open as early as 12/15/09. On 12/12/09 Boeing completed the Dreamliner’s high speed taxi test with success. The airplane reached top speed of 150 mph, and the pilot’s lifted…