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Boeing ecoDemonstrator 757 Flight Tests Focus on Aerodynamic Efficiency

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Boeing [NYSE: BA] has begun several months of flights with its ecoDemonstrator 757 to evaluate new technologies to improve commercial aviation’s efficiency, reduce noise and carbon emissions. Boeing is collaborating with TUI Group and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on ecoDemonstrator 757 tests. Boeing ecoDemonstrator 757 Flight Tests Focus on Aerodynamic Efficiency – … Dowiedz się więcej

Boeing Updates NATO AWACS with 21st Century Flight Deck, Avionics

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Boeing [NYSE: BA] recently completed the first flight of a NATO Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft with modern flight deck and avionics systems that replace 1970s-era analog systems. During the two-hour flight on Dec. 31 testers evaluated five full-color glass displays with customizable engine, navigation and radar data. The systems performed better than … Dowiedz się więcej

Boeing, Saab Adapt Air Launched Small Bomb for Ground Launch

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Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Saab [Stockholm: SAAB] have proven that Boeing’s Small Diameter Bomb I, originally developed for use by aircraft, can be adapted for launch from a ground artillery system. The companies recently tested the Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB), integrating the SDB I and M26 rocket motor technologies for the Multiple Launch … Dowiedz się więcej

Boeing Selects Nabtesco as First Japanese Systems Partner on 777X

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Boeing (NYSE: BA) announced today (10.03) it that has reached an agreement with Japanese partner Nabtesco to supply primary flight control actuation system on Boeing’s new 777X airplane. Nabtesco is a long standing partner on the 777 program, supplying actuators for four flight control surfaces. With this new agreement, Nabtesco’s scope of work will double … Dowiedz się więcej

Boeing, Cargolux Airlines Celebrate 30th Direct Delivery of a 747 Freighter

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Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Cargolux Airlines are celebrating the 30th direct delivery of a 747 Freighter to the Luxembourg-based cargo carrier. To mark the occasion, Cargolux’s latest 747-8 Freighter carries a special decal of the “Father of the Boeing 747,” Joe Sutter, the Boeing engineer who led the team that designed the airplane. “We have … Dowiedz się więcej

Boeing Named ‘Eco-Company of the Year’ by Air Transport World

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Boeing [NYSE: BA] was named “Eco-Company of the Year” by Air Transport World (ATW) at the trade publication’s 41st Annual Industry Achievement Awards. ATW editors credited Boeing for “ever-more fuel and emissions-efficient aircraft” such as the 787 Dreamliner, 737 MAX and 777X, the company’s global effort to develop sustainable aviation biofuels and the Boeing ecoDemonstrator … Dowiedz się więcej