Boeing (NYSE: BA) and GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of General Electric (NYSE: GE), announced today an order for 40 737s. The order, valued at $3.9 billion at list prices, consists of 20 737 MAX 8s and 20 Next-Generation 737-800s. The order, booked in 2013, was previously attributed … Dowiedz się więcej
Boeing [NYSE: BA] is assembling the fourth and final KC-46A test aircraft for the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation aerial refueling tanker program at the company’s Everett factory, keeping the program on track to deliver the initial 18 tankers to the Air Force by 2017. “All four test aircraft are moving through production to support our … Dowiedz się więcej
Boeing [NYSE: BA] and AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), part of Volga-Dnepr Group and Russia’s largest cargo airline, recently celebrated the delivery of the airline’s fifth 747-8 Freighter. „AirBridgeCargo has already experienced the outstanding payload and operating economics of the 747-8 family,” said Denis Ilin, executive president of AirBridgeCargo Airlines. “We are very excited to receive our … Dowiedz się więcej
Boeing (NYSE:BA) announced today that high-speed wind tunnel tests have started for the Boeing 777X. Testing began last week at Boeing’s Transonic Wind Tunnel in Seattle. Last month, engineers started wind tunnel tests at QinetiQ’s facility in Farnborough, U.K., where testing of the low-speed performance of the airplane continues. „This is another important step forward … Dowiedz się więcej
Boeing [NYSE: BA] zakwalifikował paliwo „green diesel”, tj. odnawialne paliwo stosowane w transporcie lądowym, jako istotne nowe źródło przyjaznego środowisku biopaliwa lotniczego, które na przestrzeni całego cyklu życia zmniejsza emisję dwutlenku węgla przynajmniej o 50 proc. w stosunku do paliw kopalnych. Firma współpracuje z amerykańskim nadzorem lotniczym (Federal Aviation Administration) oraz innymi interesariuszami w celu … Dowiedz się więcej
The next-generation Arrow 3 interceptor, co-developed by Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) MLM Division, has completed its second successful flight test, further demonstrating its ability to enhance Israel’s multi-tier anti-ballistic missile defense strategy. Arrow 3 is the latest interceptor for the Arrow Weapon System jointly developed by Israel and the United States. … Dowiedz się więcej