economy breakdown series First flight of Boeing’s largest aircraft 777X canceled – – Status: 00:19 h | Reading time: 4 minutes – – – – – – – Model of the Boeing 777X at the Farnborough Air Show Source: AFP via Getty Images – – The model should be a beacon of hope for the … Read more
Boeing is not happy. In the same week that the American aircraft manufacturer had to announce that the 737 MAX will not yet be flying, a first flight of the newest aircraft had to be canceled on Friday due to bad weather. The Boeing 777X would make a five-hour test flight at the start of … Read more
Ryanair wants to expand the fleet of its subsidiary Laudamotion and therefore has discussions with Airbus, a spokesperson for the subsidiary tells German business magazine WirtschaftsWoche. According to the spokesperson, Ryanair wants the subsidiary’s fleet to grow by a hundred aircraft. Laudamotion is already flying with Airbus, but the Ryanair holding fleet consists entirely of … Read more
It has been a rivalry for decades: Boeing against Airbus. The winner was clear last year. For the first time since 2011, Airbus has delivered more aircraft than its US rival. As expected, the European Airbus group chased its US rival Boeing 2019 as the world’s largest aircraft manufacturer. Airbus delivered a total of 863 … Read more
For the first time since 2011, Airbus has become the largest aircraft maker in the world. The European group delivered 863 planes last year and with that Boeing got rid of the throne, sources report Wednesday. The change of the top position was already expected due to the disaster year that Boeing is going through. … Read more
Tuesday, December 31, 2019 – The Boeing 737 Max has had a worldwide flight ban since March. With Turkish Airlines, twelve planes must remain on the ground. In addition, machines that were not delivered are missing. According to Turkish media, the airline will receive a three-digit million sum in compensation. Turkish Airlines and US aircraft … Read more
The future Boeing CEO David Calhoun faces an immense challenge. His predecessor Dennis Muilenburg just couldn’t manage to restore confidence in the 737 MAX and get Boeing, the world’s largest aircraft maker, back on track. And as a result, more than half a year after Calhoun, as chairman of the board, still expressed confidence in … Read more
