Where the Poseidon is based on Boeing's own commercial 737-800 design, the MSA demonstrator is a modified version of the Bombardier Challenger 604 business jet, from Boeing's own fleet of corporate jets. But it is the similar Challenger 605 that Boeing …
"At this early stage, we're focusing on the facts that we don't know," said Todd Curtis, a former safety engineer with Boeing who worked on its 777 wide-body jets and is now director of the Airsafe.com Foundation. If there was a minor mechanical …
The Boeing 777-200 carrying 239 people lost contact over the South China Sea on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, and international aviation authorities still hadn't located the jetliner several hours later. (AP Photo/flightradar24.com). View Larger.
ALTERNATE CROP OF XHG102 A woman cries at the arrival hall of the International Airport in Beijing, China, Saturday, March 8, 2014. Relatives and friends were arriving at Beijing airport for news after a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 was reported …
Neil Hansford, the chairman of consultancy firm Strategic Aviation Solutions and a former air freight executive, said of the Boeing 777: “It has probably been one of the safest aircraft in aviation history.” He said more than 1000 of the aircraft had …
The first wings for the 787 Dreamliner arrive in Everett in 2007. Boeing says the discovery of a 787 Dreamliner manufacturing defect by wing-maker Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Japan means 43 of the jets have to be inspected for small hairline cracks …
The Boeing 777 flown by Malaysia Airlines that disappeared Saturday morning over the South China Sea is one of the world's most popular — and safest — jets. The long-range jumbo jet has helped connect cities at the far ends of the globe, with flights …
Revenue generated from commercial contracts slightly increased by 0.4% to approximately $26.8 million due to growth in our business jet market segment. …. This has obvious implications for our A-10 enhancement program that we perform for Boeing.
What began as a small scale simulator to practise his gliding skills turned into a complete cockpit replica of a Boeing 737, based in Steve's spare room at Bacup, Rossendale, Lancashire. He said: “It got to the point where we had to cut a door in the …