Dreamliner Dossier hits the cover of Flight
After last week’s publication of Airbus’ Lessons Learnt, Flight has devoted its cover to the document this week. The issue provides an expanded look at the dossier, as well as an additional story I wrote about the potential for political fallout as we approach the tanker rebid next year. The issue will be on newsstands tomorrow.
787 Update Watch
Keeping an ear to the ground for when it’ll be.
Question for discussion: If first flight is targeted for June, should 787 fly at or just before the Paris Air Show? And how does one be in two places at once? (Historical note: 15th anniversary of 777 first flight)
Also…
The 77th 777 for Singapore is now in final assembly in Everett. One in ten 777s wear a 9V- registration.
More QANTAS A380s coming
After last week’s twin peek at the QANTAS A380s in Hamburg, news comes that VH-OQB, number two for QF, has been ferried back to Toulouse for delivery sometime in the next seven days. MSN015 should find its way to Sydney sometime around December 17. If all goes as planned, VH-OQC should be in QANTAS’ hands before 2009 as well.
A350 Galley Controversy
My colleague Max Kingsley-Jones pens a interesting story about the controversy being generated around a potential redesign of the aft galley of the Airbus A350 XWB. Just by the looks of it, having to make a 90-degree turn with a galley cart could cause a world of trouble. Could this be slowing down firm configuration?
Continental’s Twin-Engine Bio Fuel Test
It’s not until January 7th, but Continental Airlines will take a 737-800 into the sky with Jatropha/Algae derived bio-fuel. We’ve seen bio-fuel tests before, but what makes this notable is that it’s the first time we’ve seen the test on a twin-engine commercial aircraft. It’s a pretty big step forward for the sense of operational confidence in the technology. Going from 25% to 50% of your engines is nothing to be scoffed at.
And speaking of Continental, how about 80 channels of LiveTV on its domestic narrow-body fleet?
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