Tag Archive for ‘All Nippon Airways’
Boeing To Fly 787 Dreamliner To Japan In ‘Dress Rehearsal’
Boeing plans to simulate in-flight operations by flying Dreamliner No 2 to the home of 787 launch customer, All Nippon Airways (ANA). The flight, which is planned for July, will see the 787 take off from Washington state and fly to Japan for a dress rehearsal of a full service, long haul flight. Boeing has [...]
FAA Halts 787 Dreamliner Certification Testing
The FAA has halted certification testing of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner until the cause of the fire that forced the emergency landing of plane no. 2 can be determined. Dreamliner No. 2, in All Nippon Airways livery, made an emergency landing in Laredo, Texas earlier this week after a fire broke out in the aft [...]
Boeing Stops 787 Dreamliner Section Deliveries
Boeing has once again stopped sectional deliveries of 787 Dreamliner components to Everett, Washington. This pause in deliveries is meant to allow Alenia in Italy to catch up with horizontal tail sections. Alenia has discovered manufacturing flaws in the tail sections which it is taking extra time to fix. This stoppage in deliveries will [...]
Boeing Pulls In $837 Million Profit In Most Recent Quarter
Boeing announced today financial results for the third quarter of 2010, the commercial and defense aerospace giant earned $837 million, or $1.12 a share. In the same quarter of 2009, the company experienced a loss of $1.56 billion, or $2.23 a share. Boeing says that commercial aircraft sales have started to gain ground after the [...]
Boeing Official Says 787 Dreamliner On Track For Early 2011 Delivery
A senior Boeing executive is quoted in a Reuters article as saying the 787 Dreamliner is on track for delivery to ANA in early 2011. All Nippon Airways is the launch customer for the 787 Dreamliner. The executive says that the plan is on track but there are no 100% guarantees. The 787 was due [...]
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