14 June 2010

Boeing received expanded type inspection authorization (TIA) from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the 747-8 Freighter on June 11. This authorization clears the way for FAA personnel to participate in test flights and collect required data. With the issuance of TIA, the 747 program is beginning expanded certification testing. During this phase of […]

JorAMCo has successfully redelivered an Airbus A320 to Cyprus Airways after completing heavy maintenance work, engine change and a complete new paint work, the aircraft was previously owned by Bulgarian Air Via. CIT the present owners of the aircraft were on site at JorAMCo for the handover ceremony. Air Via is getting deliveries of new

Boeing began fuselage assembly of the first 747-8 Intercontinental at the factory in Everett, Wash. Mechanics loaded panels for the 31-foot, 8-inch (9.6 m) long front section of the new airplane into the assembly tool. The panels are part of section 41, the area of the fuselage that houses the flight deck on the upper