Airbus beats Boeing in net orders with more than 1,000 aircraft in the first nine months of the year

Airbus net orders rose to more than 1,000 aircraft in the first nine months of the year, beating Boeing and its own target for 2013, after the planemaker booked a raft of orders which had been pending from European airlines. (airguideonline.com) Mehr...

Bombardier’s first CSeries aircraft is set for its maiden flight

Bombardier announced that the first CSeries aircraft, flight test vehicle one (FTV1), is set for its maiden flight. The flight is scheduled to depart Montreal-Mirabel International Airport tomorrow morning around 10AM local time. See it live webcast and track it on FlightAware. (airguideonline.com) Mehr...

The U.S. Air Force Wants Permission to Shoot Down Civilian Drones

The head of the U.S. Air Force’s Air Combat Command wants permission to deal with civilian drones-including shooting them down-that threaten to interfere with flight operations. (www.airguideonline.com) Mehr...

Southwest retires Boeing 737-300s to storage

World’s largest operator of an all-Boeing fleet prepares to place into service the newest version of the Boeing 737 aircraft line, the company is retiring its Boeing 737-300s from service, sending most to a company at Southern California Logistics Airport. (www.airguideonline.com) Mehr...

Boeing 787 Dreamliner suffers new setback after ANA discovers wiring defects

Boeing 787 Dreamliner suffered a fresh setback after All Nippon Airways (ANA) said it discovered wiring defects in the fire-suppression system on three aircraft. The fault, first detected on a 787-8 due to depart Tokyo’s Haneda airport Aug. 14, would trigger the wrong extinguisher in the event of a blaze in one of the two engines, ANA said. Japan Airlines recalled a 787 flying to Helsinki from Tokyo as a precaution, and Boeing said it was investigating the flaw. (airguideonline.com) Mehr...

Lufthansa orders 59 Boeing 777-9X and Airbus A350-900 aircraft

Lufthansa’s supervisory board has approved the purchase of 59 Boeing and Airbus aircraft, worth USD$19 billion at list prices, the German airline said on Thursday Sept. 19. It said the order comprised 34 Boeing 777-9X and 25 Airbus A350-900s, with the first of these new aircraft to be delivered in 2016. (airguideonline.com) Mehr...

Asiana pilots raise 777 auto-throttle malfunction issue in the San Francisco crash

Pilots of the Asiana Airlines Boeing 777-200ER jet that crashed while trying to land in San Francisco are offering an account that differs from the preliminary findings of U.S. investigators, people familiar with the investigation said. The pilots have told the National Transportation Safety Board that an in-flight malfunction of an automated speed-control system was a major factor in the fatal accident on July 6, these people said. (airguideonline.com) Mehr...

Gulfstream G650 sets new speed record

Gulfstream’s G650 business jet has set a new speed record, 13 hours and 49 minutes between White Plains, N.Y. and Mumbai, India at an average cruise speed of Mach 0.85 for a flight distance of 7,115 nautical miles. (airguideonline.com) Mehr...

Cathay Pacific orders one Boeing 747-8 Freighter and three 777-300ERs

Cathay Pacific Airways announced that it has ordered an additional 747-8 Freighter and three 777-300ER (Extended Range) airplanes. The order, valued at about $1 billion at current list prices, will bolster Cathay Pacific’s 747-8 Freighter fleet and 777-300ER fleet to 14 and 53, respectively. (airguideonline.com) Mehr...

Bombardier sells Flexjet and new owner orders 245 business jets

Bombardier announced the sale of its Flexjet aircraft ownership business on Thursday Sept. 5, and the new owners agreed to order up to 245 Bombardier business jets valued at USD$5.2 billion. A group led by Ohio-based private investment firm, Directional Aviation Capital, is buying the fractional ownership business for USD$185 million in a deal expected to close before the end of the year. (airguideonline.com) Mehr...