Route Proving with the Airbus A330neo On 6 July, Airbus invited us to join an A330neo function and reliability test flight from Chicago to Atlanta. The airframer is currently working…
AvTalk Episode 31: Aviation Uncertainty On this episode of AvTalk, aerospace journalist John Walton joins us for a wide ranging discussion about aircraft and airlines new and old. And…
AvTalk Episode 30: Engine Trouble On this episode of AvTalk, we take an in depth look at Southwest flight 1380, including some of the media coverage after the accident….
The Airbus A330neo Makes Its First Flight The Airbus A330neo took to the skies for the first time today, completing a 4 hour 15 minute maiden flight from Toulouse, France. The…
Boeing Uses a 787 to Draw a 787 Dreamliner During ETOPS Test At 15:38 local time N7874, the fourth 787 built, departed Boeing Field in Seattle for an 18-hour, 22 state test flight. The crew spent…
How Qantas Ferried an Engine on the Wing of a 747 When Qantas 747 VH-OJU had engine trouble in Johannesburg, VH-OJS came to the rescue ferrying a spare Rolls Royce engine from Sydney to Johannesburg…