Tag: boeing 787
NEWS Apr 09, 2023 Boeing Hires High-Profile U.S. Government Official into Senior Executive Position Multiple challenges in recent years have forced Boeing to make changes to its senior leadership. As part of this reshuffling, the company announced that a former high-ranking U.S. government official would fill a senior executive position at the company. Steven Biegun will now be the Senior Vice President of Global Public Policy. Read More →
NEWS Apr 08, 2023 FAA: Boeing 787 Dreamliner Leaky Faucets a Serious Issue According to the FAA, leaks found in onboard lavatory faucets on the 787 may harm essential electrical equipment, resulting in a potential loss of safety during flight and landing. Read More →
NEWS Apr 06, 2023 Virgin Atlantic Suspends Flights to Pakistan Virgin Atlantic recently announced its suspension of services to Pakistan as it further reviews its network. The airline is keen on resuming services to more business or premium-oriented destinations that were previously suspended during the pandemic. Read More →
ROUTES Mar 01, 2023 Zipair Launching Tokyo to San Francisco Service This Summer Japan's unique low-cost airline Zipair Tokyo is expanding once again, this time launching a new service to San Francisco this summer. To succeed in one of the most competitive trans-pacific markets, airlines must offer a competitive project, and Zipair promises to do just that. But not in the way one might expect. Read More →
NEWS Aug 30, 2022 Lufthansa Receives its First Ever Boeing 787 On the afternoon of August 29, 2022, Lufthansa's first-ever Boeing 787 Dreamliner lifted off from Boeing's main headquarters at Everett Paine Field near Seattle, Washington. The following morning at 11:02 local time, the aircraft landed in Frankfurt, Germany (FRA). To celebrate the occasion, the pilots flew a Lufthansa branded flag outside of the cockpit during the aircraft's taxi after landing. Read More →
NEWS Aug 11, 2022 Boeing Resumes 787 Deliveries After One Year Lull After resolving a plethora of quality control issues, the FAA cleared the resumption of Boeing 787 deliveries. As a result, American Airlines received the first Boeing 787 delivery since 2021 on Wednesday, marking a new era. Read More →
NEWS Mar 09, 2022 British Airways' 85-Minute 787 Flight British Airways long-haul aircraft are rarely seen around Europe. But with higher cargo demand, especially since the beginning of the pandemic, the smaller Airbus fleet has frequently been switched out for something a lot bigger to fit the higher payloads. Read More →
NEWS Jun 18, 2021 Singapore Airlines Reduces 787-10 Commitments, Orders 777-9X Singapore Airlines is once again making changes to its Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner fleet. Just weeks after recording a $3.2 billion loss, the airline is looking to trim its capital expenditure commitments for the future. At the start of 2021, Singapore Airlines (SIA) had orders for 29 787-10s with Boeing. In February 2021, SIA converted 14 of its 29 787 orders to 11 777-9 aircraft orders. Read More →
NEWS Dec 31, 1969 787 Deliveries Set to Resume Before Q2 of 2021 Boeing to proceed with deliveries of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner before Q2 of 2021. Thus after halting deliveries of this aircraft in October of 2020. Read More →
ROUTES Dec 31, 1969 Air Europa Commences Salvador Service It was a long nine months without landing in Bahian lands due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. However, yesterday at 8:16 pm (Brasilia time) the wait ended when Air Europa's Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, registered EC-MMX, landed at Salvador Bahia Airport. This marked the commencement of flights between Madrid and Salvador. Read More →