by Spyros Georgilidakis | Oct 15, 2021 | News
Boeing notified the FAA of a new defect in the 787, in titanium components that had been processed by a specific sub-contractor since 2017. Boeing has not had a lot of luck with its 787 program in the past few months. The manufacturer first notified the FAA of a...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Oct 15, 2021 | News
British Airways is about to ramp up A380 flights, so it’s scheduling it in several short-haul flights, to bring its pilots up to speed. The A380 never quite managed to get the aura of the Queen of the Skies, the 747. But the aircraft is still massively popular with...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Oct 14, 2021 | News
A KLM Cityhopper crew commenced their take-off in this incident from a different position than what they’d entered in their aircraft systems. As a result, the aircraft lifted off almost at the end of the runway. The incident happened on the 12th of September this...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Oct 14, 2021 | News
The month of September saw the repetition of a perhaps surprising trend, in how Airbus and Boeing are progressing, in sales and deliveries. It’s a phrase that we tend to repeat too much: Boeing has had a tough few years. It is hard to avoid, especially when we discuss...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Oct 13, 2021 | News
The second space flight of Blue Origin had William Shatner, aka Captain James Kirk, as a passenger, making him the oldest person in space. The whole affair has received a lot of criticism as a “billionaires’ race”. But it is an industry that could reach a value of $3...
