The first 787 planned to be delivered to launch customer ANA rolled out of the paintshop at Boeing’s Everett facilities on Saturday ahead of its service entry next month. The 787, ZA101 registered JA801A, wears a special livery to celebrate its historic role as the first 787 to enter revenue service, which will occur next
Tiger relaunch delayed over documentation concerns
The grounding of Tiger Airways’ Australian operations looks set to continue another week due to problems with documentation the airline supplied to CASA. “The main outstanding issues relate to documentation,” CASA spokesman Peter Gibson said on August 5. “When we served proposed conditions on to Tiger, we said, these are the things you’re going to
Lessor GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has finalised an order for two Boeing 747-8 Freighters and eight 777-300ERs, in a deal worth US$2.9 billion at list prices first announced at the Paris Airshow in June. “These 777s, along with the 777 order we placed last March, will help us meet the growing airline demand for
Ghana orders two C295s
Airbus Military has announced an order for two C295 transports for the Republic of Ghana, with both aircraft to be delivered by 2012. The C295s are expected to be used for medical evacuation, paratrooping, training and humanitarian operations including assistance to a number of aid organisations. According to Airbus, a total of 85 C295s have
GAMA reports on sharp falls in GA deliveries
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has reported on a stark 15.5 per cent drop for general aviation aircraft shipments for the first half of 2011, coupled with a 22.3 per cent decrease in billings to US$7.3 billion when compared to the same period last year. The disappointing figures saw only 791 aircraft shipments compared
F-35 grounded after electrical system failure
The US Joint Program Office (JPO) has grounded the entire fleet of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, after an electrical fault was suffered by one of the aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base on Wednesday. According to program officials, F-35A AF-4 “experienced a failure” of its Integrated Power Package (IPP), during a “standard ground maintenance engine
