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Boeing has opened a new 737 customer Configuration Studio near its Renton production facility in Washington state. Modelled on the similar 787 Dreamliner Gallery, Boeing says the 737 Configuration Studio “provides a private and welcoming showroom environment to assist Next-Generation 737 and 737 MAX customers with the design and configuration of new airplane interiors.” “Our

Boeing says it will now close its C-17 Globemaster III production line at Long Beach in Los Angeles in mid-2015 instead of the previously announced “late-2015” due to a slight reduction in orders. The company says the three-month “adjustment” is based on “current market trends and the timing of expected orders.” Boeing has delivered 262

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority has extended its original deadlines for a series of inspections of Cessna 100, 200, 300 and 400 series aircraft, and has published a phased timetable for operators to complete the necessary work. “CASA is aware of the current compliance timeframes for Cessna SIDs and the difficulty that may be encountered in

Airbus officially opened its A350 XWB Customer Definition Centre (CDC) on the sidelines of the Aviation Interiors Expo in Hamburg on April 7. The CDC will allow airline customers and operators to design their A350 cabin products from a catalogue of options, with the emphasis being on shorter lead times. Airbus says the CDC features

Airbus revealed a demonstration cabin interior for its new A350 on its MSN002 prototype on the sidelines of the Aviation Interiors Expo in Hamburg on April 7. The aircraft, which made its first flight in February is the first A350 to be fitted with a cabin interior. Airbus says the aircraft has been conducting “intensive cabin