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This is the first I've heard there were passengers aboard, but, regardless, raising the gear on the ground is not an easy thing to do. Next to the gear lever is an a button, which is marked as the gear over ride button. It is meant to be used only by flight crew during an emergency or by qualified m...

@Passenger & PYX: André is obviously better than the two of you to take a message for what it is worth - ... And here I thought I was being diplomatic in response to your disagreeable, at best, original post. :) You said, "...at least you should do so in a proper way." That is quite o...

A bit more creativity, perhaps? At the least, this thread could be called "Trivia". But why not "Celebrities take to the skies" or even "Heard on the grapevine" or "Blue Sky Gossip" ? Not that this is the kind of "information" I am looking out for, ...

Interesting since several months ago one of the Japanese airlines reported a 21% improvement in fuel burn alone vs. the 767 (which the 787 is replacing).

Exactly!
The biggest competition for the 747 has not been the A380, but Boeing's own 777-300ER.

Normally it was foreseen in the planning by Boeing that LOT received their first dreamliner today and that this aircraft would stay in the Us for crew training untill delivery flight on nov 14th to Warsaw. I cannot find any confirmation of this news today,anyone? It is on its way, http://www.flight...

cnc wrote:...fight global warming...

What a crock! Just another group of megalomaniacs that think only they
know what is best for everyone else.
"global warning" or "climate change" = the new communism.

Normally it was foreseen in the planning by Boeing that LOT received their first dreamliner today and that this aircraft would stay in the Us for crew training untill delivery flight on nov 14th to Warsaw. I cannot find any confirmation of this news today,anyone? IIRC, the delivery (money changed h...

sn26567 wrote:...Planemaker Airbus was left reeling Friday as a high-profile customer defected to Boeing, prompting European accusations of aggressive tactics amid renewed evidence of a jet price war...

Karma.
What goes around, comes around.

The Air India 787 will be landing in San Antonio in about 6 minutes after a 3 hour, 29 minute flight from Seattle.

regi wrote:They will have to hurry up, now that the A320 NEO comes into place - see the Indian order.

A Memorandum of Understanding is not an order. Until the contracts are signed and the deposits paid there is no order.

First 19, isn't it? "Production 787 production continues apace with an important milestone taking place yesterday (30 March 2010). LN 20 (ZA175), a 787 for Japan Airlines, started final assembly. This is the first weight optimized 787 to enter into final assembly and is introducing a major bloc...

earthman wrote:The flight was cut short from 5 to 3 hours. That's not such a great start for Boeing's 'accelerated' flight test programme.....

Poor weather conditions was the reason it was cut short.

Weather permitting:

Boeing will deliver more than twenty 787s during the first year. So far they have built two static test frames and six aircraft to be used for the certification program and final assembly has already began on number 14, which will be the 6th one to be delivered. At the current rate they will have at...

The latest rumors are saying the first flight could be anywhere between the 14th and 22nd, depending on weather. Some are saying the second flight test 787 will also fly before the end of December. For a few days there was a rumor Boeing was also going to fly the 747-8 this month, but January seems ...

From Randy's Blog: "787 / Alenia We’ve gotten a number of questions and seen numerous media reports about a “stop-work” order involving one of our major 787 partners. So I wanted to clarify a few things about what you might be reading or hearing. The reports discuss work conducted at Alenia Aer...

You might want to note the date on this news article. It is a long piece so you can read the full story at the link provided. "Preparations begin ahead of 787 wing fix installation, analysts weigh in on expectations By Jon Ostrower on August 6, 2009 10:24 AM "....Supplier sources say that ...

German media reports Qantas has cancelled its order of 15 B787, can anybody confirm this? The reason given is rather the economic situation than the new delay. Yes, that has been confirmed. " Qantas cancels 15 787s, defers 15 others Posted at 6/26/2009 5:21 AM CDT Qantas, the biggest airline c...

[quote="PYXThe cancellations will flow like water over a damn and the orders will go to airbust.  !! Is this on purpose?? :evil:[/quote] What? "airbust"? If so, yes. airbust makes a good product, but I don't like the way they do business, especially John "The Mouth" Leahy. ...