Southwest Launches 737 MAX 7, Converts 30 737 NG Orders

Southwest Airlines and Boeing announced on Wednesday the launch of the 737 MAX 7, as the airline converted 30 737 NG orders into 737 MAX orders. Southwest also exercised options to add five more Next-Generation 737-800s to its ...
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787 Line Number 83 for ANA being prepped for delivery earlier this week. Photo by Patrick Rodwell.

Boeing Resumes Deliveries Of 787 Dreamliner

On Tuesday afternoon, Boeing announced that they have delivered a 787 Dreamliner for the first time in four months, following the worldwide grounding due to faulty battery systems. 787 Line Number 83 was prepared earlier this w...
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Another angle of are the burnt Boeing 787 battery that caught fire in Boston. (Photo by NTSB)

NTSB Reveals Details of Boeing 787 Battery Investigative Hearing

On Friday morning, the National Transportation Safety Board revealed the agenda for a two-day investigative hearing on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner’s battery malfunctions. The Boeing Company, GS-Yuasa and Thales will testify...
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Groundbreaking Ceremony

Airbus Breaks Ground in Alabama For A320 Family Final Assembly Line

Airbus on Monday held a ground breaking ceremony at the site of their future A320 family final assembly line in Mobile, Alabama, signaling the start of construction of their first production facility in the Americas. The facili...
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LOT's first Boeing 787 Dreamliner (SP-LRA) takes off from Everett, Washington. (Photo by Boeing)

Boeing Begins 787 Dreamliner Flight Testing

The 787 Dreamliner will take to the sky today for the first time in weeks, as Boeing begins flight testing their modifications to the battery system. The flight, Boeing 272, is scheduled to take off from Paine Field in Everett,...
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