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ANA Had Previous 787 Electric Panel Problems
All Nippon Airways had three instances of electric distribution panel trouble in its Boeing 787 Dreamliners before it grounded the aircraft in January and had to replace the panel twice, a spokesman said. In the most ser...
Qatar Air Says Airbus Dropping Smallest A350
Qatar Airways cast doubt on the future of the Airbus A350-800 on Wednesday, saying the European plane maker had decided to pour all its efforts into two larger variants. Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker, who ...
Boeing, Cathay Pacific Announce Order for Three 747-8 Freighters
Order bolsters airline’s 747-8 Freighter fleet to 13 airplanes Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Cathay Pacific Airways today announced an order for three 747-8 Freighter airplanes. The order, valued at approximately $1 billion at li...
FAA Investigating Report Of Drone Near JFK
The US Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a commercial pilot’s report that he saw a drone in the sky as he approached John F Kennedy Airport, New York for a landing. The pilot of an Alitalia flight fr...
Boeing Says 787 Fix Quick Once Approved
Boeing commercial aircraft chief executive Ray Conner said the company is very confident about its proposed fix for batteries that melted down on two 787 Dreamliners in January, and the process of getting the fix install...
Turkish Airlines Still In Talks Over Airbus Order
Turkish Airlines is still in negotiations for an order for over 100 aircraft, a spokesman said, after a German report that a deal with Airbus had not come off during a trip by German chancellor Angela Merkel to Turkey. T...
