Aug 11th, 2008 at 1:00PM: Passengers on Canada's low cost carrier WestJet might be in for a bit of a surprise if they are traveling to Prince George in northern British Columbia. During September, the airline will not be relying on their fleet of Boeing 737s to make the trip. Instead, passengers will find themselves boarding one of two Bombardier Dash-8 turboprop planes that have been leased by the airline. WestJet's fleet ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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WestJet Offers a Blast from the Past
Aug 11th, 2008 at 1:00PM: Passengers on Canada's low cost carrier WestJet might be in for a bit of a surprise if they are traveling to Prince George in northern British Columbia. During September, the airline will not be relying on their fleet of Boeing 737s to make the trip. Instead, passengers will find themselves boarding one of two Bombardier Dash-8 turboprop planes that have been leased by the airline. WestJet's fleet ...Emirates A380 arrives in New York!
Aug 3rd, 2008 at 12:00PM:
Dubai's Emirates Airlines made its inaugural Airbus A380 flight into New York's John F Kennedy airport this past Friday, on what will now become America's first regularly scheduled service with the the new two story jumbo jet.
Gadling was on hand to capture some sweet photos in and around the aircraft, as well as through a press conference detailing the coming Emirates events.
The airline ...Rich heiress builds California house out of scrap 747
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Jun 29th, 2008 at 4:00PM: Your house is definitely not the coolest on the block unless its made out of jumbo jet pieces. Francie Rehwald, daughter to a family owning multiple Mercedes Benz dealerships across California, just started construction on her new house made completely out of fragments of a scrapped Boeing 747. For forty thousand dollars, Rehwald purchased the pieces from an airplane junk yard in the Mojave Desert ...That tanker order might not be going to Northrop and EADS after all
Jun 19th, 2008 at 9:30AM: Remember that huge ruckus earlier this year when Northrop and EADS won a contract to supply the US Air Force with a multi-billion dollar tanker order? Americans went livid when they found out that a partially European (not French) company was going to be supplying equipment for the US Armed forces and the entire affair turned into a political whining point. People claimed that the French (not ...Now where did my jumbo jet go? There it is!
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Jun 11th, 2008 at 4:00PM: Anyone lose a Boeing 727 lately? I just checked my hangar and all of mine are in stock. Girlfriend check one out? Nope, she's on the yacht. Well someone is missing one. Vietnamese officials at Hanoi's Noi Bai airport can't seem to figure out who left the aircraft at their airport late last year; it's currently sitting collecting dust at on the tarmac with an outdated order for "essential ...Russia to produce new Sukhoi jets
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May 20th, 2008 at 1:00PM: Is airframe production the mark of a successful country? The US has Boeing, Europe has Airbus, Canada has Bombardier, Brazil has Embraer. Even China's trying to get in on the business with the China Comercial Aircraft Company, even though that's going to take a couple ten years to get rolling. Russia's flagship producer, Tupolev, not unlike their progress as a democratic nation, has been pretty ...Get your super jumbo jet today! Airbus to raise price of A380 by $4m
Apr 23rd, 2008 at 1:00PM: Good thing I've already got my order in. EADS and Airbus just announced that they're increasing the price of the A380 because the dollar keeps tanking. While the European conglomerate still does most of their business in Euros, the problem is that their aircraft are priced in dollars. This means that when the dollar falls against the euro it cuts into their bottom line. It also makes competition ...The 787 is delayed for the third time -- Airbus says HA!
Apr 11th, 2008 at 10:20AM: Chicago based airframe manufacturer Boeing announced the third delay to their 787 Dreamliner this week, in a move that many industry analysts have been predicting for several weeks now. I guess things haven't been coming together as fast as they had expected. This time around, corporate has put sloppier dates on their milestones so that they can be more flexible on their timing and hopefully won't ...United to cancel 777 flights today
Apr 2nd, 2008 at 3:30PM: Has the FAA been bringing the pain super fast lately? Last week we saw hundreds of cancellations on American Airlines and Delta Airlines flights because of potential issues with wiring harnesses underneath the aircraft. The issue was solely on their MD-80 aircraft, each carrier grounded a few flights, checked out the problem and everything got rolling again. What caused the inspections, however, ...Could the 787 be delayed again?
Mar 23rd, 2008 at 12:00PM: The last few months have been a little rough for Boeing. After all but laughing at their rival Airbus for delays related to their A380 program, the Chicago based airframe manufacturer has pushed back the delivery of their new 787 composite aircraft twice, citing supply chain and final construction issues. Then, earlier this month, Boeing lost a key Department of Defense contract for airborne ...Looks like the Dreamliner is going to be pushed back again
Mar 7th, 2008 at 5:30PM: Several news depots are reporting rumors that Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner aircraft is going to be delayed by another three months. Right now the airline is "reviewing their schedule" as their stock wildly flounders on the stock market. The story? Same old supply chain issues. Apparently the airline company, who recently lost a their bid on a hotly contested air tanker order, still can't manage to ...Why the fuss about the EADS Boeing tanker order?
Mar 7th, 2008 at 11:00AM: If you've been following the news over the past few days, you may have learned that congress and Americans alike are up in arms about the Air Force's recent contract with the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company (EADS), parent company to Airbus, to manufacture the next generation of their airborne tankers. EADS recently outdesigned and outbid local favorite Boeing on the contract to win ...Cockpit Chronicles: How pilots choose their schedules
Feb 29th, 2008 at 9:00AM: Today's flight was a turn (out and back in the same day) from Boston to Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic. The airplane was a 767, which is always nice to fly. We're able to fly either the 757 or the 767 using the same procedures and training. I think most pilots prefer flying the 767 versus the 757. It's something we don't see as often and it handles differently -- a little like going from ...Negative Ghost Rider, the pattern is full
Airbus A380 Panorama Cockpit View
Jan 29th, 2008 at 2:20PM: Pilots enjoy checking out new and unfamiliar cockpits. Maybe it's because we're still flying airplanes that were developed twenty or thirty years ago. In fact, it seems like we have to wait ten years at a time to see any new technology show up in the form of a new design. So most of us have salivated over the 787 cockpit picture that hasn't changed in a few years, and waited patiently for detailed ...Blogger Kent Wien
Jan 28th, 2008 at 2:00PM: Introducing the newest member of the Gadling team... Kent Wien Since air travel is such a significant part of most of our lives, we're bringing on Kent to share his experiences as a commercial pilot with Gadling. Kent will be writing about each of his trips, giving you an idea of what life is like at the pointy end of an airliner. Keep an eye out for his "Cockpit Chronicles" feature, and follow ...It's official: the Dreamliner is delayed again
Jan 16th, 2008 at 10:30AM: Boeing issued a press release early this morning pushing back the release of the 787 one more time, citing issues with their global supply chain as well as stitching the final aircraft together. First flight is now scheduled for some time late in the second quarter. Though several in the airline sector had predicted the delay -- after all, this is the first time that an aircraft company has ...Will Boeing's 787 release turn into the fiasco that the A380 was?
Jan 16th, 2008 at 10:00AM: We all remember the much hyped -- and recurring letdowns -- that led up to the release of the Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger jumbo jet now flying over the Southeast Asian skies. It was a roller coaster of a journey, with EADS's stock wildly galloping across European stock exchanges, investors crying murder and numerous management changes within the embattled airline company. We all ...Boeing 787 Dreamliner: h4ck4b|e?
Jan 4th, 2008 at 8:33PM: Think DDoS attacks are bad? Try this on for size. A recent FAA report has revealed a flaw in Boeing's new mega-plane, the 787 Dreamliner. Apparently, the computer network in the passenger compartment -- the one that gives passengers the ability to browse the Internet while flying -- is linked to the "plane's control, navigation and communication systems," according to Wired. The physical link ...Dreamliner production plods on
Dec 13th, 2007 at 1:30PM: Despite the recent setbacks and delays logged by Boeing on production of their new 787 Dreamliner, the fastest selling commercial airplane of all time, corporate sources are still holding to their (revised) Q4 '08 delivery date. Production of the first three prototypes is well underway, the first (closest) for their "first flight" demonstration and the second two for static and fatigue testing. ...
