Jan 20th, 2011 at 10:00AM:
Prior to arriving in Seattle, I was completely oblivious to the events surrounding a Boeing airplane delivery.
I suppose in the back of my mind, I knew that all airplanes had to come from somewhere; but it might as well have been a mystical factory in the clouds that teleports sparkling new craft to a freshly vacated gate. I never gave consideration to the fact that after months of piecing ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Air New Zealand's new 777-300ER; punching above their weight
Jan 20th, 2011 at 10:00AM:
Prior to arriving in Seattle, I was completely oblivious to the events surrounding a Boeing airplane delivery.
I suppose in the back of my mind, I knew that all airplanes had to come from somewhere; but it might as well have been a mystical factory in the clouds that teleports sparkling new craft to a freshly vacated gate. I never gave consideration to the fact that after months of piecing ...Air New Zealand debuts entirely redesigned 777
Dec 22nd, 2010 at 5:30PM:
This morning Gadling is on the ground at King County International Airport (Boeing Field) as Boeing officially delivers Air New Zealand's newest pride & joy, the completely redesigned 777-300ER.
Air New Zealand has been hard at work for nearly 4 years in an effort to reinvent their long-haul experience. Working with multiple design firms and a series of focus groups, the airline ...Bad week for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner - more delays and cabin smoke
Nov 9th, 2010 at 8:00PM:
It has been a pretty lousy couple of years for the new Boeing Dreamliner. Initially, the 787 was supposed to be delivered to its first customer in May of 2008 - that was then delayed till November 2008. And since then, the delays have kept on coming.
The previous delay set a 2010 target, but last week it became obvious that they'd hit another snag - so the first delivery won't take place ...Video: new Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental being put together
Oct 16th, 2010 at 9:00AM:
With all the recent news of the Boeing Dreamliner, you'd be forgiven if you failed to notice another new Boeing jetliner taking shape. The new 747-8 Intercontinental is the latest version of one of the most popular planes in the world.
The 747-8 takes the basic concept of the 747 we all know, and borrows technology from the Dreamliner. In the redesign, the new 747 will carry 51 more ...
Boeing enters the space tourism market
Sep 17th, 2010 at 11:30AM: Aerospace giant Boeing announced on Wednesday that it is entering the space tourism market by selling extra seats on future flights to the International Space Station. The company has developed a "space taxi" that will shuttle astronauts to the ISS once NASA officially retires the Space Shuttle sometime next year, and is partnering with Space Adventures, a company that has a history in organizing ...Inside Sweden's Jumbo Hostel
Aug 2nd, 2010 at 1:30PM:
Your eyes do not deceive you, that's a bed in the cockpit of a commercial airliner. Or former commercial airliner, I should say. What you're looking at is the top front room of Stockholm's Jumbo Hostel, a converted Boeing 747 jumbo jet that's been remodeled to form one of the most unique hostels in the entire planet.
Parked just off of the tarmac outside of Stockholm's Arlanda airport, the ...Cracks on American Airlines Boeing 767 planes "cause for concern"
Jun 22nd, 2010 at 3:30PM: Experts from American Airlines, the Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing are working overtime to inspect all Boeing 767 aircraft in the AA fleet.
The inspections were ordered after cracks were detected on a 767 which regulators say could have resulted in the loss of an engine.
During the past two weeks, inspectors found problems on three of the planes, promoting calls for "additional ...GadlingTV's Travel Talk 012: Trains, planes, & mergers! Behind the scenes at Southwest Airlines, Gowalla & Gadling in Austin + a brand new GIVEAWAY!!
May 5th, 2010 at 5:30PM:
GadlingTV's Travel Talk, episode 12 – Click above to watch video after the jump
Well, we've been bouncing around the country this week and have got a great show to prove it! From Dallas, Texas to Austin, Texas and finally Portland, Oregon - we'll take you behind the scenes at Love Field Airport and the operational headquarters of Southwest Airlines!
In the news this week: United ...The final days of a Boeing 747 - from king of the skies to a pile of rubbish
Apr 18th, 2010 at 2:00PM:
The Daily Mail has an interesting article on the final resting place of a Boeing 747. The Jumbo had been in service for 35 years and covered over 55 million miles but took its final trip to Cotswald airport in the UK.
In just two days, experts from Air Salvage International turned the mighty beast into a pile of twisted metal. The owners of the jet (Dubai Air Wing) first made sure that ...Indonesian 737 skids off runway, breaks in half
Apr 14th, 2010 at 8:00AM: An Indonesian 737 operated by Merpati Nusantara Airlines skidded off of a runway in the eastern Paupa province early yesterday, coming to rest over a canal and subsequently breaking in two right through the fuselage.
Initial reports indicate that the incident was weather related and had nothing to do with the aircraft or its operator.
Miraculously, nobody was killed during the incident ...
Designing Air New Zealand's new long haul configurations
Apr 7th, 2010 at 11:00AM: Air New Zealand's marketing team is well underway promoting their new cabin configurations that we reported on earlier this year. The designs, which our very own Kent Wien covered in a series of on-the-ground dispatches, are set to vastly improve the business class and coach experiences, with redesigned business class cabins and lie-flat sections implemented in economy.
The highly dramatic ...
Boeing's 787 Dreamliner finally flies
Dec 16th, 2009 at 7:30AM: After over two years of reporting on the 787 Dreamliner, Boeing's long awaited aircraft has arrived. Yesterday morning, the aircraft took off on a three hour historic flight over Washington, landing successfully in Boeing field just outside of Seattle, Washington.
And now, the data analysis begins. A full year of testing as well as multiple test flights follow this first step, all towards ...
Boeing Dreamliner 787 finally ready for its maiden flight
Dec 13th, 2009 at 5:00PM:
In what has become a common trend in new airplane launches, the Boeing Dreamliner 787 has suffered delay after delay. Her initial maiden flight was scheduled for the end of August 2007, with deliveries to start taking place in May 2008.
When Boeing engineers discovered problems getting pieces to fit together, the launch was delayed. Then delayed again, and finally in June of this year, it ...Ryanair threatens to "divorce" Boeing
Nov 4th, 2009 at 3:00PM: Ryanair may start to look for its planes closer to home. Of course, saying it was thinking about a switch from Boeing to Airbus would be far too simple for CEO Michael O'Leary ... the genius behind "pay-to-pee" and many, many other stunts. O'Leary needs a bit more style, which is why his new intentions are being called "divorce."
O'Leary believes that the management shakeup at Boeing has taken the ...Is airplane air toxic?
Jul 31st, 2009 at 1:28PM: There's a recent CNN article about a flight attendant who became ill after working a flight back in 2007. Her illness is alarming.
First, she felt as though she were coming down with a cold; then her nasal discharge was a neon green -- the color of antifreeze! Since then, she claims to have suffered chronic migraine headaches, tingling in her feet, loss of balance and vision problems.
These health ...Will passengers stand for latest Ryanair stunt?
Jul 6th, 2009 at 1:30PM: Just when you think Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary can't come up with another way to mess with his passengers, he takes away the seats. The European low-cost carrier's latest way to cut costs and cram more people on planes is to stick them on stools with seatbelts. According to the Daily Mail, he's even spoken with Boeing about making this happen.
The nice expression for this, used Ryanair ...Boing 787 "Dreamliner" maiden flight delayed again
Jun 23rd, 2009 at 1:30PM: Poor Boeing. They are right in the middle of one of the worst economic downturns in their history, and their newest plane is creating a bit of a disaster of its own. The 787 Dreamliner was scheduled to take its first flight early last year, but they realized back then that it could be moved to September 2008. We are now in the Summer of 2009 and Boeing is on their sixth delay. The delay comes ...Boeing releases snazzy new 747-800 interiors
May 12th, 2009 at 2:00PM: Development of Boeing's 747-800, heralded as a direct competitor to the A380 has been underway for several years now. The super jumbo jet will feature many of the same engineering marvels that the 787 will, including swept wings, cut engine nacelles and similar cockpit controls, and will some day be the largest commercial airplane built in the western hemisphere. So far, however, nobody has seen ...Why you don't stand near the jet engine on the tarmac
May 12th, 2009 at 9:00AM: Ever look out the side of your airplane while on the ground and see those red semicircles painted around the jet engine? Those are there for a reason. If the engine powers up quickly and someone is nearby, someone (or something) could easily get sucked in. Those red regions are the "no walk" zone. But that's what happened at Los Angeles International Airport yesterday when a Japan Airlines 747 was ...
Panic after fighter jets escort 747 around Manhattan
Apr 27th, 2009 at 12:30PM: Several buildings in Manhattan and New Jersey were evacuated earlier today, after officials spotted a Boeing 747 jumbo jet flying over the city escorted by fighter jets. As it turns out, the jet was one of President Barack Obama's backup aircraft that was circling for a photo op. The whole operation was supposed to have been coordinated among the FAA and local officials, but apparently the ...
