Civilian Aviation

This Week Briefing

Boeing will decide within four months on whether to increase the monthly 737 production rate from 35 units to 40

Bombardier to keep CRJ, Q400 production line rates steady

Bombardier plans to keep its CRJ and Q400 production line rates steady for the foreseeable future.

PICTURES: IAI tests Colombia’s new 767 tanker

Israel Aerospace Industries’ Bedek unit has made flight trials with a modified Boeing 767 tanker for the Colombian air force …

RAF stands up new Typhoon squadron at Leuchars

The UK Royal Air Force will on 6 September reform its 6 Sqn with the Eurofighter Typhoon for quick reaction alert duties …

UPS: Crashed 747 was three years old

US freight carrier UPS’ Boeing 747-400 which crashed while attempting an emergency return to Dubai had entered service just three years ago.

The airframe,…

Crashed UPS 747 had smoke in cockpit

Smoke in the cockpit and an inability to maintain altitude forced a UPS Boeing 747-400 crew to attempt a return to Dubai before the aircraft crashed near…

NTSB dispatches team to investigate UPS crash in Dubai

Members of the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have been dispatched to Dubai to investigate the crash of a Boeing 747-400 operated by cargo…

Boeing disperses 787 test fleet

Boeing’s 787 test fleet has fanned out from its home base in Seattle, Washington as the type pushes through certification toward its revised mid-first quarter…

Airbus net orders reach 250 by end of August

Airbus’ gross aircraft sales have topped the 300 mark, two-thirds of the way through the year, with the net figure reaching 250 for the first eight months…

PICTURE: First China Southern A380 fin arrives in Toulouse

China Southern Airlines’ first Airbus A380 vertical fin has been delivered to the final assembly line for the type in Toulouse. The fin arrived yesterday,…