Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Air India board will meet here tomorrow to discuss the nearly three-week-old strike by over 200 pilots and a host of financial issues. Airline sources said the board is likely to consider the next steps to be taken to deal with the strike, spearheaded by the now derecognised Indian Pilots Guild. The airline has sacked 101 pilots and is mulling hiring new pilots to restore normalcy its flight schedules, particularly international operations which have been curtailed due to the agitation...Read Full Story

Boeing 787 Dreamliner Tickets to ride on Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliner have gone on sale at a U.S. airline for the first time, after United announced its Denver-to-Tokyo service this week. Seats are available now for flights starting some months ahead — the first is scheduled to take off from Denver International Airport on March 31, 2013, and return from Tokyo Narita the following day. United CEO Jeff Smisek was enthusiastic about his company’s getting its hands on the new Boeing, calling the...Read Full Story

Virgin Atlantic The good news: Virgin Atlantic’s new Dream Suite business class is coming to Sydney. The not-so-good news: it’s likely to be at least two years away, and quite possibly more, before you can stretch out in the new lie-flat bed after sipping a cocktail at the bar. That timetable is tied to the delivery of Virgin Atlantic’s Boeing 787s, the first of which isn’t due until late 2014, with 15 more to follow over successive years. There are no plans to upgrade the Airbus A340-600...Read Full Story

Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner landed at Sydney International Airport in Australia, kicking off the seventh and final leg of the global Dream Tour.For the next four days, guests invited by Boeing and 787 customers Qantas and Jetstar will have an opportunity to tour the airplane, known as ZA003, which has been outfitted with the Dreamliner’s many innovative cabin features including a welcoming entryway, dramatically larger dimmable windows, bigger bins and dynamic LED lighting.Thousands of fans have...Read Full Story

Boeing marked another 787 milestone as the first Dreamliner built in South Carolina completed its first flight. Piloted by Tim Berg and Randy Neville, the airplane successfully conducted a five-hour test flight. More than 5,000 Boeing South Carolina employees watched a live broadcast of the airplane as it took off from Charleston International Airport.  "This is a proud moment for our Boeing South Carolina team and for Boeing," said Jack Jones, vice president/general manager, Boeing South...Read Full Story

Boeing 787 Dreamliner United Airlines started selling tickets for its first 787 flights on Tuesday, saying it plans to start service between Denver and Tokyo on March 31. As of Tuesday those will be the first commercial 787 flights on a U.S. airline. Boeing delivered the first 787 late last year to Japan’s All Nippon Airways. Airlines have been eager for the fuel-efficient, midsized plane. At one time, Continental, which merged with United in 2010, had planned to introduce 787 flying from...Read Full Story

Boeing 787 Dreamliner A fully fitted out Boeing 787 is scheduled to visit Auckland next week on the final leg of a global tour to show off the plane. The Dreamliner is due in Auckland next Tuesday afternoon after a flight from Sydney. Its world tour is seen as partly a sales trip for airlines that haven’t bought the Dreamliner and for those that have – but have been forced to wait years for delivery – it is intended as a reminder that momentum is building in the production programme. That...Read Full Story

The Boeing 787 Dream Tour will draw to a close with a seventh leg of international trips. During the tour, a refurbished flight test airplane has demonstrated the Dreamliner's capabilities to more than 59,000 guests with an estimated 6,000 more to see it during the upcoming stops.On May 23, the airplane known as ZA003 will depart Boeing Field for Sydney, Australia. Airline officials, government representatives, Boeing employees, suppliers and members of the media will tour the airplane during...Read Full Story

NEW YORK CNNMoney — And you thought your last flight was late When the inaugural commercial flight of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner arrives in Hong Kong Wednesday, it will be more than three years behind schedule. Boeing 787 Worldtour Civil Aviation Forum Airliners The US Government Accountability Office has identified unresolved safety issues with new predominantly composite airliners in its review of the FAA certification of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which makes its commercial inauguration with...Read Full Story

Thu, May 24 2012 15:51 IST | 0 Views | Add your comment SHARE: The pilot strike in Air India entered the 17th day Thursday with the national carrier's losses mounting to Rs.270 crore. "Losses are around Rs.270 crore on account of ticket cancellations, unused labour and bulk of Boeing-777 fleet being grounded," a senior Air India official told IANS. "Losses per day are being contained to downwards of Rs.10 crore in the current contingency plan," he added. Air India, however, says it has...Read Full Story