Boeing 787

Toyota Could Invest Into The Mitsubishi Regional Jet

46 years ago Japan had their own domestically built passenger aircraft, the NAMC YS-11. It was a turbo prop aircraft that seated 64 passengers and would cruise at 22,900 feet at 282 MPH with a range of 1,367 miles. The reign of production was carried out for 12 years, from ...

Dangerous Chemical Tricresyl Phosphate Aboard Aircraft

Bleed air technology found in most common commercial transport jet aircraft is becoming a growing target for criticism. Recently, a story was unveiled by writer, Chris Ingalls from King 5 News who described a three year study being conducted by Dr. Clement Furlong from the University of Washington genetics lab ...

Boeing 787 Dreamliner Delayed Three Months

Boeing announced today that they have delayed the inaugural flight for their new Boeing 787 Dreamliner for three months which will also cause their first order delivery to be pushed back early into next year. With much controversy with the Dreamliner, the aircraft is becoming more a thorn in the ...

Can Airbus Beat Boeing In Sales For 2008

Airbus reports a better year in 2007 than 2006 with aircraft orders. 453 total which is 19 more than the previous year. Airbus made a remarkable rebound with the Airbus A380 entering into the market. But even with that, there still remained a challenge, as says Tom Enders, President and CEO, "2007 ...

Can The Boeing 787 Flight System Get Hacked?

It seems that modern day technology goes hand in hand with modern day hackers. The same is true with the highly technological and computerized Boeing 787 and its extremely advanced flight system. FAA is concerned that the flight system of the Boeing 787 could be overtaken by hackers. Do you think ...