Boeing Quietly Delivers Their Largest Plane Ever as Cargolux Takes First 747-8F
Weeks after Cargolux left Boeing officials red-faced with a last-minute decision nixing delivery of the first 747-8 Freighter, the Luxembourg-based freight hauler flew the plane home on Wednesday with no fanfare whatsoever.
Ryanair and Boeing to Launch New 737 MAX 200
Ryanair today announced that they will be the launch customer for the Boeing 737 MAX 200. The European low-cost carrier placed an order for 100 of the new variant.
Afghanistan Helicopter Crash Injures United Nations Employees
A Mil Mi-8 helicopter belonging to the UN crashed Sunday afternoon in central Afghanistan, injuring a number of UN employees.
The Logbook: Northwest Overfly, Chapter 683
More attempts to place blame on ATC in the Northwest Minneapolis overfly incident. Ryanair is skipping out on a Boeing deal, the 787’s MTOW is increased, Pakistan receives the first Saab 2000 AEW and Swiss to start ZRH-SFO.
Hawaiian’s First Airbus A330 Emerges From the Paint Shop
French Frogs Airslides has captured Hawaiian Airlines' first Airbus A330-200 at Toulouse.