http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:24:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/08/16/boeing-receives-faa-approval-for-787-dreamliner-pilot-training-courses/ http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/08/16/boeing-receives-faa-approval-for-787-dreamliner-pilot-training-courses/#comments Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:27:57 +0000 admin http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/?p=2969 http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/08/16/boeing-receives-faa-approval-for-787-dreamliner-pilot-training-courses/feed/ 0 SEATTLE – Boeing Training & Flight Services has been granted provisional approval for its 787 Dreamliner pilot training courses by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. With the 787 pilot training courses, pilots can transition to the new airplane in five to 20 days, depending on pilot experience. Boeing 777 pilots can qualify to fly the [...] http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/07/15/boeing-to-manufacture-certain-787-interior-parts-in-north-charleston-s-c/ http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/07/15/boeing-to-manufacture-certain-787-interior-parts-in-north-charleston-s-c/#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:53:02 +0000 admin http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/?p=2700 http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/07/15/boeing-to-manufacture-certain-787-interior-parts-in-north-charleston-s-c/feed/ 0 NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. – Boeing today announced that it has chosen North Charleston, S.C., as the location for its new 787 Dreamliner interiors fabrication facility. In addition, Boeing will purchase land from Stone Mountain Industrial Park Inc. BRPH will design the facility, and Pattillo Construction will provide construction services. Employees at the facility will manufacture [...] http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/07/15/market-for-30900-new-commercial-airplanes-valued-at-3-6-trillion-over-next-20-years/ http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/07/15/market-for-30900-new-commercial-airplanes-valued-at-3-6-trillion-over-next-20-years/#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:48:30 +0000 admin http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/?p=2697 http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/07/15/market-for-30900-new-commercial-airplanes-valued-at-3-6-trillion-over-next-20-years/feed/ 0 LONDON – Boeing forecasts a $3.6 trillion market for new commercial airplanes over the next 20 years as world economies rebound and strong demand for new and replacement aircraft spurs growth. The Boeing 2010 Current Market Outlook, released today in London, foresees a market for 30,900 new commercial passenger and freighter airplanes by 2029. The report, [...] http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/07/09/boeing-submits-newgen-tanker-proposal-to-us-air-force/ http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/07/09/boeing-submits-newgen-tanker-proposal-to-us-air-force/#comments Fri, 09 Jul 2010 23:09:44 +0000 admin http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/?p=2618 http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/07/09/boeing-submits-newgen-tanker-proposal-to-us-air-force/feed/ 0 ST. LOUIS – The Boeing Company today submitted a proposal to the U.S. Air Force to provide the service with a next-generation aerial refueling tanker aircraft. Based on Boeing’s 767 commercial airplane, the NewGen Tanker would replace 179 of the 400 Eisenhower-era KC-135 aircraft currently in the Air Force fleet. The 8,000-page NewGen Tanker proposal, hand-delivered [...] http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/07/01/boeing-completes-firm-configuration-of-787-9-dreamliner/ http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/07/01/boeing-completes-firm-configuration-of-787-9-dreamliner/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:13:05 +0000 admin http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/?p=2529 http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/07/01/boeing-completes-firm-configuration-of-787-9-dreamliner/feed/ 0 EVERETT, Wash. – Boeing today announced the completion of firm configuration for the 787-9 Dreamliner. Boeing reached this milestone after years of collaboration with airline customers and partners to determine the optimal configuration for the new stretch version of the Dreamliner. “Firm configuration means the airplane’s structural, propulsion and systems architectures are defined and not changing,” [...] http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/06/07/boeing-747-8-emerges-from-paint-hangar-in-new-cargolux-livery/ http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/06/07/boeing-747-8-emerges-from-paint-hangar-in-new-cargolux-livery/#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:37:55 +0000 admin http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/?p=2439 http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/06/07/boeing-747-8-emerges-from-paint-hangar-in-new-cargolux-livery/feed/ 0 SEATTLE, WA – The first Boeing 747-8 Freighter painted in customer livery emerged today from the Boeing paint hangar in Everett, Wash. The airplane sports an updated livery for launch customer Cargolux. The Luxembourg-based cargo operator has a total of 13 Boeing 747-8 Freighters on order. Boeing delivered the last Cargolux 747-400 Freighter with a unique [...] http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/05/03/boeing-to-manufacture-certain-787-interior-parts-in-south-carolina/ http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/05/03/boeing-to-manufacture-certain-787-interior-parts-in-south-carolina/#comments Tue, 04 May 2010 01:29:27 +0000 admin http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/?p=2306 http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/05/03/boeing-to-manufacture-certain-787-interior-parts-in-south-carolina/feed/ 0 NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. – Boeing announced today that it has chosen South Carolina as the location for fabrication and assembly of airplane interior parts to supply the 787 Dreamliner final assembly and delivery site currently under construction in North Charleston, S.C. The company is reviewing potential sites for the new airplane interiors facility and anticipates [...] http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/04/07/boeing-confirms-success-on-787-wing-fuselage-ultimate-load-test/ http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/04/07/boeing-confirms-success-on-787-wing-fuselage-ultimate-load-test/#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2010 03:44:36 +0000 admin http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/?p=2149 http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/04/07/boeing-confirms-success-on-787-wing-fuselage-ultimate-load-test/feed/ 0 EVERETT, Wash. – Boeing announced today that all test requirements were successfully met during the 787 Dreamliner’s ultimate load wing and fuselage bending test. This follows a thorough analysis of the results from a test on the 787 static test airframe. “Successfully completing this test is a critical step in the certification of the 787. This [...] http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/04/05/boeing-787-final-assembly-facility-taking-shape/ http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/04/05/boeing-787-final-assembly-facility-taking-shape/#comments Tue, 06 Apr 2010 02:23:08 +0000 admin http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/?p=2126 http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/04/05/boeing-787-final-assembly-facility-taking-shape/feed/ 0 NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. – Boeing took another visible step toward full 787 Dreamliner production Monday by placing the first steel column for its Charleston 787 Final Assembly and Delivery facility. “This new facility will expand our production capability and strengthen the 787 program as we work toward rate,” said Marco Cavazzoni, vice president and general [...] http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/03/28/boeing-completes-ultimate-load-wing-test-on-787/ http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/03/28/boeing-completes-ultimate-load-wing-test-on-787/#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 04:54:53 +0000 admin http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/?p=2104 http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/03/28/boeing-completes-ultimate-load-wing-test-on-787/feed/ 0 EVERETT, Wash. – Boeing today completed the ultimate-load wing up-bending test on the 787 Dreamliner static test unit. During the testing, loads were applied to the airframe to replicate 150 percent of the most extreme forces the airplane is ever expected to experience while in service. The wings were flexed upward by approximately 25 feet [...]