Boeing (NYSE: BA) has said that AeroSvit-Ukrainian Airlines is ordering up to 14 Boeing 737-800s.
The carrier has reportedly signed an order for seven 737s valued at USD523m at list prices, and secured purchase rights for another seven. The order was recently included on the Boeing Commercial Airplanes Orders and Deliveries website, attributed to an unidentified customer.
AeroSvit will also equip the aircraft with Blended Winglets.
Aircraft producer Boeing (NYSE: BA) reported on 26 July that at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California its Blended Wing Body (BWB) research aircraft, the X-48B, completed its first test flight.
The X-48B, built by Cranfield Aerospace Ltd in the UK, was developed by Boeing Phantom Works in conjunction with NASA and the US Air Force Research Laboratory. It has been developed to collect data on the stability and flight-control characteristics of the BWB design, especially during takeoffs and landings.
The concept aircraft has three turbojet engines and was made to look like a wing, but with the wing blending smoothly into a wide, flat, tailless fuselage. The craft was designed to create additional lift with less drag which equates to reduced fuel use at cruise conditions and with the potential for less noise, due to the high rear mount of the engines.
The company confirmed that at present there were no plans to utilise the X-48B for passenger flights.
Aircraft manufacturer Boeing announced on Monday (30 July) that it has increased its outlook for new aircraft orders from India.
The company has increased its forecast to more than USD86bn over the next 20 years. The previous estimate had been USD72bn.
According to Reuters, the company stated that, “The Boeing company detailed its current market outlook for India projecting India’s need for 911 new commercial airplanes worth more than USD86bn over next 20 years”.
Boeing (NYSE: BA) has announced that its new Blended Wing Body (BWB) research aircraft, which has been called the X-48B, has flown for the first time at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California, US.
The aircraft took off for the first time at 08:42 PDT on 20 July and climbed to an altitude of 7,500 feet, landing 31 minutes later.
The company said that the X-48B flight test vehicle was developed by Boeing Phantom Works in cooperation with NASA and the US Air Force Research Laboratory to gather information about the stability and flight-control characteristics of the BWB design.
Upon completion of low-speed flight testing, the X-48B will be used to test the BWB’s low-noise characteristics, as well as BWB handling characteristics at transonic speeds.
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Goodrich Corporation (NYSE: GR), a global supplier of systems and services to aerospace, defence and homeland security markets, on Thursday (26 July) signed a new long-term agreement with aircraft supplier, Boeing Company.
As per the agreement, Goodrich will continue as the exclusive supplier of original equipment and aftermarket landing gear for the Boeing 737, 747, 767 and 777 Commercial Airplanes programmes.
