Aviation News, Boeing, Airbus

Boeing will receive the first INCANS system development and demonstration (SDD) unit in June 2006. The INCANS SDD units will be used for environmental qualification and aircraft EA-1/EA-2 ground and flight testing. Aircraft EA-1 is scheduled to fly in September 2006 and the EA-18G is scheduled to begin replacing the EA-6B in 2009.

Supplier tells Airbus to pay up over A380 delay - Guardian Unlimited
PARIS, Oct 2 (Reuters) - French aerospace supplier Latecoere said on Thursday it wanted Airbus to hand over money it is owed on the A380 superjumbo earlier than scheduled to compensate for delays in delivering the plane to airlines. Toulouse-based …

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:21:00 GMT
New orders lift Boeing’s 2008 total to 623 (Everett Herald)
EVERETT — The Boeing Co. added orders for 13 aircraft this week, including a request for a 747 jumbo business jet. The aerospace company’s new requests also included an order from the U.S. Navy for two 737-based P-8A Poseidon submarine-seeking aircraft.

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 10:47:40 GMT
What is Infrastructure?
Vofafone is apparently but not Visa, Google or Airbus. Funny definition if you ask me!…

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:50:11 EDT

Airbus flight crew
The brand spanking new Airbus 340-600 sat in its hangar in Toulouse, France, without a single hour of airtime. Enter the Arab flight crew of Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies (ADAT) to conduct pre-delivery tests on the ground, …

Boeing airplane deliveries plummet during strike (AP via Yahoo! News)
One month after the start of a Machinists union strike, the Boeing Co. reported a nosedive in deliveries of commercial aircraft but still got 10 planes to customers after the walkout.

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 23:25:23 GMT
Türbülans?n Etkisine kar?? oto pilot
Aniden geldi?i ve uçaklar? çok ?iddetli sarst??? için yolcular?n oldu?u kadar pilotlar?n da korkulu rüyas? olan ?Türbülans??n daha az hissedilmesi için uçak yap?m ?irketleri yeni sistemler denemeye ba?lad?. ABD?li imalatç? Boeing, yeni yolcu uça?? 787 Dreamliner?de özel bir ?oto-pilot? sistemini denemeye ba?lad?. ?lk testleri gerçekle?en hassas ?oto-pilot? ile, türbülans s?ras?nda uça??n yukar?-a?a??, sa?a sola yapt??? ani hareketlere kar??l?k çok h?zl? kumandalar vererek kontrol alt?nda tutul

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 23:20:04 -0700
Boeing 737-900, 2004 Boeing Livery 1-400 Dragon Wings - $22.95
1-400 Scale. This series includes high quality diecast models of modern and historical aircraft. Each item is recreated with lifelike details and is true to scale. Titles include many of todays most popular commercial airlines and both…

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Boeing hires temps for facilities, janitorial jobs (Everett Herald)
EVERETT — A Boeing contractor’s Craigslist advertisement recently stirred up questions about how long the company expects its Machinists to strike. On Sept. 26, a contractor posted an advertisement for a temporary job, lasting one to two months.

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 10:46:49 GMT