American Airlines took delivery Thursday of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner at Boeing’s Everett, Wash., factory. On Friday, American brings it home to North Texas. The airplane, N800AN, is scheduled to leave Paine Field at 10 a.m. and arrive at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport at 4:21 p.m.. It’ll be parked at an American hangar there.…
To achieve a 4000-nm range, Airbus has envisioned a configuration carrying 206 passengers (16J and 190Y). They have also stated that, due to the extra fuel tank and limitations of the design, it is unlikely for this aircraft to be able to carry much cargo. This may, immediately, appear as a source of consternation if…
With the Airport Commission decision on where London will get its new runway only a few months away, the war of words between Heathrow and Gatwick appears to be escalating as each tries to make the most convincing case for why it should get the new runway. So this week anna.aero has decided to present…
Lie-flat beds may no longer be the exclusive domain of business class if AirAsia X has its way. The low-cost carrier is looking at how three economy seats can be converted into a ‘bed-like experience’ and sold to a single traveller. Link
Want to sit for 15 hours? Boeing’s new 787-9 claims better passenger comfort over extremely long-haul routes. Here’s what it’s like on one of the longest you can take. Link
Flight regulators and a drone pilot have settled litigation that was at the center of an ongoing battle over whether the Federal Aviation Administration may bar the commercial use of drones in the US. Raphael Pirker was fined $10,000 in 2011 in the government’s first legal action against an on-the-ground pilot. Link
Ryanair is masterminding a shake-up of London’s Stansted airport by inviting long-haul carriers to work with it on international and even short-haul connections. Link
If you’re flying on a Boeing 777 Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong to Los Angeles on any given day, there’s a one in 4,068,434 chance that your plane will crash. At least that’s what a new app called “Am I Going Down?” says. Link
Boeing has begun discussions with Russian airlines about postponing deliveries planned for 2016, Bloomberg reported, quoting Boeing VP-global sales John Wojick. He said scheduled deliveries for 2015 will be fulfilled as it’s too late for the US manufacturer to adjust the schedules. Link
