August 6, 2007
AIRTRAN AIRWAYS 50TH BOEING 737 : GlobalGiants.com
AirTran Airways 50th Boeing 737 Enters Service: AirTran Airways' 50th Boeing 737-700 aircraft lands at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The aircraft is the newest addition to AirTran Airways' fleet, composed of 50 Boeing 737-700 and 87 Boeing 717-200 planes for a total of 137 aircraft. The planes make up the youngest all-Boeing fleet in America. |GlobalGiants.com|
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July 16, 2007
Boeing Celebrates Rollout of 787 Dreamliner : GlobalGiants.com
Boeing unveiled the 787 Dreamliner during a one-hour ceremony at its Everett, Wash., final assembly facility, attended by nearly 15,000 employees, airline customers, supplier partners and government officials. Broadcast live via satellite worldwide and webcast, the event potentially reached 100 million or more viewers. The Boeing 787 is an all-new, technologically advanced and environmentally progressive airplane, scheduled to enter passenger service in May 2008 with Japans All Nippon Airways. |GlobalGiants.com|
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July 5, 2007
Boeing Invites the World to View the 787 Premiere : GlobalGiants.com
Boeing will broadcast the Premiere of its newest technologically advanced passenger jet the 787 Dreamliner to viewers around the world. The 787 Premiere will be carried live and in nine different languages on Sunday, July 8, at 3:30 p.m. PDT or 10:30 p.m. GMT via satellite and webcast. To view the webcast, viewers may log on to www.boeing.com or www.newairplane.com. |GlobalGiants.com|
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July 3, 2007
Airbus A380 at the 2007 Paris Air Show: GlobalGiants.com
Photo: The A380 comes in to land after its daily flight display at Le Bourget Airport, Paris.
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June 11, 2007
First Trent 1000s Shipped by Rolls-Royce for Boeing 787 : GlobalGiants.com
Photo: The first pair of Trent 1000 engines has been shipped by Rolls-Royce for installation on the Boeing 787. The engines were dispatched from the company's Derby, UK facilities on schedule. |GlobalGiants.com|
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Boeing Adds Russias S7 Airlines to 787 Customer Team : GlobalGiants.com
S7 becomes first Russian airline to order and operate Dreamliner.
Photo: Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Russias S7 Group have announced an order for 15 Boeing 787 Dreamliners and purchase rights for 10 additional 787s. S7 Group subsidiary S7 Airlines will operate the advanced-technology Dreamliners. The 787s will replace S7s fleet of aging twin-aisle airplanes and provide capacity for growth. The order is valued at $2.3 billion at catalog prices. |GlobalGiants.com|
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June 4, 2007
ALOHA AIRLINES : GlobalGiants.com
Photo: This Aloha Airlines Boeing 737-700 named Koholalele celebrates efforts to preserve Hawaii's unique marine life and ocean environment. Celebrated artist Wyland hand-painted life-size images on the Aloha Airlines plane, which flies between the West Coast and Hawaii. (Aloha Airlines) |GlobalGiants.com|
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June 2, 2007
Airbus A380 aircraft’s first appearance in Paris (1 June 2007) : GlobalGiants.com
Photo: The A380 touches down on its first arrival at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport (1 June 2007). |GlobalGiants.com|
Photo: Firefighters at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle provide a welcome salute for the A380 (1 June 2007). |GlobalGiants.com|
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May 22, 2007
Dassault Launches the New Falcon 2000LX : GlobalGiants.com
Geneva, Switzerland, May 22, 2007 - Today, at the 7th Annual EBACE Convention, Dassault announced a new addition to the Falcon family of business jets, the Falcon 2000LX. Based on the popular Falcon 2000EX, the 2000LX will feature a range of 4,000 nautical miles at Mach .80 and a best-in-class climb speed to 41,000 feet in just 18 minutes. |GlobalGiants.com|
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May 18, 2007
JetX Takes Delivery of its First New Boeing 737-800 in Seattle : GlobalGiants.com
Photo: JetX took delivery of its first new Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 from Boeing Field in Seattle. JetX is leasing the airplane from International Lease Finance Corp. (ILFC). JetX, an ACMI and full charter operator based in Kopavogur, Iceland, will operate a fleet of 737-800s on behalf of Primera Travel Group, the largest tour operator in Iceland and one of the largest in Scandinavia. Primera Travel provides charter flights from Iceland, several Scandinavian cities and Finland to destinations in Europe, Canada and the Caribbean. |GlobalGiants.com|
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May 11, 2007
Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 : GlobalGiants.com
Photo: The first A380 for launch customer Singapore Airlines was painted in preparation for its October delivery (May 10). |GlobalGiants.com|
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May 9, 2007
Boeing Delivers Jet Airways First 777-300ER : GlobalGiants.com
New Livery Unveiled.
SEATTLE -- The Boeing Company and Jet Airways, India's largest private airline, on Monday celebrated the delivery of the airlines first of 10 777-300ER (Extended Range) airplanes. The airplane was delivered in Jet Airways new paint scheme, that features a new design, colors and typeface. The airplane entered service on May 5, commemorating the airlines 14th anniversary of operations. |GlobalGiants.com|
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May 4, 2007
easyJet receives its 100th A319 from Airbus : GlobalGiants.com
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Photo: easyJet received its 100th A319 on 26 April, 2007, continuing the European low-cost carrier’s rapid build-up of its single-aisle Airbus fleet. |GlobalGiants.com|
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May 1, 2007
KLM Takes Delivery of its 15th Boeing 777 in Seattle : GlobalGiants.com
(Photo Credit: The Boeing Company) |GlobalGiants.com|
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines took delivery of its 15th Boeing 777-200ER (Extended Range) last Friday from Paine Field in Everett, Wash., north of Seattle. KLM is leasing the airplane from International Lease Finance Corp. (ILFC). KLM, part of the Air France KLM Group, operates the 777-200ER on long-haul international routes from its Amsterdam base to cities such as Cape Town, Los Angeles and Tokyo. |GlobalGiants.com|
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April 30, 2007
Israir Airlines becomes the first Airbus customer in Israel : GlobalGiants.com
Photo: Israir Airlines is the first Airbus customer in Israel, signing a firm order for three Airbus A320s. The aircraft will be configured for 174 passengers in all-economy seating. |GlobalGiants.com|
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April 29, 2007
Boeing, Air Canada Announce 23 Additional 787 Dreamliners : GlobalGiants.com
The Boeing Company has confirmed an order by Air Canada for 23 Boeing 787 Dreamliners. This brings to 37 the number of 787s ordered by the airline. Air Canada has ordered more Dreamliners than any other carrier in the Western Hemisphere. |GlobalGiants.com|
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April 23, 2007
Boeing, CIT Aerospace Sign Order for Five Additional 737-700s : GlobalGiants.com
Photo: Boeing [NYSE:BA] and CIT Aerospace, a business unit of CIT Group Inc., a leading global provider of commercial and consumer finance solutions, today announced an order for five Boeing Next-Generation 737-700s, valued at approximately $295 million at list prices.
To date, CIT has taken delivery of 31 Next-Generation 737s and has a backlog of five 787 Dreamliners and 10 Next-Generation 737s on order with Boeing. |GlobalGiants.com|
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April 15, 2007
Airbus starts painting first A380 for Singapore Airlines : GlobalGiants.com
Photo: The first A380 for delivery to programme launch customer Singapore Airlines enters the paint hanger at Airbus’ Hamburg, Germany (April 11) (Airbus S.A.S. 2007 - photographer C. Brinkmann ©) |GlobalGiants.com|
Following timely completion of the cabin installation of the first A380 for Singapore Airlines, Airbus has started the paintwork on this aircraft. The A380 will stay about three weeks in the company's paint-shop in Hamburg/Germany. In addition to the actual painting, most of the other work in the paint-shop is cleaning, grinding, masking and unmasking the 3,100 square metres of surface of the A380.
About 3,600 liters of chromate-free paint is used for three layers of paint (primer, customer-paint, top-coat) for an A380. Only 600 to 1,000 kg of paint stays on the aircraft. Each layer is only measuring about 0.120 mm and is able to withstand differences in temperatures of about 100 degrees Celsius.
Airbus is applying the most modern and environmental friendly techniques for the A380 painting process. Electrostatic pistols are used to minimize paint mist. Used air is cleaned and washed through a multi-stage cleaning process to ensure that paint particles are disposed separately. |GlobalGiants.com|
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April 11, 2007
RAYTHEON COMPANY JLENS : GlobalGiants.com
Photo: Raytheon's JLENS recently completed a successful system functional review. JLENS consists of a long-range surveillance radar and a high-performance fire control radar, each integrated onto a large aerostat connected by a tether to a ground-based processing station. The system provides over-the-horizon detection and tracking of incoming cruise missiles. |GlobalGiants.com|
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April 8, 2007
The A380 makes a big impression during its U.S. debut : GlobalGiants.com
Photo: A380 Route Proving - The A380 is serviced at John K. Kennedy International Airport after its 19 March arrival on the aircraft’s debut appearance in the United States.
The A380 has completed a highly successful series of route proving flights, underscoring the aircraft's ability to operate at gateways around the world - while also generating excitement that comes with the introduction of a new way to fly.
These latest evaluations involved the participation of A380 customer Lufthansa and were focused primarily on the United States, with the aircraft making visits to New York, Chicago and Washington, D.C. The A380 was given an enthusiastic welcome at each of the American stopovers, and it provided impressive demonstrations of the aircraft's low noise levels, excellent manoeuvrability and interoperability with various airport runways, taxiways and terminal facilities.
Photo: A380 Route Proving - New York's JFK airport was the first destination of the A380 Route Proving exercise.
The 12-day commercial route proving missions began with a typical trans-Atlantic crossing for Lufthansa - departing its Frankfurt hub airport on 19 March for New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. The A380 carried more than 400 passengers, touching down to cheers and applause at one of America's busiest airports.
Photo: A380 Route Proving - The A380 visited Hong Kong on Saturday 24 March 2007 during its second route proving trip.
View Movie: The Airbus A380 takes off from Toulouse on first passenger flight.
In the following days, the A380 performed a New York-Chicago roundtrip, an eastbound Atlantic return crossing to Frankfurt, and a long-range flight to Hong Kong. Arriving back at Frankfurt on 25 March, ground crews made a realistic airline turnaround of the aircraft in 95 minutes, readying the A380 for its departure to Washington, D.C. This important demonstration highlighted the A380's ability to be processed rapidly at the world's gateway airports, including deplaning and boarding, fuelling, cabin preparation and aircraft servicing. |GlobalGiants.com|
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