How Many Hobbits can you fit in a Boeing 777-300ER?
An Air New Zealand Boeing 777-300ER lands at LAX. Photo by Jim Mumaw, a regular contributor to avgeekery.com
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Is a refreshed A-330 in the Works?
Airbus has been lukewarm about reengining the A330 along the lines of the A320neo, even though many industry pundits believe such a step has merit. Now some high-level sources are saying the decision to proceed could be imminent.
With a total of 1,313 firm orders until the end of 2013, the A330 is by far the most successful widebody Airbus has built. That figure compares to 816 for the A300/A310 family, 812 for the A350, 377 for the A340 and 304 units for the A380. And even after Boeing launched the competing 787, the A330 continues to have remarkable market success: Airbus sold 534 A330s during the past five years; most were the larger A330-300.
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Re-learning To Fly The Same Plane Every Year
Sean D. Tucker comes in low from the left to cut three ribbons sequentially strung low across his flight path at air show center. His signature red Oracle Challenger III…
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Civilian C-130J’s on the way?
While the C-130 has been a staple of Western military transports for decades, its civilian counterpart, the L-100, has been a niche airplane at best. Now Lockheed Martin is looking to sell C-130Js to companies and foreign governments. They are specifically targeting the energy and mineral industries.
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Did you know? The A-319 and 737 have really similar engines?
With a large 737-800 fleet powered by the CFM56-7B, it was a no-brainer that American would select the CFM56-5B for their new A319s. Both engine types share a common core,…
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