#787-10

Brain power....

This absolutely captivating 2-minute video features Boeing’s two newest commercial aircraft -- the long-haul jumbo 787-10 Dreamliner and the short-haul compact 737 MAX 9 -- practicing their gracefully synchronized aerial ballet demonstration for the Paris Air Show 2017. (Runs from 19 to 25 June 2017).

The raw brain power, human ingenuity, and sheer will that went into the millions of man-hours it took to create these two finely-tuned commercial flying machines boggles the mind.

(Especially when your brain is already a bit addled during recovery from a brain hemorrhage. Ramping my engines up just a notch further nearly every day now. Hoping for a few test flights soon. Sorry, no aerial ballets, though!)

Not only do these two Boeing aircraft perform....they’re beautiful! I suspect many species of bird would envy these flying creations of man.

Trip Report: Etihad 787-10 Business Class

Heading over to Abu Dhabi to experience Etihad’s brand new A350 I was able to also experience the carrier’s 787 for the very first time. While the product is now a few years old, it was useful to see how the product was still standing up against the competition and how the two products – the A350 and the 787 – will work together as part of the new vision for the carrier. As it turned out the new…

British Airways' new 787-10 cabins, which includes the existing 787-9 First product and new Club Suite, raises a question mark

British Airways this week announced that it will take delivery of its first of 12 brand new 787-10 Dreamliner in January 2020, with its first route being Atlanta in February next year. It will be quickly followed by a further five Dreamliners in the same year.

The four-class aircraft will feature the same exclusive eight seat First cabin which is also available on its 787-9 Dreamliner. The…

Air New Zealand orders eight Boeing 787-10s

Air New Zealand has signed an order for eight Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners worth $2.7 billion at list prices. The deal includes options for 12 more 787’s which could see the total order rise to 20 aircraft, as well as substitution rights which would allow the carrier to swap same 787-10s for 787-9s if required.

The deal to replace Air New Zealand’s aging 777-200 fleet was hotly contested with Airbus…

Emirates orders Airbus A330neos and A350s

Middle-eastern carrier Emirates has placed an order for 70 Airbus aircraft, which includes 40 A330-900 and 30 A350-900 aircraft.

The order comes following discussions regarding the airline’s A380 order, which resulted in the airline cancelling 39 of their pending A380’s for this order. The change has also prompted the announcement of the closure of the Airbus A380 production line.

Emirates had…

Boeing orders and deliveries – January 2019

American airframer Boeing opened its 2019 order book with an addition of 43 aircraft.

The manufacturer booked 28 orders for the 737 family which included nine 737 MAXs for unidentified customers and 19 P-8A Poseidon for the US, UK and Norway.

Boeing also booked 18 787 orders with 14 787-9s and four 787-10s for unidentified customers.

Deliveries

Boeing delivered a total of 46 aircraft in…