Boeing outlines plans to improve current 777 jet, evaluates new midsize jet

Boeing (NYSE:BA) is improving its existing 777 jetlinerwith better fuel efficiency and more seats in an attempt to boost sales before a new version arrives early next decade, says Randy Tinseth, the company's VP of marketing.The changes - including a 1,200-lb. weight reduction and minor aerodynamic improvements - aim to raise the existing jet’s efficiency by 5% per passenger, include a 2% reduction in the amount of fuel needed per flight overall, and accommodate 14 extra seats for aircraft delivered beginning in Q3 of next year.The changes appear designed to try to avoid cutting production while waiting for the new model, as Airbus (OTCPK:EADSF, OTCPK:EADSY) has been forced to do with its smaller A330 wide-body jet.Tinseth also says Boeing is evaluating a possible new mid-market product in a niche between its narrow-body 737 and wide-body 787, saying customers had expressed interest in a jet bigger than a 757 and with 20% more range.

Solar Impulse -2 Completed First Tour

Solar Impulse-2 aircraft landed after a 12 hour flight to the capital of Oman, Muscat. Aircraft will travel all continents in five months, and the Atlantic Ocean, as well as to pass through the Pacific Ocean. Andre Borschberg aircraft to be used alternately with other Swiss pilot Bertrand Piccard.

Pilots will break in different parts of the world, will make the maintenance of the aircraft and the promotion of the use of clean technologies will give the message.

Borschberg, the BBC said in a statement before the departure, "we have a very special plane. Oceans will allow us to overcome. To do this, we may have to fly five days five nights," he said.

Insomnia exam on the ocean
The attempt of the first leg of the 400 kilometers from Abu Dhabi-Oman. Aircraft can do 70 miles per hour. Solar Impulse project has already broke a number of world records. Solar Impulse -1 in 2013 to the United States was the first solar-powered aircraft length. However Solar Impulse-1 from a larger aircraft for the world tour was held.

The new model is 72 meters in wingspan. Aircraft's wingspan larger than the width of the Boeing 747. However Solar Impulse-2 weighs only 2.3 tons. Is said to be critical to the success of the aircraft's weight.

Likewise wing of 17,000 thousand solar cell and lithium ion batteries to be used for night flights also vital.
Atlantic Ocean and the Great Ocean in the dark on the night flight to be made in creating the most challenging part of the record attempt.

Low-speed propeller-powered aircraft to fly non-stop for several days while it is on the ocean. Pilots have to be vigilant at the helm at the start of almost all of the traveling time. Borschberg could Piccard or sleep on a plane more than 20 minutes.

Therefore record attempt will also be an endurance test. The volume of 3.8 cubic meters cockpit. So as a telephone booth.

Video of the tour:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xc8QfLvDksg

Turkish Airlines Announced to Get 4 Cargo Planes

Announced that Turkish Airlines cargo plane intake of 4 pieces. Explaining that the agreement signed with Airbus THY has announced the four A330-200F type aircraft will join the fleet in the next 2 years.

The F-35, F-4 of the TSK PLACE

The fall of the last 10 days the three F-4 fighter aircraft, moved the agenda of discussions on the modernization of aircraft. Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) also decided to step up efforts to disable these aircraft.

Completely out of the inventory of previously predicted that by 2020 the F-4 fighter aircraft, this time, said accident reports can be pulled forward considering. If the location of the F-4 fighter aircraft, which is considered as the future of fighter aircraft and stealth aircraft that will enter the inventory from the 2018 F-35's armor.

The First 3D Printed Jet Engine

Australian scientists, using the three-dimensional printing technology was able to produce the world's first jet engine.

Three-dimensional printers (3D printer) made the first jet engine technology, Monash University, Emaero Engineering, Federal Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) and Deakin University has emerged as a result of collaboration.

Engine, first held in Geelong Australia's cities Australian International Airshow Avalon Airshow 2015 was exhibited. Fair encounter while browsing jet engine with intense interest, attracted the attention of the corporate giants Boeing and Airbus in the aviation sector.

Jet engine produced in less time using less fuel according to the peers and also lighter than the other.

The world's experts in the field of light metals at the beginning of the jet engine of the team that produced the first three-dimensional printing technology Professor Xinhua Wu, gave information about the invention to the AA correspondent.

Professor Wu, from the aviation sector of the achievements of Australian scientists pointed out that it is very important, "important in two aspects for the industry. The first is to understand the three-dimensional raid the capacity and limits. Secondly succeed if we can reduce the aircraft engine development in a significant manner, especially small For engines, "he said.

Qantas retires plane that made longest commercial flight in history

THE Boeing 747-400 which flew the longest flight in commercial history executed a perfect landing at Illawarra Regional Airport today after what was arguably the world’s shortest hop.

The flight of less than 15 minutes saw QF flight 7474 touched down at the airport south of Sydney, where it will become the world’s first 747-400 to go on public display as a tourist attraction.

Qantas officials described the landing at the shorter Illawarra runway as “bang on target’’ after extensive preparations, including reducing the pressure on the aircraft’s tyres, and research by the flight crew.

Turkish Airlines Aircraft is Rescued

Turkish Airlines aircraft after removal from the area where the air traffic is expected to return to normal in Kathmandu.

Are Boeing and Airbus Building Too Many Jets?

In the past few years, aerospace giants Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Airbus (NASDAQOTH: EADSY) have ramped up production of commercial jets. The popular Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 narrowbody jet families have experienced some of the biggest production increases -- and both companies are planning to boost production again in the next few years.  Delta CEO Richard Anderson has warned of a "bubble" in narrowbody demand and production. Photo: The Motley Fool Boeing and Airbus insist that there is adequate demand to support their increased production rates. Not everybody agrees, however: Delta Air Lines CEO Richard Anderson has warned of a huge demand "bubble" for narrowbodies like the 737 and A320, which will eventually pop. The truth is probably somewhere in the middle, though. Soaring narrowbody production Looking back to 2010, Boeing delivered 376 jets from the 737 family. In that same year, Airbus delivered 401 A320-family aircraft. Production rates have increased steadily since then as Boeing and Airbus have moved to catch up with their swelling order backlogs. In 2010, Boeing announced plans to raise 737 production from 31.5 per month to 35 per month by 2012 and 38 per month by 2013. Last year, Boeing increased 737 production again, this time to 42 airplanes per month. It already has 2 more rate increases in the works, and production is scheduled to rise to 52 per month by 2018. Not to be outdone, Airbus has increased the A320 production rate from 34 per month in 2010 up to 42 aircraft per month today, with intermediate steps at 36, 38, and 40. Last year, Airbus revealed plans to increase the build rate to 46 per month by mid-2016, and the company recently announced that production will reach 50 aircraft per month by early 2017. In a much more surprising development, Airbus CEO Tom Enders stated that the company is evaluating an increase in the A320 production rate all the way to 60 aircraft per month. That would be nearly double the 2010 figure! Plenty of demand (for now) Based on the confirmed plans for 737 production to reach 52 per month and A320 production to rise to 50 per month, Boeing and Airbus will be producing more than 1,200 single-aisle jets annually by the end of 2018. At the moment, there is plenty of demand to support these increased production rates.  Boeing and Airbus have long backlogs for their single-aisle jets. Photo: The Boeing Company As of the end of January, Boeing had 4,269 unfilled 737 orders, enough to support more than 7 years of production, even including the planned rate increases. Meanwhile, Airbus had 5,099 unfilled A320-family orders, equal to nearly 9 years of production, including the planned rate increases (but not the new 60 aircraft per month proposal). Based on these enormous backlogs of firm orders, Boeing and Airbus clearly don't have to worry about running out of orders anytime in the next decade. Trouble on the horizon? Looking further out -- to approximately 2030 -- there is more of a possibility that Boeing and Airbus will be unable to sustain their planned production rate increases. In Boeing's 2014 Current Market Outlook, the company projected global demand for 25,680 single-aisle planes over the next 20 years. This works out to annual sales of 1,284 single-aisle jets (on average) over the next 20 years. Today, Boeing and Airbus are producing about 1,000 single-aisle jets annually, but within a few years they will be producing more than 1,200 per year, close to the long-term demand forecast.  Some single-aisle jet demand will be met by smaller companies like Embraer. Photo: Embraer However, while those two companies dominate the single-aisle jet market, they are not the only competitors. Bombardier's new CSeries jet is scheduled to enter service later this year. Embraer is scheduled to begin delivering its new E-2 series of jets in 2018. New entrant Comac is also readying a single-aisle jet for deliveries later in the decade. Even if these 3 smaller players only capture 15% of the single-aisle market, the remaining demand of about 1,100 planes per year would fall short of the combined production plans of Boeing and Airbus. The demand shortfall would be even greater if Airbus increases its build rate beyond 50 per month. To some extent, Boeing and Airbus face a Catch-22. If they hold production steady, their smaller competitors may be able to win orders just by virtue of being able to deliver aircraft in a timely fashion. But if Boeing and Airbus invest in more production capacity, they could create a "bubble" in production that eventually gives way to a big bust. For now, Boeing and Airbus seem to be striking a good balance between meeting current demand and avoiding the risk of long-term overcapacity. 2030 is a long way off, and the demand forecast could change significantly by then. That said, any further production increases would be worrisome for investors.

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MH 370 Can be Found!

Malaysian Ministry of Transport announced on March 8, 2014 MH370 lost flight number of passenger aircraft can be found in the Indian Ocean.

MH370 flight number after a period of Malaysia Airlines passenger plane disappeared from radar in Vietnamese airspace. The statement made by the Malaysian Ministry of Transport, despite not being able to report a year from the Boeing 777 airliner were expressed can be found in the Indian Ocean. In a statement Liow Tiong Lai relevant Malaysian Transport Minister, stressing that they hide any details about the flight authorities, passengers and 12 crew during the flight 227 passenger aircraft, he said, can still be found in the search operation.

On the other hand, in a statement issued earlier this week, Australia, Indonesia and Malaysia reportedly will I came to the search operation using a new method.

March 8, 2014 the date of the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur from a passenger plane taking off to go to Beijing lost in Vietnamese airspace. Despite launched search operation after the incident could not find any trace of the plane