A plane flies low in the middle of the night with a stroboscopic light. You can't see what it looks like. How can you tell if it's a Boeing or an Airbus? The method is simple. Observe the stroboscopic (strobe l
Sizewise, it is easy to confuse the 767 with the A330. Apart from the standard Boeing and Airbus differences, there are also key differences underneath the aircraft. The A330 has a bulged center section of the fuselage between the wings. The main landing gear wheels also slope to the rea...
As COMAC ramps up production of the jet, it has a good chance of drawing Chinese airlines away from Airbus and Boeing - even Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury has conceded the C919 will turn the narrowbody market into a "triopoly" by the end of the decade. However, its prospects of success ov...
and the 737max to battle it out over the next few decades. A size up in aircraft category is also very complicated, as each manufacturer in Airbus and Boeing are both trying to lock in certain sizes in what is known as the "Big Twins" of the market. The Boeing 777 Series in ...
Known as the A329 and A330M10 during development, the A330-200 would offer nine per cent lower operating costs than the Boeing 767-300ER.[47] The plane was aimed at the 11,900 km (6,430 nmi; 7,390 mi) sector, where Airbus predicted demand for 800 aircraft between 1995 and 2015....
When Boeing launched the 777X at last year’s Dubai air show, backed by commitments for over 300 aircraft from four customers, Toulouse’s worst nightmare became a reality. Having suffered at the hands of Boeing in the “big-twin” sector for much of the
Because the Beluga ST’s cargo hold is 50% higher and 10% wider than regular cargo aircraft — like the Boeing 747-8F — it is generally used to transport voluminous items such as satellites, helicopters, aircraft engines, flight simulators, sailing boats and army vehicles. Flying on the Be...
Announcement made by Emirates concerning plane orders; Comparison of the number of planes ordered from Airbus and Boeing Co.; Reason behind a complication in selling the A350 jets.EBSCO_bspBusinessweek Online
Without any cargo version – which usually prolongs the lifespan of an aircraft, as in the case of the Boeing 747 – it’s likely that the A340 will disappear from the skies entirely within a decade or two. For now, however, the type still has some life left in it, and is even fly...
give an examplewith Boeing's 747. In 2000, the first airlines ordered the new plane and inC. describe a processD. provide more detailsJanuary, 2005, the first Airbus A380 was finished. The new Airbus made26. Passengers of the A380 may have trouble inits first flight with Singapore ...