and then again in 1992 for theBoeing 777program. Recently, additional buildings have been added to the factory site to handle robotic assembly of the 777's fuselage and fabrication of the composite wing of the777X, according to Reese.
For tactical adjustments once the flight is underway, pilots can use the onboard radar, which provides colour gradients indicatingbad weather.With a clearest radar range of 80 miles on aBoeing 777advancing at nine miles a minute, “you’ve almost got to start manoeuvring at once”...
United Boeing 737 MAX 9 What can make identifying the 737 challenging is that there are so many different variants. Let’s differentiate between the 737 NG (the older version of the jet), and the 737 MAX (the newer and more controversial version of the jet). There are three most obvious...
Of course, most narrowbodies today are from the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 family. The A320 family has now sold the most aircraft of any type, although the 737 is still ahead for deliveries. To distinguish the two, you can rely on the Airbus vs. Boeing window differences and the more p...
Photo: Boeing This is the fact that Boeing did not initially design the787to compete with the777. Naturally, it would make little sense for a manufacturer to compete with itself. However, we can still compare the two from an airline's perspective to see which comes out on top in areas ...
Delta Air Lines pays a junior First Officer $92 per hour. Flying a B777 forUnited Airlines, a senior Captain earns $352, and the junior First Officer $91. All factors matter, such as whether you fly a Boeing 747 or a Bombardier CRJ200. Experience also counts, such as whether you’ve...
There are several reasons why it can be useful to know what type of airplane you’ll be flying on when you make your flight reservation. You might simply be wondering what the seat configuration will be, or maybe you want to know whether you were scheduled to fly on a Boeing 737 Max ...
[2] Smaller drone technology could be the key to unlocking the potential of larger pilotless vehicles, and even developing science fiction’s long-awaited flying cars. This reality could be even closer than we imagine, as some Boeing and Airbus jets already take off, land and brake to a ...
Beyond flying, there are a few other canny ways to use your KrisFlyer miles – and these can be very appealing if you don’t have time to fly (or don’twantto fly) or don’t have enough KrisFlyer miles to make a trip. These methods won’t deliver the best value for your KrisF...
Imagine a fully loaded Boeing 777 touching its wheels to the ground. That's 660,000 pounds (299,370 kilograms) coming down hard on the runway surface! Runways have to be specially constructed to take that strain without cracking or, worse, buckling. When the Denver International Airport was...