As far as I’m concerned, the Boeing 747 will always be the queen of the skies. While the Airbus A380 has overtaken it in terms of size and passenger comfort, it can’t compete with the 747’s curves. The 747 has a full lower deck and then a partial upper deck, making it easy ...
Before we start looking at individual aircraft, it is worth noting a few good ways to differentiate Boeing and Airbus aircraft. The first of these is by aircraft by cockpit window design. The side window panels have a quite different design for each manufacturer. This applies to most aircraft ...
Back in the mid-1960s, aerospace giant Boeing was preparing to build theBoeing 747, the first jumbo jet, which was two-and-a-half times bigger than the largest existing airliners. The 747 wouldrevolutionize air transportationby making it possible to fly more people and cargo at a lower cost...
Larger jets can approach $300 million in price [source: Boeing]. Hiring qualified pilots to fly the planes is another major cost. A pilot with 10 years of experience will earn upwards of $100,000 in annual salary. First officers and other crew members make less, but still represent a ...
Airports use standardized lighting schemes to make sure pilots can differentiate runways from highways when they're landing at night or in low visibility. Rotating beacon lights, which flash green and white, indicate a civilian airport. Green lights mark the threshold, or beginning, of a runway,...
Sears was long the king of retail; now Walmart is, and Sears is in bankruptcy. Toyota quickly produces new models when it detects new consumer trends; smaller car companies cannot afford the billions of dollars it takes to do that. Similarly, only Boeing and Airbus can manage to build ...
As long as vehicles do not provide full automation, the design and function of the Human Machine Interface (HMI) is crucial for ensuring that the human
Boeing has several strengths that it can turn into opportunities to maintain or increase market share. These include: Established, reliable supplier network– over the years, Boeing has built a robust network of suppliers that allow it to overcome bottlenecks. ...
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Thales’ CTO said collaborative cybersecurity agreements with Airbus and Boeing ensure “the cabin and cockpit domains are properly protected.” “On the cabin side, we have a number of layered protections within the IFE system to protect from potential attackers who connect to access points on th...