Holy Space Rays, Batman! Boeing patents “force field”
Boeing has taken a leaf from science fiction and turned it into a patent for a force field that could protect airplanes (and other objects)
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Boeing has taken a leaf from science fiction and turned it into a patent for a force field that could protect airplanes (and other objects)
Airbus is celebrating this week; it delivered its 9000th plane since being formed from British, French, German companies in 1968 to compete with the Big
Two milestones for Boeing’s plant in North Charleston, SC. This week the plant, which has been building the original 787-8, delivered its first stretch 787-9
Air New Zealand may soon have some competition on its routes between the western U.S. and its home base. Both United (San Francisco) and American (Los Angeles) are considering new routes, using…guess what…the Boeing 787.
The Boeing 747, the first true jumbo jet, has been in service since 1969, so many people are surprised that they are not only still in service, but still in production! Lufthansa, one of the 747’s biggest boosters took delivery of the 1500th…
Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier, which along with Brazil’s Embraer, has dominated the market for 100-seat and under regional jets for years, has completed the first successful test flight of its CS300, a plane that can be configured for…
Delta’s West Coast shuttle that links Los Angeles to San Francisco—Silicon Beach to Silicon Valley—is getting an upgrade with larger planes on most of its flights. Eight of the daily 15 flights will now be on Boeing 717s, with more seats,…
It’s sort of Fleet Week in the air this week…Qatar Airways took possession of the first Airbus A350 delivered to anyone and plans to put it in service Jan 15 on a Doha-Frankfurt route, followed by Doha-NY as more planes are delivered. MORE…
The days of all-Boeing domestic fleets seem over as Delta joins American and United in mixing Airbus into its fleet. In Delta’s case, this is reflected in a new nearly $15 billion order for 50 A350 and A330neo widebody planes. The A350 is Airbus’s…
Qatar Airways will be taking delivery in mid-December as the “launch customer” for Airbus’s newest plan, the A350, designed to be a rival for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Like the 787, its fuselage is largely made of carbon-composite fibers and is aimed…
Boeing has taken a leaf from science fiction and turned it into a patent for a force field that could
Airbus is celebrating this week; it delivered its 9000th plane since being formed from British, French, German companies in 1968
Two milestones for Boeing’s plant in North Charleston, SC. This week the plant, which has been building the original 787-8,
Air New Zealand may soon have some competition on its routes between the western U.S. and its home base. Both United (San Francisco) and American (Los Angeles) are considering new routes, using…guess what…the Boeing 787.
The Boeing 747, the first true jumbo jet, has been in service since 1969, so many people are surprised that they are not only still in service, but still in production! Lufthansa, one of the 747’s biggest boosters took delivery of the 1500th…
Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier, which along with Brazil’s Embraer, has dominated the market for 100-seat and under regional jets for years, has completed the first successful test flight of its CS300, a plane that can be configured for…
Delta’s West Coast shuttle that links Los Angeles to San Francisco—Silicon Beach to Silicon Valley—is getting an upgrade with larger planes on most of its flights. Eight of the daily 15 flights will now be on Boeing 717s, with more seats,…
It’s sort of Fleet Week in the air this week…Qatar Airways took possession of the first Airbus A350 delivered to anyone and plans to put it in service Jan 15 on a Doha-Frankfurt route, followed by Doha-NY as more planes are delivered. MORE…
The days of all-Boeing domestic fleets seem over as Delta joins American and United in mixing Airbus into its fleet. In Delta’s case, this is reflected in a new nearly $15 billion order for 50 A350 and A330neo widebody planes. The A350 is Airbus’s…
Qatar Airways will be taking delivery in mid-December as the “launch customer” for Airbus’s newest plan, the A350, designed to be a rival for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Like the 787, its fuselage is largely made of carbon-composite fibers and is aimed…