Boeing, the world’s largest manufacturer of commercial jet liners and military aerospace products has completed the static test necessary to validate the side-of-body modification made to the 787 dreamliner.
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is a mid-sized, wide-body, twin-engine jet airliner currently under development by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Its maximum seating capacity is between 290 and 330 [...]

 Commercial aircraft are a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, but manufacturers and operators are taking steps to tackle the problem. Operators such as Virgin Atlantic have conducted demonstration flights using biofuel, and now KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has completed its first ever passenger flight powered by sustainable kerosene. Using a 50 percent biokerosene/50 percent [...]

 Amman – Arab Wings Company announced today the addition of a new LEAR JET 60 to its existing fleet of managed private jets. The addition comes as part of the company’s commitment to refine and redefine upscale private travel for discerning executives and VIPs in the region.

Ahmad Abu Ghazaleh, Executive President of Arab Wings said: [...]

 
Air Canada said it has begun trials of onboard Wi-Fi on select flights to Los Angeles from Toronto and Montreal using Aircell’s Gogo Inflight Internet service.
Initially the system will be available only while flights are over the continental US. AC said it plans eventually to extend it to other routes in North America, pointing out [...]

Jet engine noise reduction system.
Aircraft noise has always been a problem, and even though some piston-engine planes produced noise that many found annoying, it was the arrival of jet engines that increased the level of noise on many aircraft. The operation of the Boeing 707, first delivered in 1958, immediately presented problems to the airports [...]