On October 1st, a brand new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner took off from Everett Paine Field in Washington (United States) for Addis Ababa (Ethiopia). The aircraft was being delivered from Boeing’s final assembly facilities to its customer, Ethiopian Airlines. However, this wasn’t a typical delivery flight. Instead, it was a humanitarian delivery flight which saw the […]
Ethiopian Airlines has announced that it has won African Airlines Association (AFRAA) airline of the year award for the sixth consecutive year in a row. The award was bestowed on the airline during its 49th Annual General Assembly of the association held in Kigali, Rwanda. The AFRAA annual awards recognise excellence in service delivery, innovation […]
By Andrew Moseman On Friday at Boeing’s factory in South Carolina, the aviation giant rolled out the 787-10. It’s the newest and longest version of the Dreamliner, which has been flying since 2011. Like its earlier counterparts, the 787-8 and 787-10, the newest Dreamliner features a futuristic shape and a composite construction, both of which make […]
If you’ve ever been on a plane, you know that the windows are tiny and weirdly shaped. But Boeing’s newest plane, the 787 Dreamliner, has windows that are actually pretty big. How did Boeing do that, and why are airplane windows so small in the first place? Real Engineering has the answers in the above video. […]
Just over a week ago, we noted that an Iranian government official said that Iran Air’s order for 80 new commercial jets from The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) would not cost the $16.6 billion list price, but only about half that amount. Iran Air’s CEO also said that the airline’s order for 100 planes from […]
