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After an inspection in October found an issue with its GE9X engine, Boeing has resumed flight testing of its new plane. The engine manufacturer asked Boeing to remove the engine and send it for testing. GE said it was working with Boeing to support the test.
After a borescope inspection of a flight-test engine, we decided to remove the engine and send it to our test facility in Ohio for engineering test runs. The operator shut the engine down after observing a temperature alert.
The 777X has been delayed several times. The first test flight in over a month took place last Saturday. While waiting for GE to investigate the causes, Boeing mitigated the occurrence.
“We have resumed airplane testing following our comprehensive safety process and appropriate mitigations while our supplier and technical teams continue their work. We’re supporting GE Aerospace as they continue to assess a recent GE9X engine issue.”
Boeing told FlightGlobal
All six of Malaysia Airlines' A380s have been put in storage in France. Five of the A380s were sent to Tarbes-Lourdes Airport in the south of France earlier in the year, while the last one joined them last week.
The entire fleet of A380s was stopped in the spring of 2020 due to the Pandemic. The A380s were taken out of service as part of the restructuring of Malaysia Airlines.
Last year, Malaysia Airlines tried to sell its planes, but no one wanted to buy them. The company ordered new aircraft in August as a result of its restructuring. Malaysia Airlines welcomed its first superjumbo, the A380, in May 2012).
After being rolled out of Boeing's assembly line in Everett, the last Boeing 747 has completed its first test flight.
The 1,574th and final Boeing plane to roll off the manufacturer's production line was the 747-8 freighter. There are no jumbo jets in the factory for the first time in decades. The test pilots were talking during the first test flight.
Flight seven zero four, last seven four seven for airworthy.
The end of an era would be marked by the completion of the test programme, painting and delivery of the final jumbo jet. According to a report, the assembly line will be used to build the Dreamliners.
The last 747 built made its first flight today. For the first time in history, there was not one jumbo jet to be found inside or outside the Everett factory. pic.twitter.com/ha0C61htir
— The Great Planes (@thegreatplanes) December 18, 2022
The plane's collision with a building in Toulouse last week did not deter the company from taking delivery of its first A330neo. The first A330neo out of an order of 16 A330neo aircraft is the one that it currently has on lease.
The aircraft was involved in a minor incident in Toulouse last week when its winglet collided with a building.
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There are 30 seats in Business, 64 seats in Premium Economy, and 216 seats in Economy in the A330neos.
After suspending the route for more than a year due to the closing of the Russian airspace, Finnair will resume the service from March 23,23. Three flights per week will be offered from 26 March.
Finnair will increase frequencies to Tokyo Narita from twice a week to four times per week as it rebuilds its network in Japan.
The travel demand between Europe and key Asian destinations is increasing. Finnair will have daily connections to Delhi and Hong Kong in the summer of 2023.
India has re-introduced COVID-19 testing for some of the incoming international passengers after seeing a surge of COVID-19 cases in China. All passengers arriving from China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong and Thailand are required to provide a negative test report.
If passengers from these five countries show symptoms of COVID-19, they will be put under a quachicle.
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