Posts Tagged ‘The Boeing Company’
Electric airplanes: a new ‘golden era’ of air travel?
Electric airplanes could be flying in the 2020s Technological advancements never seem to stop when it comes to aviation, and this week brought the news of the next potential development – electric airplanes. Predicted to cut costs for airlines and passengers, as well as journey times and (of course) environmental damage, electric airplanes could be…
Read MoreLuxury cabins of the future: the Skyview Panoramic
The Skyview Panoramic: the world’s largest airplane window When Boeing announced the coming of the Skyview Panoramic – the world’s largest airplane window – just how big do you think it is? With a standard passenger jet window measuring approximately 9in x 15in, you might expect the Skyview Panoramic to be – what? 1ft x…
Read MoreUnited will retire Boeing 747, the ‘Queen of the Skies’, in 2017
Is this the final year for the Boeing 747? In a memo to workers this week, United president Scott Kirby announced the firm will retire its Boeing 747 jumbo jets by the end of 2017. Although the airline had already announced it would cease the use of the ‘Queen of the Skies’, many were expecting…
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