Planenews Aviation News

(Reuters) – Boeing Co (BA.N) is on track to hit its production rate target for the 787 Dreamliner next year and is studying the possibility of raising that target, the head of the planemaker’s commercial airplanes unit said on Tuesday.

Most people think of flying as faster but more expensive than driving. But an unusual aircraft project that competed in NASA’s 2011 Green Flight Challenge is promising something new — a personal airplane with better fuel economy than many family cars.

am always game for an airline in the US operating with a few classic Boeing 737-200s. It is rare to find one still operating in the US and soon, it will surely be impossible.

The family of an 18-month-old girl who was pulled off a flight because airline employees thought her name was on the U.S. no-fly list are outraged because they have yet to receive a personal apology from the airline.