Tunisair Orders Airbus Aircraft

Tunisair today ordered 3 Airbus A350XWB-800s, 3 Airbus A330-200s, and 10 A320s.

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“We are very proud of this agreement with Tunisair, which shows the value and strength of the Airbus Family concept, bringing commonality in the fleet and allowing for important cost savings and fleet efficiency,” said Fabrice Brégier, Chief Operating Officer of Airbus. The combined acquisition of A320s, A330s and A350s will contribute to the strategic growth plans of Tunisair and we are very happy to be supporting the airline in this development and further strengthen the close ties that we have developed over the years,” he added.

The 787 Finally Moves!

On Friday, Boeing announced it has moved the static test 787 to the test rig. This is a great milestone for the Boeing Company, but I hope that they can stay on schedule with the new 787. Anyways, the first power on is scheduled for June. Good Luck to Boeing. Here is an excerpt from the press release:

Some assembly remains to be completed on the static airframe. That work will be completed concurrently with test set-up. Test set up is expected to begin immediately, with tests commencing this summer.

“During static tests we apply loads to the airplane structure that simulate both normal operation as well as extreme flight conditions,” said Randy Harley, vice president of Engineering & Technology for the 787 program. “We monitor the airplane to confirm analytical predictions and make sure the structure holds up to these conditions.”

Movement of the static airframe clears the way to begin assembly of the third 787 to enter the flight test program. Most pieces of the third airplane arrived in Everett earlier this month. All assemblies for Airplane #3 are now in Everett, and the airplane will be loaded into the first position of Final Assembly early next week.

Source: Boeing

Source: Flightblogger