NEWS China president Xi visits Boeing to confirm 300 plane purchase

Boeing has welcomed China president Xi Jinping to its wide-body commercial airplane factory and announced several agreements that will broaden and deepen mutually beneficial cooperation between Boeing and China. The agreements include orders and commitments for 300 Boeing narrow-body and wide-body aircraft and expanded collaboration between Boeing and China’s commercial aviation industry. Details

NEWS TAM Airlines reveals first A350 XWB

The first A350 XWB for TAM Airlines rolled out of the Airbus paint shop in Toulouse, revealing the aircraft in its signature red, white and blue livery. The aircraft will continue through the next stages of production, including the installation of engines, completion of cabin furnishing and cockpit fitting, before starting ground and flight tests.…

NEWS Veteran accuses American Airlines of stopping him & service dog from boarding flight

A Marine Corps veteran says he and his dog were stopped from boarding an American Airlines flight after gate agents accused the man of pretending the animal was a service dog. Jason Haag, of Fredericksburg, Virginia, was wounded in action and later received service dog Axel to help him manage post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury, he told ABC…