September 27, 2016
A compressor stall caused an Air France Boeing 777-228 to declare an in-flight emergency this past week, shortly after take-off from Paris en route to French Guiana. The airplane is equipped with two GE90-90B2 engines.
http://www.eturbonews.com/74915/compressor-stall-causes-emergency-air-france-af852-boeing-777-22
Crystal AirCruises has unveiled the configuration for their new Boeing 777-200LR airlines, which will feature an all-luxury configuration with a mere 84 seats aboard an airplane designed to seat nearly 300.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/douggollan/2016/09/20/sneak-peek-check-out-crystals-all-luxury-boeing-777/#7b9bbfce3ebc
http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/articles/63169/crystal-reveals-features-of-luxury-private-jet-boeing-777
Air France plans to introduce its first Boeing 787 into service in January.
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/air-france-to-introduce-its-first-787-in-january-429512/
Air Canada intends to launch direct Montreal-to-Shanghai flights aboard the Boeing 787 in 2017.
http://atwonline.com/airlines/air-canada-launch-montreal-shanghai-787-flights-2017
Airbus has unveiled its second A350-1000 prototype, fresh from the paint shop. Airbus has 195 copies of the stretched model currently on order.
http://atwonline.com/eco-aviation/airbus-unveils-new-livery-second-a350-1000-test-aircraft
Hawaiian Airlines is reportedly examining a buy of Airbus A380 super-jumbo aircraft, as it looks for options to provide direct flights between Hawaii and Europe. If a sale were to go through, Hawaiian Airlines would be the first U.S. carrier to buy the Airbus super-jumbo jet.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-21/hawaiian-air-targets-london-considers-role-for-a380-superjumbo
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