South Carolina, they build the aircraft sections in different buildings, moving each section to the final assembly building to put all major assemblies together. For Airbus, “Sections of the aircraft have been manufactured in the UK, Germany, Spain and France before being transported to Toulouse for assembly”. ("First supersize Airbus assembled," 2004) The final assembly building is also where the aircraft gets the first glimpse of resembling an actual plane. In addition to being built, the…
with chelsey “sully” sullenberger. He was a 57 year old pilot, he flew for the military retiring in 1980 becoming a us airways pilot. Now, I was ready to fly with him. I got to the gate and saw all of the passengers lines up boarding the US airways Airbus a320 jetliner. I got to the jet bridge and walked up, I was now ready to go to…
Boeing is the largest company and producer of airplanes. Years back, they introduced a design for the all new Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The super airliner was designed to be on the same central network for all things, including passenger connectivity. The Federal Aviation Administration had never seen anything like the Dreamliner and didn’t know how to address the problem of figuring out the safety concerns and the legality of the new plane. There are benefits and risks of using a common network…
On January 15, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549, an Airbus A320, took off from La Guardia with 150 passengers and 5 crew members, bound for Charlotte, NC. Three minutes into flight it struck a flock of Canada geese and lost power in both engines. Air controllers tried to divert the US Airways plane back to La Guardia or a nearby airport in New Jersey. Captain Chesley "Sully'' Sullenberger decided he did could not safely land the plane in either of the airports, and glided the plane into the Hudson.…
One of the most famous aviation companies in the world, Boeing has a long and storied history which few other businesses can equal. The first origins of Boeing came in 1910, when William E. Boeing bought the first airplane factory for his eventual company, The Boeing Company. In 1917, the company helped develop aircraft for World War I. From the 1920s to the 1930s, the company successfully sold numerous aircraft designs to the U.S. Military, which is still does to this day. Prior to and during…
access is offered overall including a chauffeured auto to the flying machine. La Première is not accessible on the Airbus A330-200, Airbus A340-300, Boeing 747-400, and select Boeing 777-200ER and 777-300ER aircrafts where Business is the most noteworthy class. Four-class 777-200ER and 777-300ER arrangements are furnished with four and eight La Première seats separately, while the Airbus A380 highlight 9 La Première seats. Air France will reveal the modified La Premiere in June 2014 on…