The company has submitted its final bid to NASA for development of the agency’s Quiet Supersonic Transport or QueSST low-boom flight demonstrator; it is one of two competitors to do so.

The true first flight milestone will occur sometime in late October or early November, when the aircraft hovers about 20-30 ft. off the ground for about 1-2 hr. of powered hover testing.

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The Airbus A321 has long been viewed as an ideal passenger aircraft to convert to a freighter, hitting an appealing sweet spot in size and operating costs.

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) will follow the growing trend for carriers to equip flight attendants with electronic devices by issuing all its cabin crew with tablets.

Airbus expects to have 2,000 aircraft operating in China before the end of 2020 as demand continues to rise. In addition, Airbus projects Chinese airlines will need 60-100 A380s over the next five to seven years.

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Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft deliveries for 2017, sorted by most-recent delivery date.