All parts are transported from Europe to China via Hamburg according to Flightglobal.com.

Chinese are coming to aviation markets too like they have done it in many industrial scenes like paper production and clothing. I guess Airbus have noticed that the labor works there many times cheaper than in western countries.

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Chinese are building Airbuses

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India on airplane majors’ radar

The previous record for an unmanned flight was 30 hours and 24 minutes. A Northrop Grumman Global Hawk set that record in 2001.

Launched by hand, Zephyr is an ultra-lightweight carbon-fibre aircraft. By day it flies on solar power generated by amorphous silicon solar arrays no thicker than sheets of paper that cover the aircraft’s wings. By night it is powered by rechargeable lithium-sulphur batteries, supplied by SION Power Inc, which are recharged during the day using solar power.
The flight trial at Yuma took place between 28 and 31 July in the harsh conditions of the Sonoran Desert in mid summer with temperatures up to 45°C (113°F). Zephyr was flown on autopilot and via satellite communications to a maximum altitude of more than 60,000ft. The trial included a military utility assessment of a US Government communications payload.

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Unmanned Flight Record for QinetQ’s Zephyr

Deal includes two 737-900 next generation aircraft and two 767-300ER aircrafts. Azerbaijan Airlines has a total of eight Boeing airplanes on order: four 737-900ERs, two 787-8s and two 767-300ERs.

This news shows us clearly that former Soviet countries are renewing their fleet with hard hand. According to some sources from Russian plane industry, old Tupolev’s are in the “black list” in most airlines because of fuel prices. Today’s modern aircrafts like Boeing and Airbus are doing, are more fuel efficiency than Russian planes.

This is of course good news to Boeing and also to other manufacturers if you think of it as a business opportunity. Former socialist countries are coming closer and closer to western world and they have a lot of will to change their airlines too.

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More Boeings to Azerbaijan Airlines

The brakes, supplied by Messier-Bugatti, also entered service last week when Boeing delivered a Next-Generation 737-700 to Delta Air Lines — the first of 10 737-700s the airline will receive over the next several years.

Carbon brakes weigh 700 pounds (320 kg) less than high-capacity steel brakes for Next-Generation 737-700, -800 and -900ER (Extended Range) airplanes; and 550 pounds (250 kg) less than standard-capacity steel brakes for Next-Generation 737-600s and -700s. Reduced weight contributes to reductions in associated fuel burn and CO2 emissions depending on airline operations.

Delta Air Lines is coupling lighter-weight carbon brakes with drag- and emissions-reducing Blended Winglets (wing tip extensions) to improve operating and fuel efficiency simultaneously on its Next-Generation 737s. Delta’s stated goal is to have greater flexibility to serve more markets with existing aircraft, further enhancing the largest international expansion in Delta’s history.

Carbon brakes are the most recent enhancement that Boeing is offering on its Next-Generation 737. Since its entry into service, Boeing has introduced product enhancements that improve performance, navigation precision and passenger comfort on the Next-Generation 737.

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Boeing Next-Generation 737 Carbon Brakes Earn FAA Certification