Flybe Q400s to be converted into firefighters for Conair. The first of 11 Dash 8 Q400 aircrafts have arrived in Abbotsford and Conair Group Inc. will soon begin the conversion into airtankers engineered specifically for aerial firefighting. The craft will eventually transform into the Q400AT, which is considered to be the most advanced airtanker in the world today. (www.flightglobal.com) 更多...
Boeing’s four-engine 707 was the US manufacturer’s first-ever jetliner, entering service with Pan Am in October 1958. In the more than 62 years that have followed this introduction, Boeing has become a key player in commercial aviation. Today, it represents one half of the industry-dominating Airbus-Boeing manufacturing duopoly. (simpleflying.com) 更多...
