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United Airlines Announces First 787 International Routes
United Airlines today announced the first international routes for the airline’s newest addition to its fleet, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. In addition to the previously-announced service from its Denver hub to Tokyo Narita, starting March 31, 2013, the airline will operate nonstop 787 service five days a week between its Houston hub and Lagos, Nigeria, […]
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Boeing seen posting profit with all eyes on commercial programs
Analysts expect Boeing Co to report a narrowed quarterly profit on Wednesday, but Wall Street will be looking for executive comments on its high-profile commercial airplane programs. The world’s largest aerospace and defense company is expected to post a second-quarter profit of 97 cents a share, according to analysts polled by Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. A […]
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Boeing and BAE team up to Build Machine Gun Lasers for the Navy
The U.S. Navy has contracted with BAE Systems and, as a subcontractor, Boeing, to develop an integrated weapons system that combines both lasers and machine guns. A solid state laser will be combined with the Mk 38 Mod 2 Machine Gun to provide several levels of integration. Ideally, the system can be used as a […]
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Plastic takes to skies
Air India has ordered 27 of them, Jet Airways another 10. Most of these aircraft should have begun commercial operations by now, but not one has yet been delivered. Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliner has been inordinately delayed. The ambitious plan that called for 787 parts to be flown in from various places across the world […]
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Boeing CEO Statement about the death of Gen. John Shalikashvili
Boeing Chairman, President, and CEO Jim McNerney issued the following statement about the death, on July 23, of retired U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman and former Boeing board member Gen. John Shalikashvili. “We at Boeing were saddened to learn of Gen. Shalikashvili’s death. We were able to see his exceptional leadership first hand during […]
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Boeing orders worth $2.8bn cancelled by DAE
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) cancelled US$2.8 billion (Dh10.29bn) worth of aircraft orders at Boeing as the company continued dramatically scaling down its leasing business. According to estimates from the aircraft valuation company Avitas, the true value of the planes would be about $1.6bn after standard industry discounts. The cancellations of 35 single-aisle […]