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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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AA signs for 460 new jets
AMERICAN Airlines has announced a record order for 460 single-aisle planes from Airbus and Boeing in a deal worth more than $38 billion. The order breaks the long-standing monopoly that Boeing has had with the airline and forced a significant shift in the company’s strategy. American, based in Fort Worth, Texas, said it planned to […]
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AA`s largest order of jets in aviation history
Despite a quarter-billion-dollar loss in the second quarter, American Airlines has placed the largest order of aircrafts in aviation history, it has been announced Thursday. The acquisition of the new fleet will improve accommodations for passengers, adding 460 “narrowbody” fuel-efficient models that will reduce petroleum costs – the first of which will hit runways by […]
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AA plans to buy 460 jets from Boeing and Airbus
American Airlines plans to buy 460 jets with deliveries starting in 2013. It has options for 465 more, through 2025. Airbus A320 Firm order for 260 planes in the A320 family. Includes 130 of the current version, and 130 A320neo (new engine option) planes. Seats: 150 List price: $85 million, plus $6.2 million for […]
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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 […]
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Airlines may be ready to drop ticket prices
After months of steadily raising ticket prices, Canadian airlines appear to have hit a breaking point in June, when higher fares started to drag on demand. This will likely lead to lower fares in the second half of the year as Air Canada and WestJet Airlines Ltd. try to attract more customers with lower ticket […]