Boeing starts building 35 737s a month
Boeing Tuesday started final assembly of its mainstay 737 aircraft at a new rate of 35 a month, up from 31.5, the company announced. The new rate started with loading of chords and webs into a new...
View ArticleKing County starts pitch for Boeing 737 MAX line
King County Executive Dow Constantine launched his pitch Wednesday for Boeing to assemble its re-engined 737 MAX in the county. “The factories are here. The workforce is here. The ability to move goods...
View ArticleFees, commissions buoy airlines
No matter how many penalty flags Southwest Airlines throws, airline fees on checked bags and other goods and services aren’t going away, according to a new report. “Ancillary revenue has become a...
View ArticleANA nicks first Boeing 787
The first scratch had to happen sometime. Boeing 787 Dreamliner launch customer All Nippon Airways knocked its first 787 into a boarding bridge on Oct. 13, causing slight damage to an engine cowling,...
View ArticleWhen will Boeing’s 787 make a profit?
Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner has cost the company billions of dollars more than expected, pushing back the day when the program will start to make money. But just what it means to be profitable is a...
View ArticleGAO: Questions remain about composite jets like Boeing 787
UPDATE: Boeing response added below. U.S. and European regulators followed procedures in certifying Boeing’s mostly composite 787 Dreamliner aircraft and took steps to address potential safety...
View ArticleWhich is the real first commercial Boeing 787 flight?
Boeing 787 Dreamliner launch customer All Nippon Airways plans to launch commercial service with a flight from Tokyo Narita airport to Hong Kong on Wednesday. But that’s not its real entry into...
View ArticleBoeing delivers 300th 777-300ER
Boeing Friday delivered its 300th 777-300ER — the first 777 for airline Biman Bangladesh — the plane maker announced Monday. Boeing has hauled in orders from 37 customers for 543 777-300ERs since...
View ArticleAre airplane assembly rates like ‘Dorian Gray’?
Boeing and Airbus’ plans to keep raising production rates to monetize big backlogs look great, but there’s an increasingly frightful portrait in the attic, according to a prominent aerospace analyst....
View ArticleBoeing 787 set to fly with first paying passengers
Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner is scheduled to take off with its first paying passengers Wednesday, and some of those passengers paid quite a bit for the privilege. Launch customer All Nippon Airways is...
View ArticleBoeing sees demand for existing, re-engined 737s
There’s enough demand for current Boeing 737 airliners to justify continuing to churn out more while the company also markets a version updated with new engines, Chairman, President and CEO Jim...
View ArticleCathay Pacific gets first Boeing 747-8 Freighter
Boeing has delivered a 747-8 Freighter to Cathay Pacific Airways, the second customer to take delivery of the new, stretched 747, Boeing announced Tuesday. “We are pleased to take delivery of this...
View ArticleAlaska Airlines launches Android app
Seattle-based Alaska Airlines announced an Android app Wednesday. “The Android travel app follows the successful launch of a similar iPhone app in August and is part of Alaska Airlines’ focus on using...
View ArticleBoeing customer switches 747-8s to 777s
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise has converted orders for five Boeing 747-8 Freighters to 777 Freighters, Boeing announced Thursday. Emirates will operate the 777s, Boeing spokesman Marc Birtel said....
View ArticleDoes the Boeing 787 have an ugly tail?
There’s something unseemly about Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliner, according to pilot Patrick Smith. “(H)ave you taken a look at that tail,” Salon’s aviation expert wrote last week, just as the airplane was...
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