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New A350 due in July. Probably.
I just got off the phone with a seriously jet lagged Richard Aboulafia, who was checking in from…
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And speaking of 787 orders …
Globes, the English-language version of Israel’s leading business newspaper, reports that privately owned Israeli airline Arkia is poised…
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Or maybe 787 stretch could swing Emirates order
That’s today’s news from ITP, a magazine publisher based in Dubai, following an interview with Emirates vice chairman…
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A350 redesign could swing Emirates order
That’s the word out of Dubai, anyway, where the English-language Khaleej Times reports that the smart money is…
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JAL says ‘kekoudesu’ to A380
Japan Airlines is retiring its 747s and simplifying its fleet around three Boeing models (737s, 777s and 787s).…
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Filling the gap
The world’s airlines are ordering airplanes by the score. But many of them will need additional capacity long…
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Blogging at Boeing
BizWeek takes a look http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_21/b3985098.htm?chan=tc&chan=technology_technology+index+page_more+of+todays+top+stories at Boeing’s corporate blogging efforts in a different way: How does blogging work…
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Into the wild Virgin Blue yonder
Virgin Blue is set to add nine 737s between 2008 and 2010, MarketWatch reports. http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?dist=newsfinder&siteid=google&guid=%7BE7D496BA-4E7A-4B90-8043-A345135FFB94%7D&keyword=
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Vought loses $51.5 million
Dallas-based Vought Aircraft Industries, a key Boeing supplier and a partner on the 787, announced its loses increased…
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More on the A350
Officially, Airbus is not commenting on the surge in reports that it is poised to scrap its current…
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A350 overhaul looks more likely
Bloomberg News is reporting today — based on comments from unnamed sources — that Airbus is ready to…
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Fighting Machinists threaten a skirmish
Things have slowed down a little for me, so I’m starting to get caught up on my reading.
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Cheney may have shot down Aeroflot deal
Vice President Dick Cheney took Russia to the woodshed last week, beating up the Putin government for backsliding…
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Living the Dreamliner at the NY Times
In case you’ve been completely ignoring everything going on with Boeing, the ethics scandals and the 787 for…
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McNerney: Ethics matter
Boeing’s purchase of jet-parts-supplier Aviall made all the headlines, which obscured the fact that Monday was Jim McNerney’s…
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All the news that sits …
You might have seen the recent New York Times story http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/04/25/business/Seats.php discussing how Airbus was quietly pitching a…
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Back to the tanker board
The Air Force is asking Boeing and EADS/Northrup Gruman for a range of options for aerial refueling tankers,…
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Sheik says Boeing’s still in Emirates campaign
Good news for Boeing — the chairman of Emirates Group says the airline won’t punish Boeing for the…
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The CEO speaks
A public appearance by Boeing chief executive Jim McNerney is about as rare as an Airbus t-shirt at…
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Taiwan could go Intercontinental
China Air is trying to quash a report in a Taiwanese newspaper that says it has decided to…