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Kargo carrier may want more Four-Sevens

Malaysian cargo airline MASKargo was here in Everett Monday to pick up its first 747 freighter. http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/3/22/business/13734489&sec=business (Although…

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Now that’s a stretch

First Boeing proposed a family of all-new super-efficient jets — the 210-seat 787-8 and the 250-seat 787-9.

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End of the line in Long Beach

The Long Beach Press-Telegram http://www.presstelegram.com/boeing/ci_3616859 is tracking completion of the last 717s at Boeing’s Southern California plant, the…

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Jet’s set: Boeing talks up 747-8

Boeing’s ambassador to India, senior VP of sales Dinesh Keskar, talked some more about Jet Airways’ proposed purchase…

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Boeing asks 787 suppliers about stepping up production

Finnmeccanica CEO Pier Francesco Guarguaglini tells Bloomberg News http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=aHgN8oyoKi.E&refer=us that Boeing has asked it increase production of 787…

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The sheikhs that roared

Just who is Emirates anyway? BizWeek http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/mar2006/gb20060316_297752.htm?chan=globalbiz_europe_todays+top+story takes a look at the fast-growing airline and why it holds…

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Lucky Irish

B/E Aerospace plans to double the size of its seat-manufacturing plant in Northern Ireland. http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/business/14105007.htm

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More talk about jets for Jet

Business Standard, one of India’s nationwide English-language papers, also reports that Jet Airways is interested in buying 747-8s…

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On the record

OK, so 2005 was a record year for jet sales, and since I’m a business reporter, I’ve been…

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More business for Goodrich?

Two pieces of news that could affect Goodrich Corp.’s big MRO base here in Everett.

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Boeing in talks with Jet, BA

All kinds of interesting rumors being reported this morning.

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Airbus considers A340 cuts

A French newsletter is reporting that Airbus plans to cut A340 production in half this year, from 12…

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More on Dubai

Fortune’s European editor, Nelson Schwartz, takes a swipe at Congress for scuttling the Dubai ports deal without stopping…

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Vietnam may want more planes

Boeing sales chief Scott Carson met with Vietnamese officials who may be interested in acquiring some more widebody…

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Forgeard: Long-distance jet has shortcomings

Oh my heck … I thought that howling sound yesterday was the wind whipping across the 520 bridge,…

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Dealing with Dubai

The flap over the Dubai ports deal could scuttle Boeing’s attempts to sell 787s to Emirates, pundits are…

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McNerney’s new flight plan

BizWeek’s Stan Holmes got some face time with Boeing CEO Jim McNerney, and filed this report http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_11/b3975088.htm?chan=innovation_innovation+%2B+design_top+stories on…

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Russian government extends deadline on Aeroflot deal

That’s what Boeing sales chief Scott Carson says, in an interview with Dow Jones. http://sg.biz.yahoo.com/060308/15/3z7o0.html

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Mixed signals from EADS

Airbus’s parent company reported increased year-over-year profits, but a fourth-quater fall-off, and warned that there could be troubles…

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Tanker update

At long last I have seen the executive summary of the long-awaited analysis of alternatives for replacing the…