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Doing the math
Most observers expect jet orders to fall off sharply from last year’s record levels, but an analyst at…
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737-ThirdGen?
You know, I’m thinking we need to come up with a pithy and snazzy working moniker for the…
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Split on tankers
Coincidental timing … I just finished writing my Wednesday column about my interview with Lexington Institute analyst Loren…
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Showing Russia more love
Boeing’s Friday maneuvers toward winning the 22-jet Aeroflot order made news Monday morning in Moscow.
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One last flight
Delta Air Lines’ Ship 102, “The Spirit of Delta,” arrived in Atlanta today. It won’t fly again, and…
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Boeing talks up odds for Aeroflot
Seems that I’m not the only one who thinks Boeing has won the Aeroflot order. Boeing itself is…
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Another view on tankers
Loren Thompson at the Lexington Institute has been following the ins and outs of the Boeing tanker deal…
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Elsewhere in the former Soviet Union
Teal Group analyst Richard Aboulafia, back from his recent appearance at the Future of Flight in Mukilteo, America,…
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Kirby Arnold in da house
The only guy at The Herald who has a job cooler than mine is Mariners’ beat writer Kirby…
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KC-767 may be slipping away
Go-to analyst Richard Aboulafia said it Monday: http://www.heraldnet.com/stories/06/02/28/100bus_boeing28001.cfm the U.S. Air Force probably won’t order tankers before Boeing…
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More big talk about big jets
Boeing Blogger-in-chief Randy Baseler is in Australia touting the 747-8. Much of the talk centers http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,18306267%255E23349,00.html on whether…
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How jet sales work
The Tide in Nigeria may not have a lot of experience writing about big-time jet sales, but this…
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Airbus: Wing will pass test
Charles Campion, the head of Airbus’ A380 program, downplayed the failure of the big jet’s wing during stress…
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Big words over big jets
Boeing’s Randy Baseler talked up the prospects for selling 747-8 passenger jets in 2006 today at the Singapore…
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Roomier seats may be just a Dream
About two-thirds of 787 buyers have opted for nine-abreast seating in the economy sections of their Dreamliners, Reuters…
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Baseler on Boeing
Boeing senior vice president of marketing Randy Baseler discusses everything but his blog in this interview with trade…
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Working together
One of the challenges for Boeing, as it tries to remake itself, is getting its key people as…
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Reuters: Chinese airlines cast doubt on Airbus orders
Folks at Boeing have been critical of Airbus’ Christmas miracle, the way the Euro jet builders were able…
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A380 wing tests
Big buzz today about the news that the wings on the Airbus A380 have failed during testing, which…
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Not going down without a fight
Airbus is still in the hunt for that Aeroflot order, Reuters reports. http://www.mosnews.com/money/2006/02/16/airbusdiscount.shtml