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Airbus pushes A380 as low-fare vehicle
The Australian newspaper reports that Airbus is working to certify the A380 to carry up to 857 passengers…
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Airline bankruptcies
And speaking of Scott Hamilton, he’s just updated his Website with a number of things, including this essay…
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Army may get 737 spy planes
That’s what these stories from the Associated Press and Bloomberg News say, anyway.
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Malaysians in the market for new jets
Malaysia Airline wants to replace 39 older 737s and plans to decide between Next Gen Boeing jets or…
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Mulally sells big chunk of stock
This is what I get for not checking the EDGAR filings more often — the Associated Press reports…
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Up in the sky again
Boeing’s flying a bunch of us over to Montana today to demonstrate technology that — I’m lead to…
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But wait there’s more
The responses kept pouring in all afternoon. We ended up with a total of 63, of which eight…
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Herald readers respond
We got a whole lot of responses to my question about cell phone use in the sky from…
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Cell phones in the sky
My column tomorrow will be on cell phone services on airliners, and I’m interested in your comments, questions,…
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Singapore CEO blasts Airbus
The CEO of Singapore Airlines is not happy with Airbus and the delays that will keep it from…
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Boeing inks four of six China sales
Chinese officials announced they’d agreed to terms with Boeing on behalf of four Chinese airlines that will buy…
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Pilot shortages in Asia
This doesn’t have anything to do with Boeing directly, but I find it interesting — airlines in China…
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Airbus withdraws bid on Moroccan deal
Royal Air Moroc wants to buy four long-range jets to replace its aging 757s and 767s, and they…
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We Are the Worldliner, Mumbai edition
Boeing plans to fly its globe-trotting 777-200LR from Mumbai, India, (the former Bombay) to San Francisco this weekend…
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Boeing with a fresh Slate
Slate, the online magazine, wrote about Boeing’s recent market successes, which, come to think of it, really are…
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Canada sale
Not sure why this didn’t get in the paper today, but, as you’ve probably heard, Boeing sold a…
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Qatar closing in on mega-deal
That’s what Reuters reports from Doha, anyway, quoting CEO Akbar al-Baker as saying his airline expects to close…
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The Case of the Missing Dreamliners
Here’s what I was able to learn about last weeks 50-not-60 787 announcement out of China.
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Boeing becomes a Chicago homeowner
The Chicago Tribune reports that Boeing has reached a $200 million deal to buy the building where its…