 |
Boeing sees demand for 35,000 new planesUS aircraft maker Boeing expects more than 35,000 new airplanes worth $4.8 trillion to be ordered across the globe in the next 20 years, including 2,610 from the Middle East. The increased demand is mainly for single-aisle jets, the com More… |
 |
Boeing begins 787-9 Dreamliner assemblyBoeing has begun final assembly of the first 787-9 Dreamliner, the newest member of the 787 family, in Everett in the US state of Washington. “From the start, the entire 787-9 team has focused relentlessly on execution so th More… |
 |
Boeing ends 2012 with record 1,203 ordersUS aircraft maker Boeing booked a record 1,203 net commercial airplane orders in 2012, the second-largest number in the company's history, besides delivering 601 new airplanes, its highest since 1999, said a senior official. A More… |
 |
Iran ‘bans flights during prayer call’Iran's parliament has banned airplanes from flying in the country during the Azan call to Islamic prayer, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported on Wednesday. "According to the new directive, airplanes are banned fro More… |
 |
Alafco confirms $2bn order for Boeing 737sKuwait airplane leasing company Alafco and Boeing have finalised an order for 20 Boeing 737 MAX 8s valued at $2 billion at current list price. The order was first announced as a commitment at the Farnborough Airshow in July. &q More… |
 |
Boeing delivers first 747-8 VIP planeBoeing on Wednesday celebrated a major achievement delivering the first of the nine 747-8 Intercontinental VIP airplanes to an undisclosed customer. The airplane, which was delivered with a minimal interior, will enter service in 2014 afte More… |
 |
Boeing orders up but Airbus still leadsBoeing lost the 2011 order race by a wide margin and lagged its archrival Airbus on deliveries for the ninth year in a row, figures showed on Thursday, but it pledged to fight back in 2012 with big sales of a revamped narrowbody. At Boeing More… |
 |
Boeing delivers milestone 737 to flydubaiBoeing recently delivered the 7,000th 737 to come off the production line to Dubai-based flydubai, making the airplane flydubai's 14th next-generation 737-800 with the new Boeing Sky Interior. The Boeing 737 is the best-selling commercial More… |
 |
Qatar Airways gets 100th airplaneQatar Airways, the country's national carrier, received its 100th airliner, a 777-200LR (longer range), from Boeing at a ceremony held in Everett, US. The Doha-based airline now operates 27 Boeing 777s of various types, including 16 77 More… |
 |
EgyptAir takes delivery of 50th planeNational carrier EgyptAir said this week it took the delivery of its 50th airplane – a next-generation 737-800 from Boeing. The 737 is the 17th of 20 ordered by the airline between 2005 and 2009. Boeing said it had reached a major mileston More… |
