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BOEING SET TO TOP AIRBUS WITH RECORD 763 JETS IN 2017
Boeing also booked 912 net new aircraft orders worth 134.8 billion at list prices last year, compared with 668 worth about 94 billion in 2016... READ MORE›
BIG BOEING, AIRBUS STRATEGIES DRIVE SMALL PLANE DEALS
Boeing and Airbus smaller planes start at around 125 seats... READ MORE›
BOEING-BOMBARDIER SPAT PUTS U.S.-CANADIAN TRADE DEALS IN SPOTLIGHT
Bombardier also argues that Boeing and Airbus do not compete with the CSeries because their planes are larger and have more range... READ MORE›
SECOND PROTOTYPE OF CHINA'S C919 JET CONDUCTS TEST FLIGHT
A total of six prototypes will eventually conduct test flights, China Central Television reported, with engine tests to be a particular focus... READ MORE›
CLEAR SKIES AHEAD FOR CHINA'S C919
As test flights continue, China Eastern Airlines has sent personnel to evaluate the cockpit and maintenance features of the aircraft... READ MORE›
NEW CHINA-RUSSIA CR929 PLANE WILL DEPEND ON RUSSIAN TECHNOLOGY
For instance, the soon-to-be-delivered KC-46 Pegasus tanker, an aerial refueling and strategic military transport aircraft, is being developed by Boeing from its 767 widebody jet airliner... READ MORE›
SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS ANNOUNCES $1B EXPANSION, 1,000 NEW JOBS
At the time of that split, Spirit had 7,200 employees and was building 21 Boeing 737 fuselages per month, Gentile said... READ MORE›
AIR NEW ZEALAND CANCELS FLIGHTS AFTER "EVENTS" INVOLVING ROLLS-ROYCE ENGINES
Rolls-Royce said it was working with Air New Zealand to minimise disruption and restore full flight operations as soon as possible... READ MORE›
I'M THE FIRST AFRICAN TO FLY AROUND THE WORLD SOLO
Whilst many would have been satisfied with being an airline pilot, I was not done until I had achieved the dream I held for many years... READ MORE›
AIRBUS SEALS $50 BILLION JET DEAL TO OUTDO BOEING IN DUBAI
Airbus makes the A320 family at different sites around the world, including its main factory in Toulouse, France, as well as in Hamburg, Germany... READ MORE›
BOEING IN 175 PLANE DEAL WITH BUDGET CARRIER FLYDUBAI
Flydubai Chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed al-Maktoum told a news conference the provisional deal was struck Tuesday night... READ MORE›
CNAC ORDERS 300 BOEING AIRCRAFT WORTH US$37 BILLION
The China Aviation Supplies Group Corporation CNAC has signed a bulk purchase agreement with Boeing for 300 Boeing aircraft, Caixin reported, citing an official announcement... READ MORE›
CHINA'S C919 JET COMPLETES FIRST LONG-DISTANCE FLIGHT
This ferry flight indicates that the C919 possess the ability to fly inter-city routes, COMAC said in the statement... READ MORE›
AFTER CSERIES DEAL, BOMBARDIER AERO UNIT FACES UNCERTAIN FUTURE
Bombardier tried unsuccessfully in 2013 to sell 100 Q400 turboprops in Russia and set up a joint-venture assembly line there... READ MORE›
BOEING UPS FORECASTS, TAKES FURTHER AIR TANKER CHARGE
Boeing raised its operating cash flow forecast for the full year to about 12.5 billion from its previous forecast of 12.25 billion... READ MORE›
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'MADE IN CHINA' C919 PASSENGER JET TAKES MAIDEN FLIGHT
If Friday's maiden flight is successful, COMAC, the aircraft's maker, will seek certification from China's civil aviation authority and foreign regulators... READ MORE›
AIRBUS TO BUY MAJORITY STAKE IN BOMBARDIER C SERIES JET PROGRAM
The transaction also thrusts Airbus into the middle of Bombardier's bitter trade dispute with archrival Boeing... READ MORE›
AIRBUS TAKES CONTROL OF BOMBARDIER CSERIES IN REBUFF TO U.S. THREAT
Airbus takes control of Bombardier CSeries in rebuff to U.S. threat... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP'S BOEING TWITTER TIRADE 'DOES NOT APPEAR TO REFLECT ARRANGEMENTS', WHITE HOUSE SAYS
Boeing shares slide after donald trump says costs are 'ridiculous'... READ MORE›
C919 JET TAKES OFF ON MAIDEN FLIGHT, TO TEST CHINA'S AVIATION AMBITIONS
State broadcaster CCTV sent out live footage from the plane, which had no passenger seats installed for the maiden flight... READ MORE›
DOZENS KILLED IN RUSSIA PLANE CRASH
The FlyDubai Boeing 737-800, coming from Dubai, missed the runway as it attempted to land at 03 50 local time 00 50 GMT on Saturday... READ MORE›
BOEING'S SPACE TAXIS TO USE MORE THAN 600 3D-PRINTED PARTS
Boeing declined to say how much of the capsule Oxford's parts represent... READ MORE›
CHINA'S NEW PLANE WILL BE HELPED ALOFT BY U.S. TECHNOLOGY
Boeing, which plans to build a facility in China, said it congratulated Comac on the development of the C919... READ MORE›
UNITED LOOKS AT BOEING'S 'PAPER PLANE' AND LIKES WHAT IT SEES
An endorsement from United, a large Boeing customer, would go a long way toward making the business case for so-called middle-of-market jetliners... READ MORE›
SUPERSONIC AIRLINES ARE COMING BACK WHILE MUSK DREAMS OF SPACE
Several companies are working to develop new supersonic aircraft technologies, as is NASA... READ MORE›
BOEING'S CONNER BOWS OUT WITH $1.2 BILLION AIR SHOW DEAL
He was replaced as head of Boeing Commercial Airplanes last November by former General Electric executive Kevin McAllister... READ MORE›
BOEING TAKES AIM AT AIRBUS SINGLE-AISLE EDGE WITH STRETCHED 737
The Max 10 will seat as many as 230 passengers, roughly matching its European rival while burning 5 percent less fuel thanks to a lighter construction, Boeing says... READ MORE›
CHINA'S NEW JET WILL SEEK SHARE OF WORLD'S LARGEST AIRCRAFT MARKET
That would make China the biggest single-country market for planes, and the third-largest as a region, behind Europe and North America... READ MORE›
EXCLUSIVE: NEW BOEING 737 ECONOMY SEAT SUPPLIER BOOKS INITIAL SALES
Boeing's choice of LIFT as its sole seller-furnished seat supplier prompted drops in B E Aerospace and Zodiac shares when the deal became public in April... READ MORE›
BOEING WINS $3 BILLION IRAN SALE IN POTENTIAL TEST FOR TRUMP
Boeing's December agreement with Iran Air was the first of its kind since the Islamic Revolution... READ MORE›
AMERICAN AIRLINES PILOT DIES DURING FLIGHT FROM PHOENIX TO BOSTON
Airline pilots must pass physical exams every 12 months - or every six months for captains 40 or older... READ MORE›
HOW CSERIES DEAL SHOOK STATUS QUO
Commercial aerospace has four main powers dominated by Airbus and Boeing, which share the market above 150 seats... READ MORE›
BOEING UNVEILS 'WORLD'S LIGHTEST MATERIAL' A METAL THAT IS 99.9% AIR
Experts say the inspiration for the metal lattice is human bone, which maintains its strength despite being hollow on the inside... READ MORE›
BOEING'S IRAN DEALS HANG IN THE BALANCE AS TRUMP CONDEMNS NUCLEAR ACCORD
Boeing has plenty at stake as President Donald Trump condemns -- without actually renouncing -- the Iran nuclear deal... READ MORE›
BOEING: WORLD WILL NEED 38,050 NEW PLANES IN NEXT 20 YEARS
The commercial airplane market continues to be strong and resilient Randy Tinseth vice president of Marketing Boeing Commercial Airplanes says in a statement... READ MORE›
CHINA'S NEW JET COMPLETES FIRST FLIGHT AS XI MODERNIZES ECONOMY
In the most popular sector of the airliner market and gives Comac a home advantage in what is set to become the world's biggest aircraft market... READ MORE›
BOEING TO BUY AIRCRAFT TECHNOLOGIES PROVIDER AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES
Last year, Aurora won a contract for more than 89 million for the vertical take off and landing X-plane... READ MORE›
BOEING HALTS FLIGHTS OF 737 MAX ON FAULT IN GE-SAFRAN ENGINE
Out of an abundance of caution, we decided to temporarily suspend Max flights, Boeing spokesman Doug Alder said in an email... READ MORE›
MH370 LATEST: SUITCASE COULD BE MORE DEBRIS FROM MISSING MALAYSIA AIRLINES FLIGHT
Malaysian Deputy Transport Minister Aziz Kaprawi said the debris was almost certain to be from a Boeing 777 plane... READ MORE›
BOEING, AIRBUS BRACE FOR SLOWDOWN AS JET-BUYING BINGE NEARS END
Boeing, Airbus Brace for Slowdown as Jet-Buying Binge Nears End... READ MORE›
THE 2017 PARIS AIRSHOW OFF TO A ROARING START
Next in the queue to buy big at Boeing was SpiceJet which announced a commitment for forty 737 MAX aeroplanes, worth roughly 4.2 billion euros... READ MORE›