Boeing [NYSE: BA] today confirmed that Canadian low-fare carrier WestJet ordered 20 Next-Generation 737s to add to the airline’s all-737 fleet. The order is for 737-700s with conversion rights to 737-800s if desired.
The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] announced that Florida will benefit from an estimated 1,100 direct and indirect jobs if it is selected to build the U.S. Air Force’s new tanker aircraft fleet. The economic activity generated in Florida will exceed an estimated $45 million annually.
The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and Jet Airways, India’s largest private airline, announced that the airline has exercised options for three 777-300ER (Extended Range) airplanes.
The innovative Boeing [NYSE: BA] Blended Wing Body (BWB) research aircraft — designated the X-48B — flew for the first time last week at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has developed and delivered 23 Apache Longbow Crew Trainers — deployable, full-mission, high-fidelity flight simulators — to the U.S. Army and Dutch Air Force and is under contract for an additional five trainers for both U.S. and international customers.
The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and Mumbai, India-based Air India celebrated the delivery of the airline’s first 777-200LR (Longer Range) Worldliner airplane. This is the first 777 from Air India’s order of 68 Boeing jetliners. The airline will receive an additional three 777-200LR Worldliner and three 777-300ER (Extended Range) airplanes this year.
The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and Mumbai, India-based Air India today celebrated the delivery of the airline’s first 777-200LR (Longer Range) Worldliner airplane. This is the first 777 from Air India’s order of 68 Boeing jetliners. The airline will receive an additional three 777-200LR Worldliner and three 777-300ER (Extended Range) airplanes this year.
The first of four Boeing [NYSE: BA] C-17 Globemaster IIIs for the Canadian Defense Forces took flight for the first time Monday, a major milestone leading to the aircraft’s delivery on Aug. 8. With a takeoff weight of 460,000 pounds, (208,650 kg), the advanced airlifter lifted off from Long Beach, Calif., at 3:36 p.m. Pacific […]
The Boeing Company [NYSE; BA] has delivered the first of two 737-700s to SonAir, Angola’s air transportation arm of the national oil company Sonangol. The airplane is shown here taking off from Boeing Field. It departed Thursday en route to its home operating base in Luanda, Angola.
UPS’s (NYSE:UPS) first 747-400 arrived at the company’s global air hub here yesterday for its public debut, ready to begin fulfilling the global mission emblazoned on its fuselage – „Synchronizing the world of commerce.“
