The Boeing Company [NYSE:BA] and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines celebrated the delivery of the airline’s first 777-300ER (Extended Range).
The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) today named Ralph „Skip“ Boyce president of Boeing Southeast Asia. Boyce will focus on strengthening the company’s presence across the region and supporting opportunities to increase Boeing’s growth and productivity. He will be based in Singapore and report to Shep Hill, president, Boeing International.
The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] will highlight its extensive portfolio of defense products and services at India’s DefExpo 2008, Feb. 16-19 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi.
The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] was awarded a $1.25 million concept refinement contract for the U.S. Navy’s EPX program. EPX is a manned airborne intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting aircraft that will replace the Navy’s EP-3 signals intelligence (SIGINT) platform.
The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] announced an order from Romanian low-cost airline Blue Air Transport Aerian for two Next-Generation 737-800s and purchase rights for two more. The airplanes will join the airline’s all-Boeing fleet to provide extra capacity in a fast-growing market. The order is valued at approximately $150 million at list prices.
Boeing [NYSE: BA] mechanics began major assembly of the new 777 Freighter at the company’s Everett, Wash., facility. The 777 Freighter will fly farther and provide more capacity than any other twin-engine cargo airplane.
Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced that Deucalion Capital VII Limited („Deucalion“), a company advised and managed by DVB Bank AG, has purchased eight Boeing 777 Freighters for lease to AeroLogic, a new joint venture airline formed by Lufthansa Cargo and DHL Express.
Die gemeinsame Frachtfluggesellschaft von DHL Express und Lufthansa Cargo heißt AeroLogic. Dies gaben Charles Graham, Chief Executive Officer DHL Aviation, und Carsten Spohr, Vorstandsvorsitzender der Lufthansa Cargo AG, in Frankfurt bekannt.
Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Spanish carrier Air Europa announced an order for eight Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners valued at $1.3 billion at list prices. The order, placed by Air Europa in 2007, previously was accounted for on Boeing’s Orders & Deliveries Web site as an unidentified customer.
Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Bahrain’s national carrier Gulf Air finalized negotiations for up to 24 Boeing 787 Dreamliners in a deal that could be worth approximately $3.9 billion at list prices if all options are exercised.
