A journey that began several years ago at the Dubai Air Show with talks between the top executives of The Boeing Co. and Qatar Airways was finally completed Thursday after a flight of 7,047 nautical miles that took 13 hours and 44 minutes.
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Business Reporter QATAR Airways has taken delivery of its first Boeing aircraft as part of the airline’s expansion strategy into the next decade.The first of Qatar Airways’ 32 Boeing 777 aircraft arrived at Doha International Airport yesterday from Boeing’s Seattle production facility to a water salute ceremony.
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Morgan Stanley is advising investors to snatch up Boeing stock before the aerospace company holds its 787 update call Dec. 11, according to a report out today.
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The Boeing Co. has a $3.5 billion annual impact on the state of Texas. The aircraft company employs 5,200 people in the state including 1,500 in San Antonio.
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Qatar Airways announced an order for 30 firm and 30 option Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners, together with confirmed orders for 27 Boeing 777s, reported WAPA. The company has confirmed orders for 14 777-300ER airplanes, 6 777-200LRs and 7 777-200Fs, with deliveries beginning later this month and running until mid-2010.
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NEW YORK (Thomson Financial) - Morgan Stanley Friday issued a trading call recommending investors buy shares of Boeing Co. ahead of the Dec. 11 update on production of the 787 airliner.
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Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) — Silverjet Plc, the business-class-only airline that started flights in January, may purchase new widebody planes from Boeing Co. or Airbus SAS after the billionaire Reuben brothers agreed to invest in the company.
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SYDNEY, Australia — Qantas Airways Ltd. said Wednesday it has placed firm orders for 99 aircraft — 68 from Airbus and 31 from Boeing — with options for 89 more to support its short-haul growth plans in Australia and Asia.
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Doha • Qatar Airways yesterday said that the 335-seater Boeing 777-300 Extended Range passenger aircraft features 42 seats in Business Class in a 2–2–2 configuration, each offering a generous pitch of 78 inches and individual TV screens measuring 15.4 inches.
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Boeing and Qatar Airways today celebrated the arrival of the first Boeing airplane to join the airline’s fleet. Qatar Airways’ new flagship 777-300ER arrived after a nearly 15-hour direct flight from Paine Field in Everett, Wash.
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