Archive for April, 2008

Boeing to Delay Dreamliner Delivery for Fourth Time, Focus Says (Bloomberg.com)

April 20 (Bloomberg) — Boeing Co. may postpone for a fourth time the delivery of its new 787 Dreamliner airplane because of a delay in getting certification from the Federal Aviation Administration, Focus said, citing unidentified people from the regulatory authority.
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Boeing shows off 787 progress (Everett Herald)

EVERETT — Signs of progress on the Boeing Co.’s delayed 787 Dreamliner were paraded out of the company’s Everett factory Friday.
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Boeing Disputes Report About Dreamliner FAA Certification Delay (Bloomberg.com)

April 20 (Bloomberg) — Boeing Co. dismissed a magazine report that delivery of the 787 Dreamliner may be postponed for a fourth time because of a delay in getting certification from the Federal Aviation Administration.
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Boeing May Forecast Profit Gain Even With 787 Delay (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)

April 22 (Bloomberg) — Boeing Co. may try to reassure investors tomorrow that profit will rise next year even after a third delay in the aircraft maker’s 787 Dreamliner and the unexpected loss of a $35 billion military contract.
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Bangladesh airline orders eight Boeing planes (Puget Sound Business Journal)

Boeing Co. said that Biman Bangladesh Airlines has ordered four 777-300 extended-range airplanes and four 787-8 planes in an order worth as much as $1.7 billion at list prices. (BA)
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Boeing to acquire Vought share of Global Aeronautica (Charleston Regional Business Journal)

In a move intended to straighten out lingering supply chain issues related to its high-profile 787 Dreamliner program, The Boeing Co. has agreed to acquire Vought Aircraft Industries’ interest in Global Aeronautica LLC, a joint venture that owns the fuselage subassembly plant in North Charleston.
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Boeing ‘unaware of any Dreamliner delay’ (AAP via Yahoo!Xtra News)

Boeing says the US Federal Aviation Administration has not informed the company of a certification delay of its 787 Dreamliner jet.
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Boeing May Win More Jet Orders After Delta and Northwest Merge (Bloomberg.com)

April 15 (Bloomberg) — Boeing Co. may benefit from the merger between Delta Air Lines Inc. and Northwest Airlines Corp. as the carriers band together for new cash from growth overseas to replace their aging fleets.
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Jet Airways eyes growth in gloom, warns Boeing (Khaleej Times)

HONG KONG — Jet Airways Limited expects revenue from international flights to keep growing despite a darkening global economic outlook, and it warned Boeing it will demand compensation if there are further delays to the revolutionary 787.
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Current 787 plan is “achievable,” McNerney tells Boeing workers (Seattle Times)

Boeing Chief Executive and Chairman Jim McNerney told employees Monday that the innovative manufacturing model for the globally built 787…
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