Posts Tagged ‘Boeing’
JAL Studying Airbus, Boeing To Replace 777s
Japan Airlines wants to start replacing around 40 of its Boeing 777 aircraft from 2019, chairman Masaru Onishi said. The airline is studying the Airbus A350-1000, as well as Boeing’s proposed 787-10X and 777-9X, he...
Airbus, Boeing Long-haul Jet Battle Throttles Up
The battle between Airbus and Boeing over their next-generation of long-haul jets is heating up, with a string of major airlines flagging plans to place multi-billion dollar orders. Germany’s Lufthansa, Japan Airli...
TUI Travel Picks Boeing For 60 Plane Order
TUI Travel agreed to buy 60 Boeing 737 MAX with an option for 90 more, moving to make its fleet more fuel-efficient and delivering the US plane maker a big contract win over European rival Airbus. The world’s large...
Boeing 737 MAX To Burn Less Fuel Than Expected
Boeing said on Thursday it is confident its new 737 MAX passenger jet will burn 13 percent less fuel than current 737 models, a figure that exceeds earlier estimates. At a press briefing, Boeing said its forecast is base...
Boeing Celebrates Delivery of 50th 747-8
Launch customer Lufthansa takes delivery of milestone airplane – Reliability of fleet stands at 98.8 percent Boeing (NYSE: BA) celebrated the 50th delivery of a 747-8 today. Deutsche Lufthansa AG, the launch customer of t...
Boeing Completes 787 Battery Retrofits
Boeing has finished replacing the problematic lithium-ion batteries in its 787 Dreamliner jets, according to a report. The 787s that had already been built had to be retrofitted with the new design of battery which invol...
