All articles by Jon Ostrower – Page 30
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Boeing’s second quarter deliveries remain steady
Aircraft deliveries by Boeing in the second quarter remained relatively steady as customers accepted 125 aircraft compared with 126 the year prior. The...
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Boeing makes move for Vought's 787 plant
Boeing is poised to take control of a key portion of its 787 supply chain through the acquisition of the Vought Aircraft Industries business in Charleston,...
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Boeing delays 787 first flight as it prepares structural modification
Boeing's 787 customers are urgently waiting to hear when they can expect to see their first Dreamliners after the programme suffered another major delay....
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Boeing's A350 counter-attack too smart or too late
Boeing's top brass have finally come clean about the options under evaluation for a counter attack against Airbus's A350-1000, but a key customer - Qatar...
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Final countdown begins for 787's maiden flight
Boeing was due to undertake the 787's formal flight readiness review on 20 June, which should clear the way for...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Final countdown begins for 787's maiden flight
Boeing has targeted 20 June for its formal flight readiness review on the 787 Dreamliner. The review...
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NewsPARIS AIR SHOW: Boeing hints at nearing decision on second 787 production line, remains committed to 10/month by 2012
Boeing is nearing a decision on a second 787 production line, says Pat Shanahan, vice-president of airplane programmes. But the damaging strike at its Everett plant in Seattle last year means the chosen location will have to offer labour stability, he adds.
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NewsPARIS AIR SHOW: Boeing mulls long-haul options
Boeing is studying two new derivatives of its long-haul products and a clean sheet design to create a competing product against the Airbus A350 XWB. Speaking...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Boeing and GE partner on Bondtracer
Boeing and GE partner on Bondtracer With 787 first flight targeted for the end of this month, Boeing and GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies are looking...
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PARIS AIR SOW: Tiny trainer may make a big noise
The roar of jet engines or the sheer size of a super jumbo is enough to draw an eye to the sky, but the makers of the AT-3 trainer hope their tiny trainer...
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NewsPARIS AIR SHOW: Big Etihad engine deal includes GEnx and GP7200
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways has completed engine selection for the large aircraft order placed at the Farnborough Air Show in 2008, a source close to...
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First 787 flight is imminent
Boeing is just days away from the first flight of its flagship 787 Dreamliner after nearly two years of delays, although its entry into service will come...
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JAL drops 787-3 order in favour of longer-range 787-8
Japan Airlines has dropped its 787-3 order in favour of the longer-range 787-8, leaving just one customer for the short- to medium-haul type designed for...
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Boeing gears up to produce 787 orders
While the type's flight-test programme is under way, Boeing will begin 787 production to begin filling the huge 866-aircraft, 56-customer backlog already...
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ILFC mulls over fate of its A380 order
ILFC chief Steven Udvar-Hazy - once a strong proponent of the Airbus A380 - is now casting doubts on its sales prospects and hints that it could be the first...
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Spirit details 787 build plans for 2009
Spirit AeroSystems is prepared to deliver Boeing 787 shipsets at a rate of seven a month should Boeing order a rate increase. The head of the company's...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Extended service
New narrowbodies from Airbus and Boeing are still some way off - so how can the airframers improve their existing single-aisle aircraft?
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Realising the 787 dream
Boeing's 787 is on the brink of its first flight - but getting there has been a long and tough struggle as the airframer has battled production, supply and labour problems