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BUSINESS / NEWS Fri Jan 4, 2008 @ 8:52am neoform

MSNBC -- Boeing Co. blew past an order record it set two years ago, selling 1,413 commercial jets in 2007 while delivering 441 planes, its best showing in six years. The single-aisle 737 remains its best-seller, followed by the new midsize, long-haul 787 Dreaml.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Thu Jun 26, 2008 @ 8:13am neoform

BusinessWeek -- In awarding the contract for refueling planes, the Air Force told Boeing one thing, then did another, and made crucial math errors, an auditor's report says A new, fuller account of the June 18 auditor's ruling that gives Boeing (BA) another shot at a.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Tue Jun 3, 2008 @ 8:14am neoform

BusinessWeek -- The aging planes of United, American, and Delta guzzle more gas and make the U.S. carriers more vulnerable to soaring oil prices—and to their global competitors For a look at one of the biggest headaches facing U.S. airlines, head out to Paris' Charl.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Thu May 22, 2008 @ 8:13am neoform

BusinessWeek -- The planemaker hopes high fuel costs will drive sales of its new fuel-efficient jets. But airlines may not be able to afford them U.S. carriers are mothballing planes as the airlines crumple under the weight of soaring fuel prices. But Boeing (BA) is c.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Tue Apr 15, 2008 @ 8:17am neoform

MSNBC -- Federal regulators on Monday ordered inspections for hundreds of Boeing jetliners over potential problems with wing de-icing systems, certain planes' main landing gear and the oxygen masks used by passengers. None of the three airworthiness directives.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Sun Jul 8, 2007 @ 3:48am neoform

CNN -- German low-cost airline Air Berlin said Saturday it ordered 25 of Boeing Co.'s new 787 Dreamliner planes in a deal worth $4 billion at list prices. The deal, announced at a Boeing event in Seattle the day before the first 787 is unveiled, is the biggest s.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Mon Mar 19, 2007 @ 10:28am neoform

BBC News -- China's government has given the go-ahead to plans for the country to design and build passenger planes which can carry more than 150 people. The move, to compete with Airbus and Boeing, was a longer-term priority of China, it said. China Aviation I.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Wed Jan 31, 2007 @ 4:55pm mrmdc

Reuters -- US Airways Group Inc. on Wednesday withdrew a hostile offer for bankrupt Delta Air Lines Inc. after Delta creditors rejected the bid, taking immediate pressure off rivals to merge... Read More