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Boeing To Display 787 Dreamliner And 747-8 Intercontinental At Paris Air Show

Boeing is planning on flying both the 787 Dreamliner and the 747-8i Intercontinental to the Paris Air Show that begins on June 20.  In addition to the two flag ship products, the air frame maker will also display the 787-8 Freighter, a Qatar Airways 777-200LR (the longest range airliner in the world), an Air Berlin [...]

Boeing Unveils New Sky Interior On 737

Boeing has unveiled and posted a video of the new Sky Interior it will be installing on new 737 airplanes.   The video is posted below.

Boeing Will Decide Soon On New 737

Boeing president and CEO James Albaugh told an American Bar Association forum on aerospace on Wednesday that the company will decide “within the next several months” on whether it will develop an all new jetliner to succeed the 737.  Boeing is deciding on whether to re-engine and upgrade the 737 or develop an all new [...]

Boeing May Upgrade Or Replace 777

Boeing CEO Jim McNerney said Wednesday that the aerospace giant may look at replacing or upgrading the 777 before it addresses the 737.  The twin-aisle, twin-engine 777 will be competing directly with the Airbus A350XWB in the not too distant future.   McNerney sees a new 737 in the 2020 time frame, but says that the [...]

Boeing Added 30 More Planes To Order Book Last Week

For the week ending October 12, Boeing received orders for 30 737 jets from undisclosed customers.  This brings Boeing’s total net orders for 2010 to 422.  The single-aisle 737 is the company’s best selling model.  More information from Reuters.

Boeing Receives Orders For 104 Planes In One Week

This week was a bit of a bonanza for Boeing. In just one week the Chicago based aircraft manufacturer received orders for 104 planes. As reported in the WSJ, the orders include 54 737-800 planes for Air Lease Corp, 10 737 airframes for Xiamen Airlines and 40 planes to undisclosed customers. This weeks orders nearly [...]

Boeing Plane Deliveries Rise By 10% For 3rd Quarter 2011

Boeing plane deliveries rise by 10% for the 3rd quarter ending in September 2010. The Chicago Sun Times reports that Boeing deliveries increased by 10% over the same quarter last year. Boeing Commercial Airplanes delivered 124 planes including 100 737s, 3 767s, and 21 777s in the third quarter.

Vision Airlines To Begin Scheduled Service From Atlanta-Hartsfield

Vision Airlines,based in Suwanee, Georgia, is set to begin scheduled flights from Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport To Louisville, Kentucky using 32-seat turboprops starting December 13, 2010.  Fares will be between $200.00 and $400.00 for a roundtrip ticket.  Vision will add  737 on the route with increased demand.  Vision will be competing directly with Delta on the [...]

The Merged United Has Posted Photos Of A Boeing 737 In New Livery

The Merged United Has Posted Photos Of A Boeing 737 In New Livery.  The new United is a result of the merger of United and Continental.  The new corporate identity is a merger of Continental’s colors and logo and the name United.  The photos can be found here.