Why electric airplanes within 10 years are more than a fantasy
One of Europe’s largest airlines, EasyJet, announced on Wednesday that it is aiming to begin service with electric-powered airplanes within the next decade. EasyJet will be collaborating with an aviation startup called Wright Electric to make this vision a reality. The companies have ambitious goals: they want to build airplanes with room for 120 and […]
Boeing, Japan Investment Adviser Finalize Order for 10 737 MAX 8 Airplanes
Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Tokyo-based Japan Investment Adviser Co., Ltd., (JIA) [TSE: 7172] today finalized an order for 10 Boeing 737 MAX 8s airplanes, valued at $1.12 billion at current list prices. The order was previously announced as a commitment at the 2017 Paris Air Show in June. The new 737 MAX 8s are the […]
Boeing, Air Lease Corporation Announce Memorandum of Understanding for 12 737 MAXs. Agreement includes five 737 MAX 7s, seven 737 MAX 8s
Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Air Lease Corporation (NYSE: AL) announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for 12 737 MAXs at the Paris Air Show. The MOU includes five 737 MAX 7s and seven 737 MAX 8s. The agreement will be reflected on the Boeing Orders and Deliveries website once finalized. «With these additional 12 units, […]
Boeing Names Ramos to Supply Chain & Operations Leadership Role
Boeing [NYSE: BA] today appointed Jenette Ramos, a 29-year Boeing veteran with executive leadership roles in fabrication, supplier management, and environment, health and safety, as senior vice president, Supply Chain & Operations, effective immediately. Ramos, 51, replaces Pat Shanahan, who has been nominated to serve as U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense. Ramos, most recently vice […]
Boeing to Showcase New Airplanes and Services at Paris Air Show
Boeing [NYSE: BA] today confirmed that a 737 MAX 9 flight test airplane will participate in the flying display at the Paris Air Show, which runs June 19-25 at Paris-Le Bourget Airport. The 737 MAX 9 completed its first flight in April, while Boeing and Malindo Air celebrated the first delivery of the 737 MAX […]
Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner Completes First Flight
The Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner took to the skies for the first time today at Boeing South Carolina. The airplane, which is the newest and longest model of the 787 family, completed a successful flight totaling four hours and 58 minutes. "The 787-10"™s first flight moves us one step closer to giving our customers the most […]
Airplane Cleaning Robot recognized by Industry"™s Crystal Cabin Awards
Dimer LLC has announced the release of its mobile sanitizing robot for airplane interiors, "GermFalcon". Using only ultraviolet-C (UVC) light, the kind used in hospitals, the highly-effective germ killing device is mobile and compact "” no larger than a flight attendant"™s food and beverage cart. Dimer believes routine airplane sanitization will give boarding passengers a […]
Austrian Airlines Concludes Wet Lease Agreement with Air Berlin
Austrian Airlines and Air Berlin have concluded a wet lease agreement stipulating the lease of five aircraft operated by the Air Berlin Group. The airplanes will be successively integrated into the Austrian Airlines fleet in the months of March and April 2017. "With the five aircraft from Air Berlin, we will take advantage of market […]
Boeing reporta una caída de beneficios en 2015
Boeing obtuvo un beneficio neto de 5.176 millones de dólares (4.762,5 millones de euros) en 2015, lo que supone una caída del 5% desde los 5.466 millones de dólares (5.011 M €) del ejercicio anterior, cuando el fabricante de flota estadounidense logró cerrar 2014 con cifras récord de ingresos, beneficios y pedidos; y a pesar […]
Boeing bate su récord de entregas de aviones comerciales en 2015
Boeing entregó 762 aviones comerciales en 2015, lo que supone 39 unidades más que en 2014 y un récord para la compañía que inicia este año su centenario. «El equipo de Boeing ha trabajado muy duro para conseguir estos sólidos resultados», declaró Ray Conner, presidente y consejero delegado de Boeing Commercial Airplanes. «Nuestro equipo ha […]
