Aircraft News - North America.Nov 20, 2006 Boeing Boeing books 29 new jet orders. Boeing has booked 29 orders for new planes worth $5 billion, based on list prices. The orders include 17 wide-bodies. Nov 17, 2006 Boeing Boeing delivered to Air China a 737-800 adorned a·dorn tr.v. a·dorned, a·dorn·ing, a·dorns 1. To lend beauty to: "the pale mimosas that adorned the favorite promenade" Ronald Firbank. 2. with an official Beijing 2008 Olympics livery LIVERY, Engl. law. 1. The delivery of possession of lands to those tenants who hold of the king in capite, or knight's service. 2. Livery was also the name of a writ which lay for the heir of age, to obtain the possession of seisin of his lands at the king's hands. F. N. B. 155. 3. , marking the 150th Boeing plane delivered to the carrier. Nov 15, 2006 Boeing Boeing reaches agreement with Tennessee machinists. Boeing on Sunday said it reached an agreement with striking machinists at its plant in Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, city (1990 pop. 27,310), Anderson and Roane counties, E Tenn., on Black Oak Ridge and the Clinch River; founded by the U.S. government 1942, inc. as an independent city 1959. , Tenn. The machinists walked off the job on Aug. 6. Workers will vote on the contract, which includes an 11% pay increase over three years, on Nov. 27. Nov 14, 2006 Boeing Boeing looks at boosting composites to lighten 747-8I. Boeing is understood to be looking at taking a few pounds off the 747-8 Intercontinental with increased use of composites, a move aimed at gaining the extra range Emirates requires for its Dubai-US West Coast mission. Nov 13, 2006 Boeing Boeing's defense unit prospers with helicopters, likely rocket deal. Boeing's defense business is bouncing back under the leadership of CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. James McNerney Walter James "Jim" McNerney, Jr., is an American businessman. On June 30, 2005 he was named the CEO of The Boeing Company. Prior to that, McNerney was the Chairman and Chief Executive of 3M. He had been a member of the Boeing board of directors since 2001. . Last week, the company landed a large contract to provide search-and-rescue helicopters for the Air Force. This week, the Air Force is expected to approve a joint venture between the company and Lockheed Martin For the former company, see . Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a leading multinational aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology company formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta. to develop rockets, government and industry officials say. Nov 13, 2006 Boeing Judge puts settlement in Boeing shareholder case on hold. A Cook County, Ill., circuit judge has ordered plaintiffs in a suit filed by shareholders over Boeing's procurement scandals to be questioned in court. The decision delays a settlement, which includes $12 million in legal fees, until at least December. The judge wants to know how the shareholders became plaintiffs, when they bought stock, and how much they owned. Nov 13, 2006 Bombardier Bombardier yesterday inaugurated a new [pounds sterling]1.5 million ($2.9 million), 50,000-sq.-ft. repair and maintenance facility in Belfast that will serve Emirates, UPS, British Airways British Airways in full British Airways PLC International passenger airline based in London. In 1936 British Airways Ltd. was founded through the merger of three smaller airlines. , bmi and Icelandair aircraft. Nov 15, 2006 Delta Air Lines Carriers improve safety with airbags. Some carriers are installing seatbelts equipped with airbags that explode outward during a sudden impact. The airbags will help carriers comply with new FAA requirements that carriers equip their cabins with more crash-resistant seats by 2009. In early 2008, Delta Air Lines will become the first U.S. carrier to install air bags. Nov 16, 2006 Delta Air Lines, US Airways US Airways' proposed merger with Delta casts a shadow on 50 incremental Additional or increased growth, bulk, quantity, number, or value; enlarged. Incremental cost is additional or increased cost of an item or service apart from its actual cost. 76 planes Delta has asked regional carriers to bid for, analysts at Raymond James  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . noted in a recent research report, adding US Airways might opt not to pursue that business. Such a move, they pointed out, could put near-term growth of SkyWest, Republic and Mesa in question. Nov 17, 2006 Delta Air Lines, US Airways, Airbus, Boeing US Airways say the merger would drive a consolidation of wide-body aircraft. Delta operates 104 767-300/400 aircraft and eight 777s. The US Airways fleet includes 10 767-200s and nine A330-300s. The fleet plan does involve a reduction in 50-seat regional jets. Officials avoided specifics in any aircraft category. Nov 19, 2006 Pratt & Whitney, Martinair Pratt & Whitney signed a three-year agreement to provide its EcoPower engine wash services on Martinair's fleet of PW4000, CF6 and V2500 engines. The engine washing will take place at Amsterdam Schiphol and is projected to save the airline up to $2.3 million in annual fuel costs. "Earlier this year we completed an EcoPower engine wash pilot program that resulted in engine performance improvements, operating cost reductions and emission reductions," Martinair VP-Maintenance and Engineering Paul Horstink said. "Results showed substantial takeoff exhaust gas Exhaust gas is flue gas which occurs as a result of the combustion of fuels such as natural gas, gasoline/petrol, diesel, fuel oil or coal. It is discharged into the atmosphere through an exhaust pipe or flue gas stack. temperature improvements as well as cruise fuel flow improvements. We now plan to wash our entire fleet of 55 engines regularly and expect to achieve an annual carbon dioxide carbon dioxide, chemical compound, CO2, a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that is about one and one-half times as dense as air under ordinary conditions of temperature and pressure. emissions reduction of 23.7 million lb." Nov 14, 2006 Pratt & Whitney, Tiger Airlines Pratt & Whitney lands engine order worth $100M. Pratt & Whitney has won a $100 million order to help supply Tiger Airlines with V2500 engines. Pratt is a member of a consortium that also includes the U.K.'s Rolls-Royce Group PLC, Japanese Aero Engines Corp. and Germany-based MTU Aero Engines MTU Aero Engines is Germany's leading aircraft engine manufacturer, develops, manufactures and provides service support for aircraft engines, military and civil alike. MTU Aero Engines was formerly known as MTU München. . Nov 14, 2006 UPS UPS will open a pilot base in Anchorage next May. Initially it will be staffed by 80 MD-11 pilots. Nov 16, 2006 US Airways, Airbus US Airways' close relationship with Airbus, which traces to long before the manufacturer helped fund the airline's exit from bankruptcy, could redound re·dound intr.v. re·dound·ed, re·dound·ing, re·dounds 1. To have an effect or consequence: deeds that redound to one's discredit. 2. to Airbus's benefit. Nov 19, 2006 US Airways, Airbus, Boeing US Airways disputed that it is "an Airbus airline." It is working with Boeing in a replacement program for 737 and 757s, Parker says. Furthermore, Boeing occupies the chair of the Delta creditors committee and will be in a position to wield strong influence--for the merger or against it--in addition to securing a place for Boeing aircraft. Nov 19, 2006 Z Editor: Aram Gesar, eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, reviews, features and analysis, please go to: http://www.airguideonline.com/onlinenews.htm To Subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" subscribe, take buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com Nov 13, 2006 |
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