Company Watch - Boeing.Price remains top factor for fliers, manufacturers say. Price is the most important criterion among the traveling public, Airbus North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. vice president of sales Andrew Shankland said recently at an aerospace conference. Boeing Commercial Airplanes Boeing Commercial Airplanes is a unit of The Boeing Company, based in Renton, Washington consisting of the Seattle-based former Boeing Airplane Company (the civil airliner division), as well as the Long Beach-based Douglas Aircraft division of the former McDonnell Douglas vice president of product development Dan Mooney noted technology can improve efficiency and reduce costs for carriers. Apr 25, 2006 Midwest Airlines
Midwest Airlines is an American scheduled passenger airline based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, operating from General Mitchell International Airport. mulls replacing older jets. Executives at Midwest Airlines say the carrier may soon start replacing its 11 MD-80 jetliners with more efficient planes. The airline is considering Boeing 737s and Airbus A320s. Apr 27, 2006 Boeing last week announced the second birthday of the 787, in fact the second birthday of the announcement that the aircraft had been officially launched. Maiden flight Noun 1. maiden flight - the first flight of its kind; "the Stealth bomber made its maiden flight in 1989" flying, flight - an instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him" is due summer 2007 with the first of 50 firm orders to ANA delivered one year later. The "Dreamliner" is the most successful launch in the history of Boeing, outpacing the popular 747, 777 and even the 737 Next-Generation at the same point in history relative to launch. To date, 29 customers have made commitments for 393 aircraft - 350 of those are firm and worth roughly $51 billion at current list prices. The first three years of production are sold out and demand for subsequent years is said to be high. Nine composite fuselage sections have been manufactured at facilities in Seattle and Wichita (Kansas). A demonstration wing box has also been built in Seattle. http://www.boeing.com/commercial/787family Apr 30, 2006 Boeing chief focuses on ethics: Boeing 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. W. 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. Jr. is stressing ethics and integrity in the company's corporate culture. The company has created an office of internal governance to detect misconduct and to encourage employees who know of an ethical breach to speak up, he said. Apr 28, 2006 Boeing mulls second 787 assembly line. Boeing is considering building a second assembly line for its 787 jetliner. The second assembly line would shorten delivery lead time. The company plans to make a decision in the coming months. Apr 28, 2006 Boeing Q1 profit climbs on aircraft sales. Boeing said strong sales of commercial jetliners pushed first-quarter profits up 29%. The company also said it is organizing a program for salvaging and recycling materials from old planes. Apr 27, 2006 Demand for aircraft increases durable goods durable goods Goods, such as appliances and automobiles, that have a useful life over a number of periods. Firms that produce durable goods are often subject to wide fluctuations in sales and profits. Also called consumer durables. . Strong aircraft orders at Boeing pushed orders for durable goods up 6.1% in March, the Commerce Department said. Orders for capital goods Capital Goods Any goods used by an organization to produce other goods. Notes: Examples of capital goods include office buildings, equipment, and machinery. See also: Capital Expenditure, Disinvestment Capital goods , excluding aircraft and defense, posted a 3% gain, shaking off a recent slump. Apr 27, 2006 Boeing may post jump in Q1 profits. Boeing expects may post higher first-quarter profits when it reports results Wednesday. The company delivered 98 jetliners in the first quarter, up 40% from the previous year. Apr 25, 2006 Boeing will help develop European air-traffic system. A team of U.S. companies led by Boeing will help European firms develop an air-traffic management system for Europe. Honeywell and Rockwell Collins Rockwell Collins, Inc. (NYSE: COL) is a large United States-based international company headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, primarily providing aviation and information technology systems, solutions, and services to governmental agencies and aircraft manufacturers. will work with Boeing on the product, dubbed the Single European Sky The Single European Sky is a European Commission initiative that is intended to change the future structure of air traffic control across Europe. The aim is to use more efficient air traffic management that is more closely based on actual flight patterns, rather than using the ATM Research program. Apr 24, 2006 AirTran, the successful Orlando-based budget airline, a phoenix from the ashes of ValuJet, has ordered 24 Next-Generation Boeing 737-700s. The airline was the first operator of the Boeing 717 in September 1999 and will shortly take delivery of the last, its 87th out of a production run of 156. The new order will take the AirTran 737 fleet to 50 aircraft by the end of 2010. http://www.boeing.com Apr 30, 2006 China Airlines played down suggestions that it is to become the launch customer for the 747-8 Intercontinental passenger version. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Taiwan's Economic Times, the carrier will place a $2.5 billion order in June for 10 dash 8s. However, an airline spokesperson cautioned that "we are still evaluating options." Boeing is keen to secure orders for the passenger version of the 747-8, which was launched late last year by Cargolux and Nippon Cargo. Another potential launch customer, Singapore Airlines  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . , is expected to make a fleet decision that may include the dash 8 freighter and passenger models at a May 9 board meeting. Emergence of the 747-8 as a competitor to the A380 has sparked sparring between Airbus and Boeing over the relative performance of each other's aircraft and the basis of the modeling criteria. Apr 28, 2006 Empire Aero Center of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of was awarded a contract to provide heavy maintenance on Transaero Airlines 747-200s. The first aircraft is slated to undergo C and D checks at the end of April. Contract value was not disclosed. Apr 24, 2006 Precision Conversions signed with Babcock & Brown Aircraft Management for two 757-200 cargo conversions. The work is scheduled to be completed by year end and will be done at Flightstar Aircraft Services in Jacksonville. Operating customers for the aircraft were not disclosed. Apr 26, 2006 Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise ordered 10 737NGs valued at $675 million plus 10 options and 10 purchase rights, with the firm aircraft scheduled for delivery between early 2009 and late 2010. The 737-800 is the baseline model SALE specified, although substitutions can be made. CFMI valued the firm engines at approximately $140 million at list price. Apr 27, 2006 |
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