Company Watch - Boeing.Mar 26, 2007 WTO See World Trade Organization. holds hearings on aircraft subsidies U.S. representatives told the World Trade Organization that government subsidies have allowed Airbus to develop a line f jetliners "targeted at U.S. competitors." Airbus counters that federal and state tax breaks have helped Boeing develop its 787. Hearings on subsidy issues began Tuesday in Geneva Geneva, canton and city, Switzerland Geneva (jənē`və), Fr. Genève, canton (1990 pop. 373,019), 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surrounding the southwest tip of the Lake of Geneva. . Mar 22, 2007 ANA buys more 777s Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) is continuing with an aircraft downsizing (1) Converting mainframe and mini-based systems to client/server LANs. (2) To reduce equipment and associated costs by switching to a less-expensive system. (jargon) downsizing programme and has sold three Boeing 747-400s to Oasis Hong Kong Airlines Oasis Hong Kong Airlines Limited (Traditional Chinese: 甘泉香港航空有限公司 while ordering four more Boeing 777-300ERs. The four additional 777-300ERs will be delivered in fiscal 2009 for use on long-haul international routes to replace the larger 747-400s. Mar 19, 2007 American Decision on MD-80 Successor Nears. American Airlines American Airlines Major U.S. airline. American was created through a merger of several smaller U.S. airlines and incorporated in 1934. It continued to buy the routes of other airlines, becoming an international carrier in the 1970s; its routes include South America, the will make an announcement regarding fleet renewal "in short order," 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. Chairman and 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. Gerard Arpey, who conceded that the carrier's more than 300 MD-80s burn too much fuel. He said 737NGs may be a viable replacement. Mar 22, 2007 American nears decision on Boeing / McDonnell-Douglas MD-80 successor, RegionsAir replacement American Airlines will make an announcement regarding fleet renewal "in short order," according to Chairman and CEO Gerard Arpey, who conceded that the carrier's more than 300 MD-80s burn too much fuel. He said 737NGs may be a viable replacement. Mar 22, 2007 Alenia Aeronautica yesterday delivered the first two carbon fiber fuselage sections of the 787 from its plant in Grottaglie. The central 8.5-m. section and the central-rear 10-m. section were loaded on Boeing's 747-400LCF LCF - Logic for Computable Functions and sent to Global Aeronautica's facility in Charleston, where they will be integrated before heading to Seattle. Alenia said it accounts for 14% of the 787's structure. Mar 23, 2007 "IMM IMM See: International Monetary Market enables carriers to focus on transporting freight and passengers from place to place rather than managing an increasingly complex set of supplier relationships," said Dan da Silva, VP-sales and marketing for Boeing Commercial Aviation Services. IMM customers pay for parts when they are issued or they sign for support on a flight-hour basis. Boeing now has IMM contracts with 10 customers worldwide. Mar 22, 2007 Alenia ships first Boeing 787 fuselage sections from Italy to USA Alenia Aeronautica today shipped the first carbonfibre fuselage sections for the Boeing 787 from its Grottaglie plant in southern Italy to the USA by Boeing 747LCA LCA Life Cycle Assessment LCA Saint Lucia (ISO Country code) LCA Life Cycle Analysis LCA Linux.conf.au (Australian Linux conference) LCA Labor Condition Application LCA Light Combat Aircraft Dreamlifter. Mar 22, 2007 Boeing sees strong demand for aircraft for next 20 years Airlines are expected to purchase more than 27,000 new planes over the next two decades, said Boeing Capital Managing Director John Matthews. Continuing deregulation Deregulation The reduction or elimination of government power in a particular industry, usually enacted to create more competition within the industry. Notes: Traditional areas that have been deregulated are the telephone and airline industries. will encourage new carriers to enter the market and spur strong growth in passenger traffic, he added. Mar 22, 2007 Boeing 787 on schedule for summer flight Boeing said Monday its 787 is on schedule for its first flight this summer. The company has nearly 500 orders for the plane, and the first delivery is scheduled for next year. Boeing said it is likely to increase production of the plane. Mar 20, 2007 Billionaires consider purchasing superjumbo jets Some billionaires are considering buying large jets made by Boeing and Airbus. Observers say the potential to customize the planes' interior makes the large aircraft attractive, and they note that the lack of headroom available on smaller planes concerns many owners. Mar 19, 2007 Garuda Indonesia Orders 25 Boeing 737-800s Aircraft. Garuda Indonesia is to buy 25 Boeing 737-800s in a deal worth $1.9 billion, according to the airline's CEO, EmirsyahSatar. The Boeing aircraft will be delivered between 2009-2012 and will replace some of its 35 older Boeing 737s. Garuda was already leasing 10 737-800s and will convert the leases to purchases. Mar 25, 2007 Qantas Link is increasing its fleet of Boeing 717-200s from eight to 11 as part of a renewed operating agreement with National Jet Systems for an additional five years. Qantas Group GM-Regional Airlines Narendra Kumar said the move will increase QantasLink's total jet and turboprop turboprop: see turbine. turboprop Hybrid engine that provides jet thrust and also drives a propeller. It is similar to the turbojet except that an added turbine, behind the combustion chamber, works through a shaft and speed-reducing gears to turn a fleet to 49 aircraft, which typically serve regional routes within Australia. NJS NJS Naval Justice School NJS Nurmijärven Jalkapalloseura (Finland) provides crews and maintenance for the 717s. The first additional aircraft will enter service in August and be based in Perth, with the other two entering service in October. At the same time, QantasLink will upgrade the 717 engines from 18,000 lb. thrust to 21,500 lb. to improve payload capability from northern Outback towns during Australia's blistering summer. Mar 22, 2007 Australian Virgin Blue will Buy Boeing 777s. Australian airline Virgin Blue said on Wednesday it has signed a AUD AUD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Australian Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. $2.2 billion (USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. $1.8 billion) deal to buy six Boeing 777 planes as it accelerates plans for long-haul flights to the United States. Mar 21, 2007 Cargolux this week placed a follow-on order for three Boeing 0747-8 freighters valued at $845 million plus two options, bringing its total firm orders for the type to 13. It is the co-launch customer for the 747-8F along with Nippon Cargo Airlines Nippon Cargo Airlines Company, Limited (日本貨物航空株式会社 . It also has 10 purchase rights. Boeing said it now has a combined 87 firm orders for the 747-8F and the 747-8 Intercontinental passenger version. Mar 21, 2007 US FAA investigates Continental Boeing, 777 engine failure at Newark A US FAA investigation is underway into an apparent contained engine failure that caused a Continental Airlines Boeing 777-200ER to abort (1) To exit a function or application without saving any data that has been changed. (2) To stop a transmission. (programming) abort - To terminate a program or process abnormally and usually suddenly, with or without diagnostic information. takeoff at 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 Newark yesterday afternoon. Mar 22, 2007 GE Aviation said First Choice Airways selected the GEnx to power the four Boeing, 787s it ordered earlier this month with an engine order valued at more than $125 million. GE said the 830 GEnx orders from 28 customers are worth more than $10 billion. Mar 23, 2007 Goodrich reached a deal with Shanghai Airlines to supply wheels and electrically actuated brakes for its nine Boeing, 787s, which it will put into service starting next year. Mar 21, 2007 Boeing reached a deal with Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA (Network Computing Architecture) An architecture from Oracle for developing applications within a networked computing environment. It provides a three-tier distributed environment based on CORBA that uses program components known as "cartridges. ) to manage "a significant portion" of the carrier's spare parts inventory under its Integrated Materials Management program. "This program is an especially good fit for us with our Boeing 747-400 [freighters]," Nippon Cargo MD and Senior VP-Engineering and Maintenance Takuzo Nomura said. "It will help us manage our costs." Under IMM, Boeing and other suppliers will own parts that NCA normally would keep in inventory. The manufacturer will manage inventory and logistics. Mar 22, 2007 Northwest fleet plan calls for more regional jet flying Northwest Airlines plans to reduce its mainline fleet and shift traffic to regional jets. The company also plans to phase out one-third of its fleet of DC-9s within two years and to boost its international flying by 4.3% a year between now and 2010. Mar 19, 2007 Virgin Blue Holdings confirmed its order for six Boeing 777-300ERs with options for six more, and will lease one additional -300ER from ILFC ILFC International Lease Finance Corporation ILFC International Lunar Finance Commission (TV show: Space: 1999) . The order for the six is worth $1.5 billion at list prices and was listed last week on Boeing's website as unidentified. The aircraft will be used to establish a new long-haul airline next year providing service from Australia to the US "and other destinations.". Virgin Blue's order takes total orders for 777s to 924 from 49 carriers. It also exercised options on five 737-800s worth $350 million at list prices, another order that had been attributed by Boeing to an unidentified customer. The airline currently operates 53 737NGs. Mar 22, 2007 Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Blue likely contributors to Boeing's big week Boeing added 46 orders to its backlog last week including 27 aircraft for unidentified customers: Six 747-8s (understood to be freighters), six 777s (understood to be -300ERs for Virgin Blue) and 15 787s. 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