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Apr 30, 2007 Boeing released details of orders from Arik Air Arik Air is an airline based in Lagos, Nigeria operating a growing domestic network. Regional and international destinations are planned to be added. Its main base is Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos.[1]. , S7 Airlines and SpiceJet and announced that the 737-900ER earned type certification from US FAA. The Arik Air order for three 787-9s, two 777-200LRs and two 777-300ERs previously was listed as being from an unidentified customer and is worth $1.5 billion at list prices. The deal was announced simultaneously with the delivery of two new 737-700s. The Nigerian airline is the fourth from Africa to order both the 787 and 777. Nigeria is working toward achieving Category 1 status and after that is accomplished Arik plans to fly to the US. It will be operating 16 aircraft by June on 11 domestic routes. The S7 order, flagged by the Russian press last week, is for 10 737-800s worth $705 million at list prices. The aircraft, previously listed by Boeing as being from an unidentified customer, will fly for S7's new charter airline connecting Moscow with Russian resort destinations. SpiceJet's order also is for 10 -800s. Apr 30, 2007 The Boeing 737-900ER, launched by a 2005 order from Lion Air Lion Air is a low-cost airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia. It operates scheduled passenger services on an extensive domestic network from Jakarta to 35 destinations, as well as services to Singapore and Malaysia. Its full name is PT Lion Mentari Airlines. , received certification April 20. More than 100 have been ordered so far, Boeing said. Approved to carry up to 220 passengers in a single-class configuration, the type features an extra pair of exit doors, a flat aft-pressure bulkhead that increases volume, a two-position tailskid tail·skid n. A skid attached to the rear underside of certain airplanes to act as a runner. , strengthened wings to accommodate the 13,500-lb. MTOW MTOW Maximum Take-off Weight MTOW My Type Of Woman increase, auxiliary fuel tanks that boost range to 3,200 nm. and other enhancements. Apr 30, 2007 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 is the launch customer for Boeing 767-300ER blended winglets produced by Aviation Partners Boeing , the airline announced. AA will remove an aircraft from service and lease it to APB APB See Accounting Principles Board (APB). for an eight-month flight test certification program beginning in January. It then intends to install winglets on each of its 58 767-300ERs by the middle of 2010. May 1, 2007 Airports will limit capacity to accommodate A380, report says U.S. airports may have to curb capacity to accommodate the A380 superjumbo jet, 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. the Government Accountability Office The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is the audit, evaluation, and investigative arm of the United States Congress, and thus an agency in the Legislative Branch of the United States Government. . The GAO found that 18 airports plan to limit the operation of the A380 or other planes. "Most U.S. airports that we visited that expect to receive the A380 are not designed for aircraft of this size," GAO said. Apr 30, 2007 Delta to search for new 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. , give planes new logo paint job on one of its Boeing 757-200. Now that it has left bankruptcy protection, the board of Delta Air Lines must select a new chief executive to replace current CEO Gerald Grinstein Gerald Grinstein is the former CEO of Delta Air Lines, Inc. of Atlanta, Georgia, the world's second largest airline. Grinstein came to the position in 2004, after CEO Leo F. . Grinstein, who guided Delta out of bankruptcy and helped fend off a bid by US Airways, plans to step down. Delta also says it will paint its fleet with its red logo flying across a blue background on the tail of the aircraft. May 1, 2007 Boeing will overtake Airbus in one year, Boeing CEO says Boeing will overtake Airbus as the world's largest commercial jetmaker within one year, Boeing CEO 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. said Monday. Speaking at the company's annual shareholder meeting, McNerney said Boeing hopes to strengthen its international relationships. "I believe we'll see it as a year in which we turned the corner and positioned ourselves for a very exciting future." May 1, 2007 Turkish Technic adopted Boeing's Web-based Maintenance Performance Toolbox for use on Turkish Airlines' fleet of 14 Boeing 737 Classics and 41 737NGs. May 2, 2007 Copa Airlines said Wednesday that the Panamanian carrier has ordered four Boeing 737-800s. The deal is valued at about $282 million at list prices and are for delivery in 2011 and 2012. The Panamanian carrier already operates 24 737NGs and now has 10 on order. Copa operates four of the world's longest 737 routes from its Panama City hub to Buenos Aires, Santiago, Sao Paulo and Los Angeles. May 3, 2007 ABX Air signed a two-year agreement with All Nippon Airways to operate two Boeing 767-200 freighters to support ANA's cargo operations in Japan, China and Thailand. Effective May 15, the deal is expected to generate $22 million in annual revenue for Ohio-based ABX ABX Antibiotics ABX Airborne Express ABX Abstracting ABX Albury, New South Wales, Australia - Albury (Airport Code) ABX Automatic Branch Exchange ABx Non-Antibiotics ABX Asset Backed Securities Index ABX Acoustic Bass Extension , an all-cargo carrier that primarily operates flights on DHL's US network but has been seeking to expand its base of services. "This agreement underscores ABX's commitment to grow its presence as an international provider of aircraft and aircraft-related services," President and CEO Joe Hete said. It has 35 Boeing 767s in service, including 29 for DHL DHL abbr. 1. Doctor of Hebrew Letters 2. Doctor of Hebrew Literature . May 3, 2007 Boeing Gets 126 April Orders. Boeing racked up about 126 commercial plane orders in April, it said on Thursday, the highest monthly total this year but lower than the 149 it took in the same month a year ago. May 3, 2007 Boeing announced that the first 787 horizontal stabilizer arrived in Everett last week. It was manufactured by Alenia Aeronautica and delivered in five pieces via the modified 747-400 Dreamlifter freighter. Apr 30, 2007 |
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