Company Watch - BoeingISSN 1544-3760.Airbus versus Boeing has taken on a new atmosphere 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 Reuters News Agency. Readers may recall that just into 2006 we reported that Boeing had won more orders in the previous year than Airbus, and then was somewhat miffed miff n. 1. A petulant, bad-tempered mood; a huff. 2. A petty quarrel or argument; a tiff. tr.v. miffed, miff·ing, miffs To cause to become offended or annoyed. to learn that the facts were wrong and that in fact Airbus claimed to lead (although not in revenue terms). Now it would seem that Airbus had been a little less than honest, a Chinese commitment for 150 aircraft not a true order in the accepted terms. The Chinese had signed some paperwork, but deposits had not been paid. http://www.airbus.com http://www.boeing.com Feb 19, 2006 Competition for freighters heats up. Airbus is finishing its A380F freighter and is preparing to compete against Boeing in the very large cargo jet market. Airbus expects 400 new large freighters to be sold through 2023. Boeing's latest offering in its cargo line is the 747-800F. Feb 14, 2006 Boeing will present a broad range of products, exhibits, briefings and other activities at Asian Aerospace Asian Aerospace (AA) is an international trade fair for the aerospace business. It had been based at the Changi Exhibition Centre near the Singapore Changi Airport, it is the biggest airshow event in Asia, and was touted by its organisers as the "world’s second most 2006 beginning Feb. 21 in Singapore. 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 will conduct a briefing on the 777 and 747-8 programs. The 777 continues to demonstrate its popularity, with record-setting sales in 2005 showing why it continues to define the future of long-haul, point-to-point travel. The 747-8 was launched in late 2005 with commitments from air cargo carriers Air Cargo Carriers is a cargo airline based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. It was established in 1986 and operates feeder cargo services for major express carriers in Canada, the Caribbean and the USA. Air Cargo Carriers, Inc. in both Europe and Asia. Feb 16, 2006 Boeing may land FAA flight trial contract. The Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control may soon award an air traffic management contract to Boeing. Under the program, dubbed the Global Air Traffic Interoperability project, Boeing would demonstrate new procedures on transatlantic flights. Feb 16, 2006 Tanker contract could keep Boeing Long Beach plant open. Boeing might keep its plant in Long Beach, Calif., open if it wins a contract to build refueling tankers for the Air Force, Chief Financial Officer James Bell James Bell may refer to:
cargo plane n → avion-cargo m cargo plane cargo n → in Long Beach, but the military has decided not to buy more than 180 planes. Feb 15, 2006 Boeing No successor in sight for Boeing's 737. Boeing has not decided whether to develop a plane to replace its efficient 737. Boeing executives say they have not yet found a "compelling replacement." "It is a very high hurdle," said Randy Baseler, Boeing's vice president for marketing. Feb 14, 2006 Boeing's 737 passes a milestone. Boeing will deliver its 5,000th 737 jetliner on Feb. 13, 2006. Boeing has produced the plane since 1968. The plane is popular among low-fare airlines for its efficiency and turnaround times. "The 737 made air travel in the U.S. available to any person who wants to do it," said Joe Sutter Joe Sutter was an engineer for the Boeing Airplane Company and lead designer for the Boeing 747. Sutter is often referred to as the "father of the 747."[1] Sutter, born in Seattle, Washington grew up in the area of Boeing's Seattle plant. , retired chief engineer on the 747 jumbo-jet program. "It was almost a revolution." Boeing and Southwest Airlines celebrated the 5,000th 737 to come off the production line as thousands of Boeing employees and special guests attended an historic delivery ceremony at the company's Renton, Wash., manufacturing facility. Guinness World Records has acknowledged the 737 as the most-produced large commercial jet airplane in aviation history. The 5,000th 737, a 737-700 painted in Southwest Airlines colors, is the 447th 737 to join the carrier's fleet. Southwest has helped launch three Boeing 737 models -- the 737-300, -500 and the -700. Feb 13, 2006 |
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