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Bidding starts anew for $35B Air Force tanker deal

AP — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:00:29 +0000

The Pentagon has opened a second round of bidding between Northrop Grumman Corp. and Boeing Co. for a disputed $35 billion Air Force contract.

Qantas flight makes emergency stop in Philippines

AP — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:36:50 +0000

A Qantas flight en route to Australia from London made an emergency stop in Manila on Friday after a loud bang punched a hole in the Boeing 747-400’s fuselage, officials and passengers said.There were no injuries, but some of the 345...

Damaged Qantas jet makes emergency stop in Manila

AP — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:13:06 +0000

A Qantas flight en route to Australia from London made an emergency stop in Manila on Friday, and airport authorities discovered a big hole in the Boeing 747-400’s fuselage near the right wing.There were no injuries, but some of the 350...

Qantas plane in emergency stop in Manila

AP — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:00:42 +0000

Boeing's 2Q profit falls 19 percent on charge

AP — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:28:39 +0000

Boeing Co., the world’s second-largest commercial airplane maker, on Wednesday said second-quarter earnings fell 19 percent after it took a previously disclosed charge of $248 million from a defense program.The Chicago-based company on...

Boeing's 2Q profit falls 19 percent

AP — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:07:53 +0000

Boeing Co. says its second-quarter earnings fell 19 percent as lower costs failed to offset a previously disclosed charge of $248 million related to a defense program.The Chicago-based airplane maker says it earned $852 million, or $1.16 per share,...

Air China announces $6.3B Boeing deal

AP — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:30:19 +0000

Air China Ltd. said Wednesday it plans to buy 45 Boeing Co. aircraft in one of China’s biggest airliner purchases.The order will include 15 Boeing 777 and 30 Boeing 737 aircraft, Beijing-based Air China said on its Web site. It said the list...

Emirates airlines places $9B Boeing order

AP — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:54:12 +0000

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, ordered 45 Boeing aircraft worth $9 billion.

Canada's Bombardier launches new planes

AP — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:17:22 +0000

Canadian planemaker Bombardier Inc. issued a challenge to bigger rivals Boeing Co. and Airbus with the launch a new aircraft range on Sunday.The C-series aircraft will carry 110-145 passengers and is designed to compete against the aging Boeing 737...

Boeing ups 20-year plane market forecast

AP — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:06:08 +0000

The Boeing Co. on Wednesday raised its outlook for spending on commercial airplanes over the next 20 years by 14 percent, helped in part by an expected 5 percent rise in worldwide air travel and the demand for new, more fuel-efficient planes.In...