Boeing joins aviation, energy and academic leaders to accelerate development and availability of sustainable biofuels

SEATTLE, WA (September 24, 2008) - Boeing has, with leading air carriers and Honeywell's UOP, a refining technology developer, established a group to accelerate the development and commercialization o

Boeing, flight center tour in Everett scrambles for alternative

With the strike by Boeing Machinists entering its second week, tourists hoping to tour Boeing’s Everett factory to see planes being assembled have been disappointed since tours were suspended when t

787 Dreamliner Africa deliveries in further doubt

KAMPALA, Uganda (eTN) - The arrival of Boeing’s so-called “Dreamliner” is getting deeper into the nightmare territory, as further delays are now envisaged for the first flight, already repeatedl

Russian airline to acquire 11 more Boeing planes

MOSCOW - S7, Russia's second-largest airline, said it will acquire 11 more Boeing Co. airplanes and retire all Soviet models this year to cut costs as fuel prices rise.

Boeing renegotiation fails and strike called

Boeing statement: renegotiation fails; strike called

Turkish Airlines adds more destinations, as Stockholm becomes key market

ISTANBUL, Turkey (eTN) - Turkish Airlines is rapidly expanding its number of departures to Stockholm. It will offer two flights from Turkey and back on Sundays beginning September 7.

Emirates receives two Boeing 777 airplanes on the same day

SEATTLE, WA (August 29, 2008) - Boeing and Dubai-based airline Emirates celebrated the delivery of a 777-300ER (Extended Range) and a 777-200LR (Longer Range) yesterday, marking the first double 777 d

Boeing makes best and final offer to its employees

SEATTLE, WA (August 28, 2008) - Boeing today presented its best and final contract offer to almost 27,000 employees represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers in

Alaska Airlines completes transition to all-Boeing fleet

SEATTLE, WA (August 28, 2008) - Alaska Airlines today completed its transition to an all-Boeing 737 aircraft fleet with the retirement of its last MD-80 series airplane, part of a two-year plan to inc

Boeing appoints Charlie Miller to lead international communications

CHICAGO, IL (August 27, 2008) - The Boeing Company named Charlie Miller vice president of International Corporate Communications, reporting to Tom Downey, senior vice president of Communications and S

Indonesian airline in need of 200 pilots

Citing a report from BisnisBali, balidiscovery.com has claimed that Indonesia’s flag-carrier Garuda Indonesia is planning to recruit 200 new pilots needed to fly their fleet of new Boeing 737-800 ai

Boeing delivers Brazilian TAM Airlines first 777-300ER

The first of eight Boeing 777-300ER (Extended Range) jetliners ordered by TAM Airlines, Brazil's largest airline, left Paine Field for Sao Paulo yesterday.

Boeing, FlyDubai announce Next-Generation 737 order

Boeing and Dubai's recently-launched low-cost airline FlyDubai today announced an order for 50 Next-Generation 737-800s at the Farnborough Air Show.

Bombardier launches new range of aircraft to compete with Boeing and Airbus

Canadian planemaker Bombardier Inc. issued a challenge to bigger rivals Boeing Co. and Airbus with the launch a new aircraft range on Sunday.

Boeing Tailored Arrivals ATM concept cuts fuel use and emissions

SEATTLE, Washington - Boeing and partners in industry and government achieved significant reductions in fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions during a recent deployment of an innovative Air Tr

Boeing projects global shift to new, more efficient airplanes

LONDON - Boeing forecasts a $3.2 trillion market for new commercial airplanes over the next two decades, driven by an increasing demand for airplanes to replace older, less efficient aircraft.

Bangladesh airline orders two 737-800s

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has ordered two Boeing 737-800 airplanes worth between $140 million and $158 million, according to Boeing.

Twenty-five percent of aircraft orders at risk

Analysts estimate that 25-30% of the commercial aircraft backlog at Boeing Co.

Boeing, Shenzhen Airlines and Washington-Sichuan Friendship Association deliver humanitarian aid to earthquake-stricken China

The Boeing Company partnered with Shenzhen Airlines and the Washington-Sichuan Friendship Association on June 6 to load 5,872 pounds of vented cone masks and coveralls into the airline's new Boeing 737-800.

Air New Zealand's environmentally sustainable fuel aspirations

Air New Zealand has announced that it expects to use at least one million barrels of environmentally sustainable fuel annually by 2013.

Chief Executive Officer Rob Fyfe says the airline is growing increasingly confident that commercial quantities of environmentally sustainable fuels that meet all the airline's stringent criteria will ... read more