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Southwest first to order Boeing's smallest 737 MAX

Agence France-PresseMay 16, 2013 11:48
Southwest Airlines on Wednesday became the first airline to order Boeing's new 737 MAX 7 airplane, the smallest model of the new fuel-efficient MAX family, the companies announced. The Dallas, Texas-based carrier changed its existing order for 30 Boeing Next-Generation 737s to 30 737 MAX 7s, they said in a statement. The first delivery is set for 2019. The 737 MAX is a re-engined version of the single-aisle 737, the best-selling plane in aviation history.

Southwest first to order Boeing's smallest 737 MAX

Agence France-PresseMay 15, 2013 16:01
Southwest Airlines on Wednesday became the first airline to order Boeing's new 737 MAX 7 airplane, the smallest model of the new fuel-efficient MAX family, the companies announced. The Dallas, Texas-based carrier changed its existing order for 30 Boeing Next-Generation 737s to 30 737 MAX 7s, they said in a statement. The first delivery is set for 2019. The 737 MAX is a re-engined version of the single-aisle 737, the best-selling plane in aviation history.

Turkish Airlines orders 70 Boeing aircraft

Agence France-PresseMay 14, 2013 11:00
US aerospace giant Boeing said Tuesday that it had a firm order from Turkish Airlines for 70 Boeing single-aisle 737 aircraft in a deal valued at $6.9 billion at list prices. The order, originally announced as a commitment in early April, was finalized Tuesday and "is the largest Boeing order in Turkish Airlines's history," Boeing said in a statement. It includes an option to buy 25 additional 737s, valued at $2.5 billion at list prices.

Gulf airlines prepare for Boeing's 777X offering

May 7, 2013 13:25
By Praveen Menon DUBAI (Reuters) - As they prepare to buy Boeing's <BA.N> new 777X jet, Gulf airline giants Emirates <EMIRA.UL> and Qatar Airways are warning that Boeing must avoid the mistakes of the 787 Dreamliner, which cost customers millions of dollars when its batteries failed. These fast-growing Gulf carriers are expected to be among the first and possibly biggest customers for Boeing's latest offering, which was presented to customers last week.

Airbus beats Boeing with January-March orders

Agence France-PresseMay 7, 2013 07:30
French aerospace giant Airbus has shot ahead of US group Boeing in terms of net orders booked in the first four months of the year, taking almost twice as many, company data showed Tuesday. Airbus, given a big boost by a deal last month with Turkish Airlines, said in a statement that it recorded 493 orders between January and April, compared with the 255 announced on Boeing's website. The orders represent seven years of production, Airbus said.

Boeing 'taking next step' toward new 777 plane launch

Agence France-PresseMay 2, 2013 15:45
Boeing is moving forward on launching the new version of its long-range 777 jetliner in talks with customers, company officials said Thursday. "We are taking the next step when it comes to engaging customers on the 777X," said Doug Alder, spokesman for Boeing's Commercial Airplanes unit, referring to the new version dubbed 777X. "We've made great progress in our development work and have begun to discuss additional technical, pricing and schedule details with customers," he said in an email to AFP.

Boeing earnings rise on tax credit

Agence France-PresseApril 24, 2013 08:45
US aerospace giant Boeing Wednesday reported higher first quarter earnings due to a tax credit, despite fewer deliveries of its problem-plagued Boeing 787. Net income for the quarter came in at $1.1 billion, up 20 percent from the year-earlier period of $923 million. That translated into earnings per share of $1.44. The earnings were boosted by a $145 million, or 19 cents per share gain, for a 2012 research and development tax credit. Revenues were $18.9 billion, down 3 percent from the same period last year.

Boeing earnings rise on tax credit

Agence France-PresseApril 24, 2013 08:30
US aerospace giant Boeing Wednesday reported higher first quarter earnings due to a tax credit, despite fewer deliveries of its problem-plagued Boeing 787. Net income for the quarter came in at $1.1 billion, up 20 percent from the year-earlier period of $923 million. That translated into earnings per share of $1.44. The earnings were boosted by a 19 cents per share gain for a 2012 research and development tax credit. Revenues were $18.9 billion, down 3 percent from the same period last year.

Dreamliner set to fly in a week as Boeing fixes battery

April 22, 2013 10:15
By Tim Kelly and Rhys Jones TOKYO/LONDON (Reuters) - Boeing began installing reinforced lithium-ion batteries on five grounded 787 jets in Japan on Monday, starting a process that should make the first commercial Dreamliners ready to fly again in about a week. Boeing's Dreamliners have been grounded since regulators in the United States and elsewhere ordered all 50 planes out of the skies in mid-January after batteries on two of them overheated. U.S. regulators approved a new battery design on Friday.

FAA launches tail inspections on Boeing 737s

April 15, 2013 15:46
US air-safety regulators on Monday said they would inspect more than 1,000 Boeing 737s for a faulty tail part that could cause a pilot to lose control of the jetliner. In a new safety headache for Boeing three months after its 787 Dreamliner was grounded worldwide, the Federal Aviation Administration said it would inspect the single-aisle 737s for improperly mounted pins on the tail and replace those found faulty. The FAA said the airworthiness directive (AD) would take effect on May 20 and "affects 1,050 airplanes of US registry."
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