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China Confirms $19 Billion In Boeing Orders Jan 19, 2011 By Michael Mecham mecham@aviationweek.com China’s President Hu Jintao came to Washington bearing gifts—solidified orders for 200 Boeing 737s and 777s. Hu was thought likely bring an order of new Boeing jets as a gift for Obama when the two leaders began their summit Wednesday, Jan. 19, in Washington. Historically, Chinese leaders have chosen to combine the occasion of a state visit with the drama of announcing an aircraft order. But Boeing was not sure how big an order to expect. Since 2007, Chinese carriers have placed a series of Boeing...

A miffed Air India management has slapped a notice on aircraft manufacturing major Boeing demanding compensation of about $ 1 billion (about Rs 4,600 crore) for the persistent delay on deliveries of planes. AI had placed an order for 27 B-787 Dreamliners. According to the original schedule, the first such aircraft was to be delivered in September 2008 followed by one each in each of the subsequent months. By March 2011, Boeing was scheduled to have delivered 18 of these premium aircraft to India’s state-owned carrier. It now appears, however, that the first of these aircraft will arrive only in...

For several weeks now I have been seeing 111 and hearing 111 and seeing 444 . The Lord told me to invert the arm of the 4's and turn them which made three 7's then I heard this for your discernment . . . My ones are sevens as you shall see , A completion of My Tapestry , For now we are one this is true , Yet when you see four all this will be through , So know as My Watchmen I AM coming soon ! Not for the dis-obedient but for My Bride for I AM...

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday the Pentagon will drive a hard bargain with Boeing on a contract for a new aerial refuelling tanker after Airbus parent EADS dropped out of the competition. "I wish that we had had a competition. I wish both companies had stayed in it," Gates said. But he said that "we will certainly be sharpening our pencil when it comes to negotiating a contract with Boeing", the sole bidder for the troubled tanker aircraft project. He said he saw no reason why the decision by EADS and partner Northrop Grumman to bow out...

Boeing unveiled the plane it will offer for the KC-X competition today, including a little movie and a press release. There was no mention of a 777 tanker, just the long-xpected 767. One of the more intriguing adds to the new bid was the news that the new tanker will boast “a digital flight deck featuring electronic displays” taken from the 787, Boeing’s most advanced civilian plane. It will “show all flight attitude, navigation, engine indication and crew-alerting information on screens 75 percent larger than on a commercial Airbus A330.” One can almost hear the Boeing folks crying: Take that...

Moonraker is usually near the top when film critics list the worst James Bond movies. But for space enthusiasts, the film had some pretty cool hardware and a great opening sequence when a space shuttle ignites its engines atop a 747, blasting the giant jumbo jet into a fireball as it sails away. Of course, it’s all fiction: the shuttle doesn’t carry its own fuel for its main engines. But it looked good. Three decades later, Superman Returns featured a small space shuttle blasting off the back of a 777, which also fell from the sky and had to be...

Witnesses on ground reporting booms and flames from on engine...

New York (IANS): Boeing reached a milestone Friday when it delivered its 777th Boeing 777 to Air France. The French national carrier is among the top Boeing clients, including Singapore Airlines, Emirates Airline and United Airlines. "It is a fitting tribute to the success of the programme that an industry leader such as Air France is taking delivery of our 777th 777," a Boeing statement quoted Aldo Basile, its vice president for sales (Europe, Russia and Central Asia), as saying on the momentous occasion. "The 777 continues to offer an unbeatable combination of efficiency, economics and passenger comfort that...

NEW YORK (AFP) - Wall Street blue-chip stocks suffered their worst single-day point decline Monday as markets went into convulsions after US lawmakers rejected a massive rescue of the financial system. The plunge came with investors already fretting over a deepening of banking sector problems in Europe and the United States, with at least three banks saved with government aid. The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 777.68 points (6.98) percent to close at 10,365.45 in its biggest single-day point decline ever. The slide eclipsed a 684-point drop on September 17, 2001, when the markets reopened following the September 11 terror...

UK investigators remain unable to explain the reduction in fuel flow that led to a British Airways Boeing 777-200ER losing power in both engines and landing short of the runway at London Heathrow in January. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch has issued an update to the inquiry into the 17 January accident. Flight recorder information shows that the Rolls-Royce Trent 800s' engine control system detected the reduced flow and commanded fuel-metering valves to open fully. While the valve responded to this command, says the AAIB, there was "no appreciable change" in the fuel flow to either engine. "Evidence to date...

(IsraelNN.com) El Al Airlines said it is negotiating with Boeing on the purchase of four new 777-220 jets, with delivery beginning in 2012. The airline said no final agreement is expected after several weeks and is subject to approval of the executive board, Reuters News Agency reported. All of El Al's planes are made by Boeing, and it would have the option to convert its purchase to 777-300 jets by the end of this year. El Al recently bought two 777 planes for its routes to the United States and Asia and said additional planes are needed to meet a...

nvestigators have determined that the British Airways Boeing 777-200ER which crashed on approach to London Heathrow last week had adequate fuel on board and that both engines continued to generate thrust, albeit much-reduced, during the event. Preliminary findings from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch had indicated that the aircraft’s Rolls-Royce Trent 800 engines had failed to respond to an auto-throttle command for increased thrust during the final stage of the approach. In a newly-issued update, however, the AAIB says both engines did initially respond to the auto-throttle command, but that the starboard engine’s thrust reduced after about 3s and the...

THE pilot of the British Airways aircraft that crash-landed at Heathrow said he feared the flight would end in “catastrophe” as he struggled to cope with a double engine failure just two miles from touchdown. First Officer John Coward, 41, said both engines lost power simultaneously, leaving him with just seconds to bring the aircraft down. -- snip -- Investigators examining the wreckage of flight BA038 are now focusing on the theory that the crash was caused by a failure in the avionics and electronics systems that control the plane’s engines. . . . A senior industry source said: “....

LONDON, England (CNN) -- Two engines on the British Airways plane which crash landed at Heathrow "did not respond" to a demand for increased thrust about two miles from touchdown, an initial report by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch said Friday. The report describes the Boeing 777 hitting problems 600ft off the ground and descending rapidly but just making it onto Heathrow land The report says: "Initial indications from (crew) interviews and Flight Recorder analyses show the flight and approach to have progressed normally until the aircraft was established on late finals for Runway 27L. "At approximately 600ft and two...

LONDON - The engines on a British Airways plane that crash-landed at London's Heathrow airport failed to respond for a demand to increase thrust, a preliminary accident report said Friday. Using flight recorder information, investigators will focus on what other systems might have caused the engine failure, according to the report from Britain's Air Accidents Investigation Branch. The British Airways Boeing 777 made a crunching touchdown short of the runway on Thursday, ripping off the plane's landing gear and severely damaging the two engines and wings. Nineteen injuries were reported among the 152 people aboard. "The aircraft speed reduced and...

After what Arnold did in California, I think EVERY parent in the country should be exploring and considering homeschooling. I am appalled at how many parents, YES MOM's AND DAD's are sitting back and letting the government indoctrinate their children. Bring them home where they belong, can't afford it? Sell the expensive cars, move into a smaller home, get RADICAL!!! Isn't your child worth it!???!!! If you taught them to tie their shoes and how to talk, it is a natural progression to homeschool, just keep teaching. All your children are getting in a government school is a socialized education....

On 7-7-07, The Call took place in Nashville, TN. There was an almost total media blackout in the MSM- an AP story ran on some minor news portals, and local TV stations in Nashville covered it. However, Titans stadium was filled to overflow capacity as crowds of fasting worshippers encountered God in a corporate act of devotion to His Kingdom.video hereand hereand a TV news report- over 100,000 attended.Meanwhile, the organizers of Live Earth are embarrassed at their low turnout and lack of interest- blaming it on 'climate change'!

Lots of people do, for one simple reason. Saturday will be July 7, or 7-7-07. In numerological terms, that's about as big as it gets for the superstitious. People are booking gambling junkets, casinos are offering "7"-themed promotions, and about three times the normal number of couples plan to get married that day, including Eva Longoria and basketball player boyfriend Tony Parker. Nearly 100 couples will tie the knot atop roller coasters or inside revolving teacups at amusement parks at 7 that morning, a California yogi plans to achieve massive harmony through gong meditation at 7 that night, and Christians...

Hitting the wedding date jackpot, 7/7/07 BY TANIA PADGETT tania.padgett@newsday.com July 4, 2007 Last year, when Jeffrey Neale, 28, and Elizabeth Wiener, 26, were planning their wedding, Neale was more than happy to leave the details to his fiancee. That is, except one: He wanted them to be married on July 7, 2007. "We had to get that date," said Neale, an assistant vice president at AIG Financial Products Corp. in Wilton, Conn. "Nobody is going to forget it and triple 7s are lucky." Wiener, a graduate student from Roslyn Harbor, heartily agreed, and the couple rushed to put a...

SEATTLE, May 14, 2007 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] announced today that its 777 jetliner fleet has completed its 1 millionth flight under regulations for extended operations (ETOPS). Based on reported and projected 777 fleet data, Boeing estimated the 1 millionth 777 ETOPS flight occurred on May 11. "The 1 millionth 777 ETOPS flight is a result of our point-to-point product strategy to develop airplanes that fly people directly where they want to go," said Larry Loftis, vice president-general manager, 777 Program, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "Early in its development we set out on a deliberate path to make...

A Boeing 777 is heading for the breaker’s yard for the first time, just 11 years after the twinjet first entered service. Memphis-based Universal Asset Management says it has acquired a General Electric GE90-90B-powered 777-200 (MSN 27109) - the nineteenth aircraft off the line - for disassembly. According to Flight’s Acas database, the aircraft was originally delivered to British Airways (BA) in January 1996 as G-ZZZE, being one of five non-Extended Range variants that the airline operated. The aircraft was a sister ship of G-ZZZA pictured below. It was traded to Boeing in 2002 and after initially being placed...

Cargo company cancels order with Airbus By JAMES WALLACE P-I AEROSPACE REPORTER Airbus was rocked by a major defection in its A380 program Tuesday when cargo express giant FedEx switched to The Boeing Co. for large-capacity freighters. It is the first time that any A380 customer has canceled an order because of a series of embarrassing delays at Airbus that have pushed the program back about two years. FedEx said its decision to cancel firm orders for 10 A380 freighters, as well as 10 options, was the result of not being able to get its planes soon enough. FedEx was...

First cancellation for A380 as FedEx orders Boeing 777 Freighters, ditching Airbus A380F Flight International 11/07/2006 Author: Justin Wastnage FedEx Express has placed an order for up to 30 Boeing 777 Freighters, replacing its initial order for 10 Airbus A380s. The deal, which consists of 15 firm orders and 15 options, will see the first aircraft join the cargo operator's fleet in 2009. "We're looking forward to working with FedEx on this new chapter in our relationship," says Boeing Commercial Airplanes vice president of sales for the Americas Ray Conner in a statement. "The 777F will have unmatched capacity for...

Airbus' largest customer in Latin America, TAM Airlines of Brazil, has defected to Boeing with an order for four 777-300ERs. The deal is worth about $1 billion at list prices, but its significance goes beyond money. Until now, TAM's fleet of large airplanes has been all-Airbus. The order is a huge vote in favor of the 777, over both the A340 and the forthcoming enlarged A350. ........... In addition, because Airbus has re-positioned its much-postponed A350 as a contender against both the 787 and the 777, this order is a blow to the A350. TAM currently operates a fleet...

Delta Air Lines has become the US launch customer for Boeing’s 777-200LR. The US major confirms that the carrier will take delivery of two General Electric GE90-powered ultra long range widebodies in early 2008. The two -200LRs are converted from a 777-200ER order previously placed with Boeing. Three more 777 delivery slots are currently listed as unfilled on Boeing’s orders and deliveries website. However, Delta will not say if these too are being converted to -200LRs, adding that the slots “are options at this time�. If exercised, these three aircraft will be delivered “in the 2008 to 2010 timeframe�,...

At an Air Force Association conference today in Washington, D.C., Boeing will make public for the first time a proposed U.S. Air Force refueling tanker based on its very large 777 commercial passenger jet — a potential alternative to a midsize 767 tanker. According to a draft request for proposal (RFP) the Air Force issued Monday, the government requires a tanker that can double as a troop carrier and supply plane. The proposed 777 tanker would have a much larger capacity for fuel, troops or cargo than either the currently offered 767 tanker or a rival offer based on the...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Boeing Co. could twist the knife into struggling European rival Airbus next week. The U.S. planemaker is set to dominate Britain's Farnborough air show with a stream of new orders for its 787 Dreamliner and other jets, which are already outselling its main competitor four-to-one. The timing could not be worse for Airbus, whose five-year reign as the world's leading commercial jet builder looks likely to end after slow sales of its delayed A380 superjumbo and indecision over its mid-sized A350. "Boeing's spent the last few Farnborough and Paris airshows getting away from the whole...

The longer range and more fuel-efficient 747-8 may just be what airlines such as Qantas are looking for BOEING'S newest version of its 747 is turning heads at Qantas as the airline searches for solutions to reduce fuel costs while increasing the range capability of its fleet. Qantas had been examining the Boeing 777-200LR, which can fly from London to Sydney with a payload of 250 passengers, but the return journey requires a fuel stop in Singapore for at least half the year because of headwinds. According to Qantas sources, the 777 has been dropped from consideration. Also on...

SINGAPORE - Boeing‘s 737 passenger plane, which has seen deliveries top 5,000 since it entered service 38 years ago, has always been touted by its U.S. makers as the world‘s most popular commercial jet. Last year, Toulouse, France-based Airbus had a 62 percent market share of the single-aisle plane market with 918 orders for the A320. The 737 had 569 orders.

SINGAPORE, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Airlines are choosing to cram more seats into Boeing's hot-selling new 787 Dreamliner than the company expected, giving the plane a potentially decisive advantage over its Airbus rival. Senior Boeing (BA.N: Quote, Profile, Research) sales executive Randy Baseler said typical seating in the 787-9 version of the aicraft would rise to about 280 from 259 if airlines switched to having nine seats per row in economy class rather than eight as Boeing had expected. Two-thirds of 787 buyers have decided to fit nine seats in each row in economy, executives from the Chicago-based manufacturer said...

SEATTLE, Feb. 02, 2006 -- The world's longest-range commercial jetliner, the Boeing [NYSE: BA] 777-200LR Worldliner, now is certified by U.S. and European authorities to enter into passenger service with airlines around the world. The 777-200LR (Longer Range) is the fifth and newest member of the market-leading 777 airplane family. Certification approval by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) formally recognizes that the 777-200LR has successfully completed all testing and safety requirements during its six-month flight-test program. "The 777-200LR will revolutionize the way people travel with the ability to connect just about any...

CHICAGO, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Avion Group, an Icelandic company, has ordered four 777 freighters from Chicago-based Boeing Co. at a list price of about $800 million. The airplanes are in addition to an order for four 777 freighters that Avion Group placed with Boeing last September, Boeing said Thursday. The new cargo planes will be operated by Avion's subsidiary, wet-lease operator Air Atlanta Icelandic. The jets will be powered by General Electric's GE90-110B1 engine, the world's largest jet engine, and will meet QC2 noise standards for maximum accessibility to noise-sensitive airports, Boeing said.

NEW YORK, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Boeing Co. (BA.N: Quote, Profile, Research) might be close to beating French rival Airbus for a deal, worth more than $10 billion, with Singapore Airlines, a newspaper reported on Friday.

For the past decade, Airbus dealmaker John J. Leahy has struck fear into the heart of Boeing Co. executives. It was Leahy, after all, who helped the European jetmaker supplant Boeing as the world's top producer of commercial jetliners. And on Dec. 5, with Qantas Airways Ltd. executives debating whether to award one of the largest jet orders of the year to Airbus or Boeing, it looked like Leahy might triumph once again.

SEATTLE, Dec. 13, 2005 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE- BA] and El Al Airlines of Israel have signed an agreement for the purchase of two Boeing 777-200ER (Extended Range) jetliners. The airplanes, together valued at $362 million at list prices, are scheduled for delivery in 2007. The new 777-200ERs will help El Al expand service to meet growing demand for air travel in the Israeli market. El Al already operates four 777s on routes to New York and the Far East from Tel Aviv and will operate the new 777s to destinations in the U.S. and the Far East. "The...

BOEING and Airbus executives have been left waiting on a knife-edge after the Qantas board decided last night to withhold any announcement about its plans to buy up to 100 new aircraft in a multi-billion dollar fleet upgrade. An all-day meeting of the 12 directors, billed as one of the most significant in the airline's 85-year history, ended with both companies advised not to expect a decision before today. The board also deferred making a separate announcement about proceeding with plans to create the world's first global low-cost carrier, Jetstar International. The fleet decision has involved a head-to-head bidding war...

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Boeing Co.'s bulging order book for 2005 could get even bigger next week, according to an analyst, as the world's largest aerospace company looks to lock up a major order from Australian airline Qantas. Talk of that deal comes just days after Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific said it would buy 12 of Boeing's 777 models and lease additional planes, underscoring the key role of overseas carriers driving demand for new jets at a time when then U.S. airline industry is struggling to stay afloat. Qantas has been a longtime Boeing customer and also operates...

SEATTLE, Dec. 1, 2005 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today confirmed that Cathay Pacific Airways has announced commitments for 16 Boeing 777-300ER (Extended Range) jetliners and purchase rights for 20 additional Boeing 777-300ERs. "This is one of the world's best airlines choosing one of the world's best airplanes," said Alan Mulally, president and CEO, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "Cathay Pacific's reputation for exceptional passenger service and effective and profitable operations makes its selection of the 777-300ER especially rewarding." In a press release issued in Hong Kong today, Cathay Pacific Airways said that it will acquire 16 new 777-300ER jetliners to...

Boeing (NYSE: BA) shareholders, rejoice! The company is rolling lucky sevens -- as in 777s, 787s, and 737s. The lifeblood of aircraft manufacturing is the order book, and Boeing has a fat one now. And for a company recently overwhelmed by questions regarding its corporate governance practices and ongoing competition due to forthcoming Airbus product releases, that has to be a nice thing to hear.

Emirates Airline today announced firm orders for 42 Boeing 777 aircraft, to be powered by GE90 jet engines, in a deal worth Dhs 35.7 billion (USD9.7 billion) at list prices.United Arab Emirates: Sunday, November 20 - 2005 This is the largest-ever order for the Boeing 777 family of aircraft and consists of: 24 Boeing 777-300ERs, 10 777-200LR Worldliners and eight 777 Freighters, with the first aircraft scheduled for delivery in 2007. In addition, Emirates will have purchase rights for 20 more 777 aircraft. Pictured at the media conference today are: H.H. General Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, Crown Prince...

LONDON -- It was the mother of all red-eye flights. Hong Kong to London the hard way, eastbound with the winds. Nonstop across two oceans and North America -- more than half way around the world. By the time the wheels of the Boeing jet touched down at London's Heathrow airport at 1:18 p.m. local time Thursday, it had set a distance record of 11,664 nautical miles. Flight time was 22 hours, 42 minutes. That's more than half-way around the world or, measured on the same scale your car's odometer uses -- 13,422 statute miles or 21,601 kilometers. Since the...

Offers fly as air giants vie to win over Qantas Geoffrey Thomas 11nov05 IT is the clash of the titans but the winner is bound to be Qantas. Not in its 85-year history has Qantas had offers on the table like the ones in front of the board right now. For Airbus and Boeing, the stakes are sky high. Qantas is a blue chip customer that both manufacturers want on their order books. Qantas wants up to 100 fuel-efficient jets to beat the fuel crisis and overfly airport hubs such as Singapore and Los Angeles. On the Qantas shopping list...

A Boeing 777 plane has landed at Heathrow Airport after completing a record-breaking non-stop flight. Piloted by American captain Suzanna Darcy-Hennemann, the plane touched down in west London following a 12,000-mile easterly-heading flight from Hong Kong. The plane, carrying 35 passengers, beat the existing non-stop passenger airline record of 10,823 miles achieved by another Boeing 777. Painted in Boeing's distinctive blue colours, the aircraft touched down at 1.13pm UK time after a flight of 22 hours and 42 minutes. Three Heathrow fire crews shot a celebratory water spray over the aircraft as it taxied to a halt after a journey...

MONTREAL, Nov. 9 /CNW Telbec/ - ACE Aviation Holdings Inc., the parent company of Air Canada, today announced that the carrier has concluded an agreement with The Boeing Company for the acquisition of up to 36 Boeing 777s and up to 60 Boeing 787 Dreamliners. Air Canada recently re-engaged discussions with Boeing after having obtained a satisfactory outcome with the airline's pilot group on costs and other issues that allowed the carrier to move forward on a sound economic basis with the modernization of its international wide-body fleet. The agreement includes firm orders for 18 Boeing 777s, plus purchase rights...

Air Canada is reviving a $6-billion (U.S.) order for new Boeing aircraft after an arbitrator upheld a tentative labour contract previously rejected by the airline's pilots. The Montreal-based carrier said yesterday that a binding decision by arbitrator Martin Teplitsky clears the way for new talks to reorder up to 32 new jets from Boeing Co. Chicago-based Boeing has already scrubbed three delivery slots in 2006 that had been booked by Air Canada, but the two companies now plan to devise a new schedule, aiming for first delivery in 2007, an industry source said. Air Canada announced its original Boeing order...

As plane deals go, this could well be the biggest prize in recent memory. In December three major Asia-Pacific carriers are expected to place orders for more than 100 widebody jets worth an estimated $16.8 billion. And by the looks of things, Boeing Co. (BA ) looks poised to supply most of the planes.

Boeing is expecting a record number of commercial-jet sales this year that would put it ahead of Airbus for the first time in five years. The star prize that could seal the victory is an extraordinary order with a list-price value of at least $16 billion from Australian carrier Qantas. During the next two months, Boeing and Airbus will wrestle fiercely to finalize several massive orders, including key contests over Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific and Dubai-based Emirates. With the Qantas order, which may be awarded in stages that stretch into next year, the stakes go beyond the big price...

New Airbus CEO Gustav Humbert talks about minor battles between the Germans and the French within parent company EADS, initial problems with his A380 super aircraft, and fighting the Boeing competition. . . "At first the A380 was simply too heavy, which is not unusual in this industry. That meant we had to start all over again with some major parts, that is, redesign them to be lighter. This was the cause of about half of our delays, as well as some of our extra costs."

Air Atlanta Icelandic to operate largest and most capable twin-engine freighter SEATTLE, Sept. 22, 2005 -- Boeing and Avion Group signed final agreements for the purchase of four Boeing 777 Freighters at the Cargo Facts Symposium today. The new cargo planes will be operated by Avion Group's subsidiary, wet-lease operator Air Atlanta Icelandic. Air Atlanta Icelandic is the world's largest ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance) service provider, offering tailor-made solutions to other carriers, both in the passenger and cargo industry. The four 777 Freighters, with purchase rights for two additional 777Fs, will provide additional capacity for a number of...

PILOTS on a Boeing 777 from Perth to Kuala Lumpur battled to gain control of the plane last month after an unknown computer error caused the aircraft to pitch violently and brought it close to stalling. A flight attendant dropped a tray of drinks and another began praying as the Malaysian Airlines pilots fought to counter false information being fed into the aircraft's autopilot system and primary flight display. The glitch prompted plane manufacturer Boeing to issue a global notice to all 777 operators alerting them to the problem. Flight MH124 was about an hour out of Perth when...