The medium-size plane will look and feel like like Boeing's P-8, combining sensors and mission-equipment from the P-8 Navy surveillance aircraft with a Bombardier long-endurance Challenger 605 business jet. The newly unveiled plane is engineered for …
The total deal for 100 jets is worth $40 billion at list prices, Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker said at the Farnborough International Air Show. Qatar also ordered eight current-generation 777 freighters. The commitment for the …
The collapse of Britain's long-range antisubmarine warfare fleet has set off a scramble among contractors to fill the gap. With a strategic defense review due next year, and a shift in focus away from land wars, it is widely expected that the UK will …
The prospect of an appearance by the F-35 had been the talk of the air show, which began Monday, threatening to overshadow a raft of civilian jet orders from the two industry behemoths, Airbus and Boeing. There were no injuries reported in the case …
It will be certified to hold 200 passengers which is 11 more than the maximum allowed in the most popular version of the 737, Boeing Commercial Airplanes Chief Executive Ray Conner said. Boeing will add an extra door behind each wing to allow an …
Who says the big boys aren't as agile and slick as the little guys? Boeing's new 787-9 Dreamliner – all 200+ feet and 280 seats of her – had mouths agape over the weekend at the Farnborough Air Show in England when it performed several amazing stunts.
FARNBOROUGH England: Airbus announced a revamp of its twin-aisle A330 passenger jet on Monday, offering a cheaper alternative to the Boeing 787 Dreamliner as the two planemakers vie for up to $250 billion (146.4 billion pounds) in orders from …
On Monday, Airbus announced launch of the A330neo, a re-engined version of its A330 twin-jet aircraft, which will compete directly against two models of Boeing's 787 jetliner. While the new Airbus plane won't be as advanced or as fuel efficient overall …
"We believe we've got the more efficient airplanes, we know we've got the more efficient airplanes top to bottom," said Ray Conner, president and chief executive of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "Every market segment we're more efficient. And I think …