Boeing BBJ 787-8. Boeing's BBJ 787-8 business jet in flight. Boeing Business Jets has delivered two BBJ 787-8s over the past week to separate undisclosed customers, marking the second and third BBJ 787 aircraft delivered to date. “It's terrific to see …
A 737 sale will keep SpiceJet as a Boeing customer after the airline said last year it was considering switching to Airbus (AIR) Group NV planes. The fleets of India's discount airlines already are tilted toward Airbus, whose jets are used by IndiGo …
Top aviation industry analyst Richard Aboulafia said Boeing's 777X could give it a significant lead over rival Airbus but criticized the company's “penny wise and pound foolish” strategy of squeezing its labor unions and suppliers. By Dominic Gates …
Boeing Chief Executive Jim McNerney said the company aims to improve margins by boosting production rates for commercial aircraft and securing better terms from suppliers, noting that some of them enjoy higher profitability than Boeing, even though it …
SEATTLE, Feb. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing [NYSE: BA] Business Jets (BBJ) celebrated the first two BBJ 787-8 deliveries of 2014. The deliveries, made over the past week to separate undisclosed customers, mark the second and third BBJ 787 airplanes …
However, with the planes rolling out of the assembly bays needing more fixes out on the flight line, it could be a while before Boeing actually delivers 10 jets per month. Trouble on assembly line. The plane now at the back of the Everett line —the …
Boeing's defense business is being hobbled as governments in the U.S. and Europe try to contain military spending. In the commercial jet segment, deliveries in 2014 are off to a slow start, partly because some were rushed into late 2013 but also …
The E-8 is based on a modified Boeing 707-300, but according to a report from Defense News, it's looking for a possible replacement platform based on a business jet to help “minimize cost and schedule risk.” The replacement aircraft could be …
Mechanics will load initial parts into an automated assembly machine on Wednesday, which marks the start of the new rate, Boeing said. The first 737 built at the new rate is scheduled to be delivered in the second quarter. "This rate increase once …