Delta may cancel Northwest’s Dreamliner order
This coming spring, a sleek new Boeing aircraft, dubbed the Dreamliner was supposed to take off from Detroit Metro-Wayne Airport, taking passengers to Shanghai in style. Now that plan has been put aside.
Boeing 787 faces possible delay due to strike
Boeing may further delay first deliveries of its flagship 787 Dreamliner by at least six months to account for the recent strike by union machinists and other snags.
Recent Boeing delays may be blessing for airlines
Delivery dates for Boeing’s planes have been pushed back due to the just-settled machinists’ strike and other issues. As a result, the 747, the 777 Freighter, the 787 and 737 will be delayed a couple of months. In a sense, this is good news for the airlines who announced that they are delaying their fleet purchases over the next couple of years due to concerns over the bottom line.
Airlines, Boeing breathe sigh of relief as machinists strike ends
You could almost hear a collective sigh of relief over the weekend by Boeing’s sales force and a few of their customers like ANA (All Nippon Airways), JAL (Japan Airlines), and Air India, who are all counting on receiving their first shipments of the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner some time next year. As first reported in the Seattle Times, the Boeing strike is over.
1,000-passenger airplanes? Really?
Airbus, it seems, is seriously contemplating the development of a 1,000-passenger airplane. This monster plane would be a stretch version of the Airbus 380 that seats 550 to 853 depending on the configuration.
Metal fatigue causes wing panel to fall
A large section of the wing of a US Airways flight dislodged while flying over Maryland last month. NTSB Investigators blame metal fatigue.
Boeing delays 787… again
Boeing said Wednesday that delivery of its 787 Dreamliner is now 15 months behind schedule.
787 customers expect more delays
Boeing may deliver fewer than 45 of its new 787 Dreamliner jet in 2009, down from 112 jets in its original forecast, the Seattle Times reports.