San Francisco, US | Xinhua | Boeing announced on Wednesday that Air Lease Corporation (ALC) based in Los Angeles will purchase two 787 Dreamliners and India’s Akasa Air will order four additional 737-8 jets. “ALC is a key strategic leasing partner to Boeing, and we are delighted that it continues …
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San Francisco, U.S. | Xinhua | Boeing forecast on Thursday that Africa’s airlines will require 1,030 new airplanes by 2040 valued at 160 billion U.S. dollars and aftermarket services such as manufacturing and repair worth 235 billion dollars. The company shared the projection as part of the 2021 Commercial Market Outlook …
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San Francisco, U.S. | Xinhua | Boeing on Monday released its first sustainability report, sharing its vision for the future of sustainable aerospace, established broad sustainability goals and highlighting environmental, social and governance (ESG) progress in alignment with global sustainability standards. “In September 2020, amidst a global pandemic, Boeing formed a …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has today praised God for the guidance to to buy Airbus A330-800neo aircrafts and not Boeing airplanes that have been crashing and killing people. Museveni made the statement during the ceremony held at Entebbe VIP Terminal to receive Uganda Airlines first Airbus …
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San Francisco, US | XINHUA | The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) started Boeing 737 MAX recertification test flights on Monday, marking a major step toward the aircraft’s return to service after being grounded. A Boeing 737 MAX aircraft departed from Boeing Field in Seattle, U.S. state of Washington, on …
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New York, United States | AFP | Faced with the calamitous fallout from the coronavirus on airline customers and the broader economy, Boeing found itself in an unfamiliar and uncomfortable position in March. The company, a longtime symbol of American industrial power, was unable to raise the funds to finance its …
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New York, United States | AFP | As it reports first quarter earnings Wednesday, Boeing faces many questions over how it will navigate the coronavirus crisis and its devastating impact on global aviation. The largest exporter of manufactured goods in the United States, Boeing is expected by Wall Street analysts to …
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New York, United States | AFP | US aviation regulators plan to require Boeing to rewire all 737 MAX aircraft before allowing the troubled planes fly again, the Wall Street Journal has reported. The MAX has been grounded worldwide since an Ethiopian Airlines flight crashed shortly after take-off last March, less than six months after …
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New York, United States | AFP | Boeing employees bantered about whether the 737 MAX was safe to fly and joked that the aircraft was “designed by clowns who in turn are supervised by monkeys,” according to emails released late Thursday. “Would you put your family on a MAX simulator trained …
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New York, United States | AFP | Boeing said Tuesday it will urge regulators to require 737 MAX simulator training for pilots prior to clearing the jet to return to service. The aviation giant, which has been roiled by a nine-month grounding of the plane following two deadly crashes, had previously …
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