Jim Proulx News
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Boeing Co. lost an order of five 747-8 jumbo-jet freighters with a value of $1.76 billion less than a month after cutting production of the plane because of flagging demand for its biggest, most-expensive model.
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Boeing Co.’s newest jumbo jet, the 747-8 that had its entry into service delayed this week, encountered another setback when Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc. canceled orders for three of the freighters.
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Boeing Co. had to postpone next week’s inaugural delivery of the 747-8 freighter, a jet already two years behind schedule, after its initial customer refused to accept the first two planes.
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Berlin, building an airport that is underappreciated and over budget, is hosting two aircraft to match.
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Boeing Co . is raising aircraft prices by about 5.2 percent, the first increase in two years, and dropping the short-haul version of the 787 Dreamliner.
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Boeing Co.’s new 747-8 jumbo jet will enter service in mid-October, a month later than planned, after initial customer Cargolux International SA resolved a fuel-burn dispute with engine-maker General Electric Co.
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Boeing Co. said the first delivery of its 747-8 freighter has been postponed by Cargolux Airlines International SA because of “unresolved issues.”
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Delta Air Lines Inc. will weigh adding a more fuel-efficient version of Airbus SAS’s narrow-body A320 to a fleet historically dominated by Boeing Co. jets.
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U.S. airlines using General Electric Co. GEnx jet engines will be required to inspect their planes for signs of the type of flaws that led to a July explosion, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
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Airbus SAS won an order for six A380s from Asiana Airlines Inc. , building momentum for sales of the superjumbo after a dry spell of more than three years when the planemaker attracted only one new operator.
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