by | Feb 14, 2011 | Towing
Boeing (BA) unveiled the new 747-8 Intercontinental jet Sunday, which can seat as many as 500 people.
The new plane has 12% lower costs per seat than the 747-400, Boeing said in a statement. The plane will also emit 16% less carbon.
“As the only ai…
by | Jan 23, 2011 | Towing
With corporate earnings season in full swing — watch for McDonalds, along with Catepillar, Amazon and other — and with the Fed meeting on interest rates, the GDP estimate and housing numbers coming out — the week ahead is ex…
by | Jan 21, 2011 | Towing
After Boeing announced yet another — the seventh — delay in the first delivery of the innovative 787 passenger jet, it’s now clear that Boeing’s decision to outsource both the design and manufacturing of the plane was more th…
by | Jan 19, 2011 | Towing
President Obama brought executives from 13 major U.S. firms to the White House Wednesday to meet with Chinese Premier Hu Jintao. The corporate leaders will surely be angling for better access to China’s markets, which could boo…
by | Jan 18, 2011 | Towing
GE plans to sell its aircraft electronics to Chinese companies, and if you don’t have a problem with that, maybe you should. After all, China just tested a prototype stealth fighter, it continues to build up its military — and…