by | Sep 28, 2010 | Towing
The long-awaited Boeing 787 Dreamliner will be ready for service early next year.
Rolls-Royce, which supplies some of the engines used in the 787 Dreamliner, will meet with Boeing (BA) this week to work out plans to recover from an engine blow-out last month, Bloomberg News said.
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The plan will allow the 787 Dreamliner to enter service on schedule.
“Rolls is stepping up, and we’ll…
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787 Dreamliner Will be Ready Early 2011 originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 28 Sep 2010 06:50:00.
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by | Sep 23, 2010 | Towing
Boeing (BA) is delaying the maiden flight of one of its test 787 Dreamliner jets.
“Typical build and flight-test challenges” are holding back the sixth test jet’s maiden flight, while workers are “finishing the structure and dealing with anything you have to deal with in getting a flight-test plane ready,” Boeing spokeswoman Yvonne Leach told Bloomberg News .
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Boeing has prioritized…
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Boeing Delays Maiden Flight of 787 Test Jet originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 08:53:00.
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by | Sep 20, 2010 | Towing
Spirit Airlines filed plans for an IPO worth as much as $300 million.
The airline, which offers low-cost travel to and from South Florida, the Caribbean and Latin America, would retain about half of the proceeds of the IPO and use most of the rest to pay down debt, The Wall Street Journal said.
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Spirit has remained profitable in each of the last three full years even as other…
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Spirit Airlines Files for $300 Million IPO originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 20 Sep 2010 07:58:00.
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by | Sep 17, 2010 | Towing
Russia will buy 50 new Boeing (BA) 737 Next Generation airliners in a deal worth $3.7 billion.
Russian Technologies, a state-owned company that manages the government’s stakes in 12 regional airlines, will buy the aircraft, The Associated Press said….
by | Sep 17, 2010 | Towing
Shareholders of United’s parent company UAL Corp (UAUA). and Continental Airlines (CAL) will vote today on a merger deal that would create the world’s biggest airline. Results of the votes are expected later today, The Associated Press reported.
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If shareholders vote in favor, the deal may close in the next two weeks. Then the new company will have to tackle issues including labor…
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United and Continental Shareholders to Vote on Merger originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 17 Sep 2010 07:18:00.
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