Catégorie - Boeing
Bringing Boeing to S.C.THE ART OF THE DEAL
This momentous scene -- state leaders hugging and crying as Gov. Mark Sanford signed with 10 commemorative pens the legislation that landed Boeing's plant in North Charleston -- came only after six years of patient courtship. Boeing had considered locating its first 787 Dreamliner assembly line on that chunk of property near Charleston International Airport in 2003.
2009-11-01 -
The Post and Courier
Boeing jobs: Suppliers likely to relocate
COLUMBIA — Thousands of jobs are expected in the vapor trail that follows the arrival of a new Boeing assembly plant in North Charleston. Because the Chicago-based aircraft maker keeps a lean inventory, industry experts said suppliers will need to locate in South Carolina for fast shipments.
2009-11-01 -
The Post and Courier
Obama gets pro-Boeing message
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of lawmakers who support Boeing in its bid for a $35 billion tanker contract want President Barack Obama to force the Air Force to include a recent World Trade Organization ruling against Airbus in its decision.
2009-11-05 -
Everett Herald
Boeing backers press Obama on tanker contract
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of lawmakers who support Boeing in its bid for a $35 billion tanker contract want President Barack Obama to force the Air Force to include a recent World Trade Organization ruling against Airbus in its decision.The WTO in September issued an interim ruling that found Airbus received illegal launch aid from European governments to build its aircraft. Los Angeles ...
2009-11-03 -
Air Force Times
Boeing might ease Sanford's pain
Published: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 10:12 p.m. When Boeing picked South Carolina last week as the site of its second 787 Dreamliner assembly plant, the company said it would create about 3,800 jobs.
2009-11-03 -
Spartanburg Herald-Journal
Ex-Boeing worker guilty of e-mail threats
A former Boeing employee was convicted Friday in federal court of 19 felonies for sending threatening e-mails to officials at Boeing, Shell Oil and Chevron Oil companies, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
2009-11-07 -
Seattle Times
'Drunk' pilot suspended by United Airlines
CHICAGO -- United Airlines has suspended a pilot who was arrested in London on suspicion that he was about to fly a Boeing 767 with 124 passengers while drunk, the airline said Tuesday. The incident occurred Monday before Flight 949, which was bound...
2009-11-11 -
New York Post
Boeing to showcase tailored portfolio of products and services at Dubai Air Show 2009
"As the Middle East grows in influence as a major hub for air traffic and expands its capability to perform globe-spanning missions like humanitarian airborne lift, it is only natural that Boeing has a strong presence at this year's air show, which has proved over the years to be one of the leading international aerospace events attracting visitors and participants from across the world."
2009-11-11 -
AME Info
Boeing says structural flaw fixed on 1st 787
Boeing Co. said Thursday it has finished fixing structural flaws in the first of its long-delayed 787 jetliners. The problem forced the company to postpone test flying the jet for a fifth time earlier this year. The Chicago-based airplane maker said the... Boeing - Chicago - Fixed-wing aircraft - Business - Aircraft
2009-11-12 -
San Francisco Chronicle
Court lifts ban on Boeing work on KC-135 tankers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday lifted a lower court's injunction against a $1.2 billion Air Force maintenance contract with Boeing Co that was protested by Alabama Aircraft Industries.
2009-11-18 -
Reuters
Cameroun : Camair co delayed
Mercredi dernier à l'aéroport de Nsimalen à Yaoundé, le Dja, ce Boeing long courrier de la défunte Cameroon Airlines a été accueilli avec les honneurs dus à une ...
2009-11-13 -
AllAfrica.com
Boeing Laser Systems Destroy UAVs In Tests
Albuquerque NM (SPX) Nov 24, 2009 - Boeing in May demonstrated the ability of mobile laser weapon systems to perform a unique mission: track and destroy small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
2009-11-24 -
Space War
Dubai Crisis Threatens Airbus, Boeing
As if Airbus and Boeing didn’t have enough to worry about already, the looming debt crisis in Dubai has cast a shadow over a backlog of aircraft orders, worth more than $60 billion, from Dubai, Inc.
2009-11-27 -
BusinessWeek
Mainland lenders bankroll aircraft purchases
Chinese banks are expected to become an important source of capital financing for airplane purchases globally in the coming years as they fill a void left by the exit of many US and European banks, a senior executive from Boeing's financing arm said Thursday (November 26).
2009-11-27 -
Asia News Network
FAA turned down Boeing 777 warnings
(Reuters) - The U.S. aviation regulator decided to allow over 130 Boeing Co (BA.N) 777 airplanes to continue flying international trips through early 2011, despite warnings about suspect parts that have caused rare shutdowns in midair, the Wall Street Journal reported.
2009-11-30 -
Muzi
Whining, lying and crying
That's not the engines revving up: Boeing rival Northrup Grumman, who would team with EADS in a bid for the Air Force's refueling tanker, is threatening to pull out of the competition unless the Air Force changes bid requirements it says favor Boeing's 767-based tanker.
2009-12-02 -
Everett Herald
Korean Air orders five Boeing 747-8 passenger jets
Korean Air Co. said Friday that it will buy five 747-8 passenger planes in what will be a key deal for Boeing’s jumbo jet program. It has been three years since Boeing has won orders from a commercial airline for its revamped 747-8 passenger plane.
2009-12-05 -
Everett Herald