Boeing News
03-Sep-2009
Boeing today confirmed an order for three Next-Generation 737s by Turkmenistan's national flag carrier Turkmenistan Airlines.
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07-May-2009
TURKEY :
The Boeing Company and Turkish Airlines have signed an order for five Boeing 777-300ER (Extended Range) airplanes valued at USD1.36 billion at current list prices. This is the first time Turkish Airlines has purchased new 777s directly from Boeing.
Boeing y Turkish Airlines acaban de firmar un pedido para cinco Boeing 777-300ER valorados en 1.36 billones de dólares a precios de catálogo. Esta es la primera vez que Turkish Airlines compra nuevos 777 directamente a Boeing.
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14-Apr-2009
Boeing and longtime partner Air France celebrated (13-Apr-09) significant milestones with the delivery of the 777th Boeing 777 airplane. The new Boeing 777-300ER also will be the first to bear a new Air France livery and company brand identity.
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31-Mar-2009
Boeing has appointed (30-Mar-09) Marcello Bruni as director of corporate communications for Italy and Southern Europe. Bruni, 40, succeeds Antonio De Palmas, who had been appointed president of European Union and NATO Relations. Bruni will be responsible for developing the company's communications strategies and engaging with key stakeholders in Italy, Greece and the Balkans.
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23-Feb-2009
FRANCE :
Boeing celebrated (19-Feb-09) the delivery of the company's first 777 Freighter to launch customer Air France in a ceremony at the Future of Flight Aviation Center and Boeing Tour near Paine Field.
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05-Feb-2009
Boeing appointed (04-Feb-09) Aldo Basile its new Boeing Commercial Airplanes vice president of Sales for Europe, Russia and Central Asia. Basile succeeds Marlin Dailey, who recently became Boeing Commercial Airplanes vice president Sales.
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19-Jan-2009
GERMANY :
Air Berlin is the first airline in Europe that will be carrying out CAT III-B approaches with its Boeing 737NG aircraft. This means that from now on landings will be possible when visibility in fog is down to just 75m.
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17-Nov-2008
Ukraine International Airlines increase their fleet of Boeing airliners to seventeen with the delivery of another 737-400 as part of their fleet renovation and expansion plans. The hand over took place at Borispol international airport on 03-Nov-08 after the aircraft had completed both the manufacturer’s safety checks and Ukrainian registration.
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17-Nov-2008
Boeing announced an adjusted schedule for production and delivery of the 747-8 Freighter and Intercontinental airplanes. The revised schedule is based on a production and flight-test plan developed in conjunction with the company's suppliers that provides additional time for addressing issues that have slowed the program's progress.
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07-Nov-2008
UNITED KINGDOM :
Jet2.com has announced that it will base another 229-seat Boeing 757 at Manchester to meet growing demand and to help ease capacity issues following the demise of XL.
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15-Oct-2008
TURKEY :
According to the “2009-2023 Fleet Planning”, which was approved by the Board of Directors previously, the decision made to purchase 25 wide-body long haul aircraft with double aisle and 50 narrow-body medium haul aircraft with single aisle.
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10-Oct-2008
S7 Airlines received long haul Boeing 767-300ER, which have arrived at the “Tolmachevo” airport to undergo customs procedures. The aircraft has been received from AWAS. Starting middle Oct-08 the aircraft will begin regular flights on the routes Moscow - Novosibirsk and Moscow - Erevan.
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02-Oct-2008
IRELAND :
Ryanair announced that due to strike action at Boeing it has had to postpone the operation of 11 new routes from Dusseldorf (Weeze).
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02-Oct-2008
IRELAND :
Ryanair announced that due to strike action at Boeing it has had to cancel 25 return flights to/from Birmingham. As a direct result of this strike, which has delayed the delivery of new aircraft, Ryanair cannot now operate flights on 21 routes to/from Birmingham between 24-Oct and 28-Oct.
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25-Sep-2008
UNITED KINGDOM :
Boeing will provide a Performance Improvement Package for British Airways' 777 fleet that will result in a 1% fuel efficiency gain, along with the emission reductions that come with reduced fuel usage.
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25-Sep-2008
Since the beginning of 2008, seven airlines adopted The Boeing Company's new Performance Improvement Package (PIP) for their 777 fleets. The Performance Improvement Package, scheduled for an Apr-09 introduction into service, is committed on 10 Boeing 777 fleets totaling 170 airplanes.
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15-Sep-2008
Ryanair announced the postponement of the opening of its Reus base by five weeks. The deferral of the opening from its original date of the 01-Oct-08 to a new date of 05-Nov-08 is as a result of the strike by Boeing employees in Seattle which has resulted in the indefinite delay of the shipment of new aircraft to Ryanair.
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10-Sep-2008
S7 announced it is in negotiations with ILFC to lease five B767-300s, four B737-800s and two B737-400s by Jan-09, and would use the aircraft to retire the last of its Soviet-era aircraft.
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10-Sep-2008
Ryanair announced that it has had to postpone the opening of its Edinburgh base as a result of strike action at airplane manufacturer Boeing.
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