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Boeing urges U.S. to separate China trade and human rights

Ihesiulo Grace 1 April 2021 0

Agency report Boeing Co has urged the United States to keep human rights and other disputes separate from trade relations with Beijing, and warned European rival Airbus would gain if the U.S. planemaker were locked out of China. Chief Executive Dave Calhoun told an online business forum he

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CHINA REVIEWING 737 MAX

Ihesiulo Grace 1 April 2021 0

President Joe Biden last month warned China would face “repercussions” for human rights abuses and said the United States would reassert its global role in speaking up on such issues. Boeing’s most pressing concerns in China, analysts say, include the fate of its 737 MAX passenger jet, which was grounded worldwide for almost two years […]

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Boeing recommends airlines suspend use of some 777s after the United incident

Ihesiulo Grace 22 February 2021 0

After U.S. regulators announced additional inspections and Japan suspended their usage while taking further action, Boeing Co advised airlines to suspend the use of 777 jets with the same sort of engine that shed debris over Denver on the weekend. The moves involving Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines came after the right engine of a […]

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Boeing declares $636m loss in 2019

Ihesiulo Grace 31 January 2020 0

Boeing has recorded a decline of $636 million loss in profit, its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2019, has shown. The firm fourth quarter results published on Wednesday show that the company lost $636 million in 2019 compared to a $10.46 billion profit in 2018. Revenues for the final quarter of 2019 […]

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Boeing may have to rebrand MAX, says Al Baker

Ihesiulo Grace 25 June 2019 0

Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo Boeing may have to rebrand the 737 MAX in the light of its two fatal crashes and possible passenger resistance to flying on the type when it is restored to commercial service, Qatar Airways Group CEO Akbar Al Baker believes. Speaking at a roundtable on the sidelines of the Paris Air Show, Al […]

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Aftermath of B737 MAX crash: IATA convenes meeting in Montreal

Ihesiulo Grace 17 May 2019

Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is calling for a meeting of airlines with Boeing 737 MAX in their fleet in Montreal, Canada next week. The meeting scheduled for May 23 also extended its invitation to airlines that have also placed orders for the aircraft. “The meeting is for airlines only, although updates […]

Aviation

Emirates unveils brand new B777 aircraft

Ihesiulo Grace 7 March 2018 0

Emirates has unveiled a brand new Business Class cabin and configuration on its Boeing 777-200LR aircraft, with new wider seats laid out in a 2-2-2 configuration for the first time. The airline has invested over US$150 million to refurbish the 10 existing 777-200LR aircraft in its fleet. The newly refurbished Emirates 777-200LR aircraft is set […]

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Boeing to ban cargo of lithium batteries on passenger flights

Ihesiulo Grace 16 March 2015 0

Boeing Co. has recently an­nounced that high-density pack­ages of lithium batteries pres­ent fire risks and should not be carried on passenger planes un­til safer methods for their trans­port have been established. This adds another call to the increasing clamour to stop bulk shipments of lithium-ion batter­ies on passenger planes. Reuters recently quoted a Boe­ing