Australian airline Qantas today cancelled a big order for 35 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners worth $8.5 billion at list prices.
Australian airline Qantas today cancelled a big order for 35 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners worth $8.5 billion at list prices.
But Boeing ultimately may make the sale if the airline’s business case improves. Qantas held onto options and purchase rights for 50 more Dreamliners in the future.
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Boeing Co. earnings per share increased by 24 percent in the first quarter, despite battery problems with its new 787 Dreamliner and the federal budget sequester, which trimmed military spending.
The Boeing Co. will lay off about 800 Machinists and cut another 1,200 to 1,500 jobs by attrition in the Puget Sound area by the year’s end as production on its two newest jets stabilizes, the company said Friday.
The Boeing Co. will lay off about 800 Machinists and cut another 1,200 to 1,500 jobs by attrition in the Puget Sound area by the year’s end as production on its two newest jets stabilizes, the company said Friday.
The Federal Aviation Administration is ordering airlines to inspect Boeing 787 Dreamliners for improperly installed fuel-line connectors that could result in leaks or even fires.
Boeing’s commercial airplane order book is looking healthy after a little more than two months of 2013 have passed.
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