A Nigerian, Dauda Onoruoiza has been confirmed to be among 176 passengers and crew that were killed on Wednesday when a missile from the Iranian forces hit Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 departing for Kiev. The missile destroyed the Boeing 737-800 aircraft few minutes after taking off from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport.THISDAY learnt that Onoruoiza […]
Boeing’s plans to sell commercial jetliners to Iran appears safe for now despite President Donald Trump’s newly announced campaign to “fix” the 2015 nuclear deal. As part of the landmark nuclear accord, economic sanctions were lifted against Iran and paved the way for Boeing and Iran Air to reach an agreement in December for 80 […]
The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) currently expects to deliver about 745 to 750 commercial aircraft to its customers this year. Through the end of October the company had delivered 617 planes. In October Boeing delivered 54 new commercial jets. If it can maintain that pace — or something near it — the company should easily […]
Adam Levine-Weinberg (TMFGemHunter) While the stock market has surged to record highs in 2016, shares of Boeing (NYSE:BA) have been held down by widespread worries about slowing aircraft demand. Indeed, with the end of September quickly approaching, Boeing is less than halfway to its full-year goal for aircraft orders. Order activity for the 777 widebody family has been […]
British Airways has pushed back the start date of a new direct flight to Tehran by six weeks, blaming “technical issues”. British Airways announced plans to renew links with the Iranian capital in February after sanctions on the country were lifted. It had stopped flights in 2012 due to a combination of commercial and political […]
