The acquisition of the 80 percent stake, costing Boeing USD$4.2 billion, was approved by 96.8 percent of voters at a shareholders’ meeting in São Paulo. The vote, by owners of 67 percent of outstanding shares, approved the joint venture between Boeing and Embraer for the Brazilian company’s commercial aircraft and services operations. Boeing will own […]
A mechanic at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport stole a Horizon Air passenger airplane and crashed it into the Puget Sound in an apparent suicide Friday night, authorities said. According to The Mercury News, the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department said the 29-year-old man acted alone. There were no passengers onboard. “This is not a terrorist incident,” sheriff’s […]
On Sunday, the Boeing 737 celebrates the 50th anniversary of its first flight, and Seattle’s Museum of Flight is hosting a birthday bash. The first flight of Boeing’s original 737 took place 50 years ago on Sunday, and Seattle’s Museum of Flight will mark the anniversary with a celebration that’s open to the public for […]
By Andrew Moseman On Friday at Boeing’s factory in South Carolina, the aviation giant rolled out the 787-10. It’s the newest and longest version of the Dreamliner, which has been flying since 2011. Like its earlier counterparts, the 787-8 and 787-10, the newest Dreamliner features a futuristic shape and a composite construction, both of which make […]
Falling airline profits are reducing demand for aircraft, particularly widebody aircraft — and potentially even for the 787, which remains the world’s most glamorous aircraft after five years of operation and 500 deliveries. Aerospace consultant Scott Hamilton recently raised the possibility of diminished Dreamliner demand. “Despite a rosy picture painted by Boeing about the future […]
