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Boeing begins Moroccan Apache production ahead of 2024 deliveries

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Boeing has started manufacturing the first of 24 AH-64E Apache helicopters for Morocco at its Mesa, Arizona, facility, ahead of deliveries to the North...

Boeing awarded contract for remanufactured Egyptian Apache helicopters

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Boeing has received a $1.9 billion contract for Apache helicopters for the US Army, Australia and Egypt. Boeing on 17 March announced it would build...

Egypt buying a dozen F-model Chinooks as fleet gets upgraded

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Seven months after a deal to supply CH-47F Chinook helicopters to Egypt was approved by the US government, Boeing has been awarded a contract...

US approves CH-47F Chinook sale to Egypt

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The United States has approved a possible sale of 23 Boeing CH-47F Chinook helicopters to Egypt in a deal that could be worth up...

US offers Egypt F-15 fighters

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The United States has offered to sell Egypt F-15 Eagle fighter jets, after what a senior US military official said was a long, hard...

Egypt upgrading sensors on Apache helicopters

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Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $102 million contract to upgrade the sensors on 25 Egyptian Air Force AH-64D Apache attack helicopters as part...

Boeing to compensate victims in Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX crash

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Boeing agreed on Wednesday to acknowledge liability for compensatory damages in lawsuits filed by families of the 157 people killed in the 2019 Ethiopian...

Boeing postpones Starliner launch after new glitch

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Boeing scrubbed the launch of its CST-100 Starliner to the International Space Station on Tuesday due to a system glitch, a fresh setback for...

Airbus challenges Boeing cargo dominance with A350 freighter

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Europe's Airbus took aim at one of Boeing's most profitable strongholds on Thursday with plans for a freighter version of its A350 passenger jet, gambling...

Boeing turns first profit in almost 2 years, shares jump 5%

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Boeing on Wednesday posted its first quarterly profit in almost two years as revived domestic travel fueled 737 MAX deliveries, and shares rose 5%...

Boeing jets emissions data highlights industry’s green challenge

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Commercial jets delivered by Boeing last year will account on average for emissions equivalent to 1 million tonnes of carbon dioxide each over their 20-year-plus...

Germany says to buy Boeing maritime patrol aircraft for 1.1 billion...

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Germany will purchase five Boeing P-8A maritime patrol aircraft for about 1.1 billion euros ($1.31 billion), the defence ministry said on Wednesday, confirming a...

More electrical problems found on some Boeing 737 MAX -sources

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An electrical problem that led to dozens of Boeing 737 MAX jets being suspended from service has widened after engineers found similar grounding flaws...

Boeing delivers 29 aircraft in March; orders positive for second straight...

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Boeing Co said on Tuesday it delivered 29 aircraft in March, up from 20 a year earlier, with the US planemaker’s net orders staying...

Boeing cites risks in design of newest Airbus jet

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Boeing Co has raised concerns over the design of arch-rival Airbus’ newest narrow-body jet, the A321XLR, saying a novel type of fuel tank could...

Boeing says its fleet will be able to fly on 100%...

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Boeing Co said on Friday it will begin delivering commercial airplanes capable of flying on 100% biofuel by the end of the decade, calling...

Airbus keeps top spot in coronavirus-blighted jet market

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Europe’s Airbus posted stronger-than-expected deliveries of 566 jets in 2020, remaining the world’s largest planemaker as a year of pandemic-induced upheaval for air travel...

Paris Airshow cancelled in blow to aerospace recovery

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The Paris Airshow has been cancelled for the first time since World War Two, raising questions about the speed of the aerospace industry’s recovery...

Boeing’s updated 737 MAX completes first flight with media onboard

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Boeing’s 737 MAX staged its first post-grounding flight with media on board on Wednesday, as carriers seek to demonstrate to passengers that the redesigned...

Airbus, Boeing expected to turn to hybrid engine technology for new...

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Airbus and Boeing are expected to turn to hybrid electric technology when they develop the next generation of airplanes because of limits on improving current engines,...

Support for MAX brand wavers as Boeing jet nears green light

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Boeing Co is set to win approval for its grounded 737 MAX this week, but chinks are appearing in the brand as the most...

Boeing deepens job cuts as twin crises extend losses

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Boeing unveiled a fourth straight quarterly loss and deeper job cuts on Wednesday as the coronavirus pandemic and the lengthy grounding of its 737...

Boeing order book not looking good

Boeing lost three more orders for its grounded 737 MAX jetliner in September and delivered 11 aircraft to customers, less than half the same...

Airbus ramps up deliveries in September, seen targeting 500 jets in...

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Airbus reached the highest number of monthly deliveries of passenger planes so far this year in September, but logged no new sales as crisis-hit airlines...

Negative outlook in Boeing forecast

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According to a new aerospace market forecast from Boeing, the commercial aviation and services markets will continue to face significant challenges due to the...

Boeing, FAA slammed on 737 MAX certification

An 18-month investigation by a US House panel blasted Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration over the 737 MAX grounded since March 2019 after...

Lockheed Martin awarded contract for Moroccan Longbow radars

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Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman have been awarded a US Army contract for AH-64E Apache Longbow fire control radars for Morocco and three other...

Boeing finds flaws in fuselage of some Dreamliners; eight aircraft affected

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Boeing Co said on Friday that some airlines operating its 787 Dreamliners have removed eight jets from service after the planemaker identified two distinct manufacturing...

Boeing to offer second layoff plan, CEO Calhoun sees smaller market...

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Boeing said on Monday it would offer employees a voluntary layoff package with pay and benefits for the second time this year, as the...

US proposes fine of $1.25 million on Boeing for pressuring workers...

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The US Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday said it was proposing to fine Boeing Co $1.25 million after the agency alleged Boeing managers at its...

Boeing slashes jet output, eyes factory shake-up as COVID-19 hammers sales

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Boeing Co slashed production of its biggest twin-engined jets, delayed its new 777X by up to a year and began sunsetting the iconic 747 as...

COVID floors aero suppliers after years of planemaker blows

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Before the 737 MAX and COVID-19 crises rocked aviation, Boeing offered a major 737 supplier, Teledyne Controls, a take-it-or-leave-it deal. If the Teledyne Technologies unit also...

Boeing 737 MAX not expected to fly before October, FAA preparing...

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Tuesday it plans to issue a proposed airworthiness directive for the Boeing 737 MAX in the “near...

Boeing to pull the plug on its 747 jumbo jet

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Boeing is pulling the plug on its 747 jumbo jet, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. The 747 democratized global air travel in the 1970s but fell...

US regulator, Boeing complete 737 MAX certification test flights

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The Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing have completed certification test flights on the 737 MAX, a key milestone toward the plane’s return to service,...

Boeing kept FAA in the dark on key 737 MAX design...

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Boeing failed to submit certification documents to the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) detailing changes to a key flight control system faulted in two...

Boeing begins crucial certification test flights for grounded 737 MAX

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Boeing began a series of long-delayed flight tests of its redesigned 737 MAX with regulators at the controls on Monday, hoping to win approval...

Morocco orders AH-64 Apache attack helicopters

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Morocco has ordered 24 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters from Boeing in a deal worth $440 million, after requesting the aircraft in late 2019. The US...

US FAA finalizes Boeing 737 MAX inspection directive

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wednesday finalized a directive requiring airlines to complete inspections of a key component of Boeing 737 MAX airplanes...

FAA chief acknowledges agency, Boeing made mistakes on 737 MAX

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The head of the Federal Aviation Administration, Steve Dickson, acknowledged on Wednesday that Boeing Co and the US air safety agency both made mistakes...

Boeing supplier Spirit announces layoffs due to virus, 737 MAX impacts

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Aircraft parts maker Spirit AeroSystems Holdings announced on Wednesday a 21-day layoff for staff doing production and support work for Boeing’s 737 program. Spirit, which makes...

Boeing jet deliveries sink to just four in May

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Boeing deliveries slowed even further in May from April as the coronavirus pandemic’s crushing impact on airlines added to a year of crisis following the...

Boeing resumes 737 MAX production at low rate

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Boeing Co on Wednesday said it has resumed production of its 737 MAX passenger jet at the company’s Renton, Washington, plant at a “low rate”...

Boeing cutting more than 12 000 US jobs, thousands more planned

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Boeing Co said on Wednesday it was eliminating more than 12 000 US jobs, including 6 770 involuntary layoffs, as the largest American planemaker...

As flying returns, jetmakers seek to quell fears over cabin air

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Jet manufacturers and airlines are launching an urgent initiative to convince nervous travelers that the air they breathe on planes is safe, believing this...

Ethiopian Airlines CEO expects settlement with Boeing by end of June

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Ethiopian Airlines expects a settlement with planemaker Boeing by end of June over the crash of an 737 MAX plane in March 2019, CEO...

Zero orders for Boeing in April

Boeing recorded zero orders for the second time this year in April as customers cancelled 108 orders for its grounded 737 MAX compounding its...

Egypt seeking to upgrade Apache helicopters in $2.3 billion deal

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Egypt is looking to upgrade and refurbish 43 of its AH-64D Apache attack helicopters to AH-64E standard under a deal that could be worth...

Boeing could produce Loyal Wingman fighter-like UAV by middle of decade

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Boeing sees mass production of its unmanned, fighter-like jet developed in Australia likely happening by the middle of the decade, an executive said on...

Embraer taking Boeing to arbitration

Brazil’s Embraer started arbitration against Boeing after the US aircraft manufacturer cancelled a $4.2 billion deal years in the making at the weekend. The deal’s...