Boeing’s 747-8 Intercontinental take off on its first flight today. Resplendent in its all-new orange, red, and white livery, and sparkling in the mid-morning sun, the biggest and most fuel-efficient passenger airplane in Boeing’s history took off from Paine Field here at 9:58 a.m. PT before a cheering crowd of hundreds, if not thousands, of [...]
Weather delayed the launch of the second of the United States Air Force’s Orbital Test Vehicles (OTV). The X-37B, as it is more commonly known, sate encapsulated within its fairing on top of the Atlas V 501 launch vehicle at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS). It appeared that the launch might occur at the [...]
US stock futures fell, indicating the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index may snap a three-day rally, after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the world’s largest economy may need more stimulus. Verizon Communications Inc. and Boeing Co. helped lead declines in Dow Jones Industrial Average stocks. Bank of America Corp. and Morgan Stanley dropped [...]
Posted by uspostWorldThursday, November 11th, 2010
Qantas Airways Ltd., Australia’s largest airline, grounded its fleet of Airbus SAS A380 planes for an eighth day as it continues checks on Rolls-Royce Group Plc engines following a mid-flight turbine explosion. The carrier is maintaining services by using Boeing Co. 747s on flights usually operated with A380s, it said in a statement today. The [...]
Dubai’s Emirates Airline will announce on Monday an order for more than 30 Boeing 777 jetliners, with a catalog value of more than $7 billion, according to a person familiar with the transaction. The order, to be announced at the Farnborough Air Show, will follow an order the fast-growing Persian Gulf carrier placed with Boeing [...]