Boeing is introducing a faster layer of automation into its 737 factory, adding a new robotic system to drill holes in the main beams inside each wing known as spars.
Boeing has revised its earlier prediction, expecting Indian airlines to order 1,850 new aircraft worth US$265 billion over the next 20 years.
Airlines wish to see a new middle-of-the-market aircraft developed, according to a new survey jointly produced by Penton Aviation Week Network and BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research.
Boeing is introducing a faster layer of automation into its 737 factory, adding a new robotic system to drill holes in the main beams inside each wing known as spars.
Vietnamese carrier VietJet has finalised an order of 100 Boeing 737 Max 200 planes, the largest single commercial airplane purchase in Vietnam aviation. The purchase is valued at US$11.3 billion at current list prices.
Boeing has opened a US$1-billion facility in Everett, Washington State that will make carbon-composite wings for its newest jetliner, the 777X. The first delivery of the commercial jetliner is targeted for 2020.
Eight Asian low-cost carriers have come together to form the world’s largest alliance – the Value Alliance – to provide more destinations, routing options and greater convenience for its customers.
Boeing’s current CEO Dennis Muilenberg will succeed Jim McNerney as chairman when he retires on 1 March.
Boeing continued cuts on their most iconic aircraft, dropping production to only six a year.
The Boeing Company announced its fourth quarter results on January 7, tallying up 182 deliveries, which took the total number of planes delivered in 2015 to 762.
