NEW YORK • Boeing Co. will speed up production plans for its 777 and 747 models in anticipation of greater demand from commercial airlines. Both are wide-body planes capable of carrying more than 300 ...
The Boeing 747 is one of the largest commercial jets ever built and a testament to human ingenuity. Revolutionizing the long-haul travel game upon its entry into service in the 1970s, Boeing would ...
The Boeing 747 is quite possibly the most iconic airplane in aviation history. Everyone knows what the 747 is, even if they don’t care about planes. The ‘Queen of the Skies’ might have ended ...
CHICAGO, Jan. 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] announced today it will lower the production rate on the 747-8 program to match supply with near-term demand in the cargo market.
The winding-down of 747 production is also a reminder of Southern California’s diminished role as a builder of big planes and their parts. The most prominent supplier in the region is a fuselage-panel ...
The fastest Boeing found on the flightline today is more than just that, it’s also the last Queen of the Skies to ever take ...
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) gave Boeing the green light in October to raise 737 MAX production from 38 to 42 aircraft per month, ending nearly two years of tight scrutiny. The FAA’s ...
Boeing has announced that it will adjust the production rate for the 747-8 programme from 1.75 airplanes to 1.5 airplanes per month through 2015 because of lower market demand for large passenger and ...
Boeing's very first jetliner, the 707, began commercial flights in 1958. A scant 10 years later, the demand for air travel was so great that Boeing unveiled its new 747 to the world, which held more ...
The aerospace company is buying Spirit AeroSystems, which makes the bodies of the 737 Max jet, two years after a part of that ...