The Boeing (BA) Dreamliner has been delayed so many times that it defies counting. The plane was to have been out already and delivered to some customers. It has been hit by three setbacks. Boeing...
By Douglas A. McIntyreBritish Airways lost $485 million for the six months that ended in September. The airline’s CEO Willie Walsh told the BBC that this has been the “most difficult year in the...
Boeing (BA) is experiencing problems completing the first planes in its new 787 Dreamliner series. The fuselage sections of the aircraft don’t fit together right. It would seem an issue like...
The market for commercial airplanes in China is set to explode. At least that’s the prediction from a senior official at Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA), who has predicted that over the next 20 years the...
From the ashes of a terrible 2009, the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co. NV, or EADS, (OTC: EADSY) posted a fourth-quarter and full-year profit for 2010 on the strength of sales of its Airbus...
By CrossProfit In an all encompassing interview, Chief Executive Jim McNerney confirmed what some at CrossProfit had suspected and documented in this article. To quote McNerney; "…competition,...
When the Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) took the wraps off its new 747-8 Intercontinental last Sunday, the company harked back to the introduction of the first 747 some 42 years ago in 1968. Perhaps taking a...
The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) appears to have a little momentum coming off its big win over EADS (OTC: EADSY) for the new US Air Force tanker. The company has just revealed new orders from two Chinese...
GE (NYSE: GE) is considering buying up to fifity Boeing (NYSE: BA) 737 jets to lease to airlines. According to Bloomberg "The order may be valued at as much as $3.53 billion, based on a list...
In a move that should be imitated by large US carriers like AMR (AMR), Delta (DAL), and Northwest (NWA), British Airways will ground part of its fleet to save money  because of the rising cost...
When Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) announces a delay for its long-awaited 787 Dreamliner, most of us check the date on the announcement to make sure we’re not reading a press release from a year or two...