Airbus

Boeing, Airbus Just Lost a Potential $40 Billion Order

Posted: September 30, 2019 at 1:55 pm

Aircraft lessor Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) once expressed interest in purchasing 400 new single-aisle jets from Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) and Airbus. In 2017, DAE acquired Dublin-based lessor AWAS, and ...
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Saudi Airline First to Cancel Boeing 737 MAX Order

Posted: July 8, 2019 at 8:05 am

Saudi Arabian Airlines' (Saudia's) budget carrier, Flyadeal, has canceled a commitment to order placed last December for 30 Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) 737 MAX jets, along with options for 20 ...
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Orders Slow Down for New Boeing, Airbus Airplanes 

Posted: June 20, 2019 at 9:42 am

The Paris Air Show is winding down, at least the part where aircraft makers indulge in touting new orders for their pricey products. As of midafternoon Paris time, neither The ...
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Boeing, Airbus Continue Slugging It Out at Paris Air Show

Posted: June 19, 2019 at 9:28 am

No one expected The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) to pull out a single order for 200 single-aisle 737 MAX jets during this week's Paris Air Show, but that's just what ...
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Can Boeing Afford to Cancel Garuda’s $4.9 Billion Order?

Posted: March 22, 2019 at 9:15 am

In October 2015, Indonesian flag carrier Garuda Airlines placed an order with Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) for 50 new 737 MAX 8s. The order came almost two years before Boeing ...
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Why Argus Formally Downgraded Boeing for the Near Term

Posted: March 19, 2019 at 2:05 pm

Most analysts have been slow to issue outright downgrades of Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) up to and following the FAA and international groundings of the 737 Max planes in the ...
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The Only Competition Anywhere in the World for the Boeing 737

Posted: March 12, 2019 at 7:19 am

As Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) struggles with the aftermath of the crash of two of its 737 Max 8 planes, the plane has only one competitor worldwide. Over time, that ...
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Boeing 777X, 787, 737 Filling Order Book

Posted: February 28, 2019 at 9:40 am

This past week has been an eventful one for Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA). On Tuesday the firm announced that former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and former governor of ...
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Airbus Gives Up on Superjumbo A380

Posted: February 14, 2019 at 9:45 am

Airbus finally has accepted the inevitable. The company will stop building its A380 superjumbo passenger jet in 2021, once it delivers the final 14 copies of the plane to its ...
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Boeing Maintains Its Lead Over Airbus for Commercial Airplane Deliveries in 2018

Posted: January 8, 2019 at 12:50 pm

The year 2018 was another solid one for airplane orders around the planet. It turns out that the race between Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) and Airbus for global domination in ...
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Mattis Firing Delays Delivery of Boeing Tanker to US Air Force

Posted: January 2, 2019 at 8:40 am

After long delays that have cost Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) more than $3 billion, the company was all set to deliver the first new KC-46 tanker to the U.S. Air ...
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Skittish Investors Hammer Airbus on Report of US Corruption Investigation

Posted: December 20, 2018 at 12:55 pm

Shares of European aircraft maker Airbus plunged as much as 10% in Paris Thursday morning following a report in Le Monde that the U.S. Department of Justice has begun an ...
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Boeing Pays $4.2 Billion for Stake in Embraer JV

Posted: December 17, 2018 at 7:55 am

Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) and Brazil's Embraer S.A. (NYSE: ERJ) announced Monday morning that the two companies have approved the terms of a strategic partnership comprised of the commercial aircraft ...
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Lockheed Martin, Airbus Team Up to Supply a Tanker in Case the Air Force Needs One That Works

Posted: December 5, 2018 at 7:30 am

Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) and European aircraft maker Airbus announced Tuesday morning that the two companies have signed a memorandum of agreement to "explore opportunities" to meet "growing demand" ...
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Airbus Q3 Earnings Popped, but Challenges Remain

Posted: October 31, 2018 at 9:35 am

European aircraft maker Airbus reported third-quarter and nine-month results Wednesday morning. The report continues to be plagued by undelivered planes waiting for parts. The company's revenues for the third quarter ...
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