Japanese Supplier for Boeing 777X to Build New Plant: Report
The Boeing Co.The company best known in the United States for its Subaru cars is preparing to build a new $98 million factory to fabricate a major part for the new 777X aircraft from…
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ThinkstockLike many of the top stocks in the various S&P 500 sectors, the quality aerospace and defense names have taken some shots in the recent sell-off. In a new research report, the Aerospace and…
Spirit Airlines Receives Lowest Scores Among Consumers
ThinkstockWhich is the worst of the American airlines based on consumer complaints? A new reports says Spirit Airlines Inc. (NASDAQ: SAVE). The U.S. PIRG Education Fund released its “The Unfriendly Skies: Five Years of Airline Passenger Complaints…
Why a Boeing 777 Costs $320 Million
Courtesy Boeing Co.When an Australian ship first identified signals from deep in the Indian Ocean as being “consistent with” the sort of signals generated by an airplane’s flight data recorder — the “black box”…
Boeing to Sell Parts to Iran; Are Airplanes Next?
Wikimedia CommonsThe U.S. Treasury Department on Friday issued a license to Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) allowing the company to sell airplane parts to Iran. The license is related to the deal between the U.S.…
Boeing, Airbus Battle for Delta Order
When there are only two companies that make a very expensive product, any time there's a chance to take a big order, well, it is a very big deal. Boeing and Airbus have been…
Boeing Battles Airbus for Korean Tanker Contract
The government of South Korea has announced that it will seek bids for four military refueling tankers in June, and Boeing said on Wednesday that it intends to compete for the contract.
Boeing Losing Its Grip on Japan
All Nippon Airways, Japan's largest airline, has ordered 40 new planes from Boeing and 30 from Airbus. ANA has not purchased planes from Airbus since the 1990s.
A New GE Jet-Engine Plant Coming Soon to Indiana
GE Aviation has announced plans to break ground on a $100-million jet-engine plant in Lafayette, Ind., later this year. The plant will assemble the LEAP engine Airbus and Boeing passenger jets.
FAA Orders Boeing to Make Software Fix on 747s
Courtesy of Boeing Co.The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Tuesday issued an airworthiness directive to The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) requiring the company install new software that could prevent a crash on the…
Boeing Over Budget on Air Force Tanker: Reuters
The KC-46A aerial tanker contract that Boeing won in 2011 just suffered another budget increase. The program's development costs have risen by nearly $1.1 billion, according to an exclusive report by Reuters.
Boeing 787-8 Gets Safety OK From FAA
The FAA and Boeing released a joint critical systems review of Boeing's 787-8 Dreamliner Wednesday. It was in response to problems with the plane's electrical system and batteries that caused the entire fleet to…
What Mercury Systems Can Fetch in a Buyout
ThinkstockMercury Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY) saw its shares surge on Tuesday after reports that the defense contractor has put itself up for sale. The Wall Street Journal initially reported that is accepting bids and…
Why Boeing Stock Is Down but May Not Be a Bargain
Shares of Boeing have fallen 4% in the past four days. The eventful days include the discovery of cracks in the wings of some 787 Dreamliners and the mystifying disappearance of a Malaysian Airlines…
FAA Warned About 777 Body Crack Problems
The Boeing Co.The FAA sent out an “airworthiness directive” about the Boeing 777 days before Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 went missing. The missing plane is a 777. This may further speculation that a mechanical…