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NEWS ABOUT: Boeing 777

Boeing 777 stories: 4 news summaries

Boeing Looks
to Old 777 Model in Airbus Battle

Will re-tool tanker to compete for Pentagon refueling contract

Jun 16, 09 11:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - With its 787 Dreamliner delayed, Boeing is turning to its 14-year-old 777 to compete with Airbus’ next plane, Bloomberg reports. At the Paris Air Show today, Boeing said it may make a new wing for the 777 in an effort to boost fuel efficiency, and will also showcase a 777-based... More »

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Pentagon • Boeing • Airbus • fuel tankers • Boeing 787 Dreamliner • Airbus A350 • contract • Boeing 777

 Air China Buys 45 Boeing Jets 

Purchase is one of carrier's biggest buys ever

Jul 16, 08 8:00 AM CDT
(AP) - Air China plans to buy 45 Boeing 777 and 737 aircraft, reports the AP, a purchase the airline says will increase its capacity by about 35% and help reinforce Beijing's status as a transportation hub. The list price for the planes—one of China's biggest airliner purchases—is $6.3... More »

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China • Boeing • China Airlines • Boeing 777 • Boeing 737-300

 Fuel Costs Ground
 Extended Flights 

Too pricey to keep 'flying tankers' in the air

Jul 8, 08 4:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Super-long flights were hailed as the future of aviation only a few years ago, but the soaring price of fuel has grounded those plans, reports the Wall Street Journal. Airlines are delaying or canceling intercontinental routes as the cost of keeping "flying tankers" in the air for over 12... More »

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airline industry • flights • aviation • Boeing 777 • fuel costs • airlines • long haul flights

Boeing 777 in Spotlight After London Crash

Popular passenger jets had piled up
3.5M hours without such an incident

Jan 23, 08 10:38 AM CST
(Newser) - British and American investigators are still piecing together flight data to determine why a Boeing 777's engines suddenly refused to increase power just short of landing, causing the plane to crash-land at London's Heathrow airport on Thursday. The unexplained crash has drawn worldwide puzzlement, as the popular passenger plane previously... More »

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Boeing • British Airways • plane crash • Britain • unsolved mystery • Heathrow Airport • Boeing 777 • engine failure

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