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  • August 2008

    • Airbus, Boeing Hindered by Wait for Seats, Toilets

      Wall Street Journal  |  Aug 8, 08 10:29 AM CDT

      Airbus, Boeing Hindered by Wait for Seats, Toilets

      (Newser) - Production delays are plaguing Airbus and Boeing as the airplane manufacturers wait for simple supplies such as seats, toilets, and gallies for their new widebody jets, the Wall Street Journal reports. Small firms charged with making such supplies have been slowed as demand has soared. The interrupted production means higher manufacturing costs for both jet makers and long waits for payments from airlines. More »

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      airline industry  • Boeing  • airplane  • Airbus  • delay  • jet  • Aircraft manufacturers

  • May 2008

    • China Plunges Into Commercial Aviation

      BBC  |  May 12, 08 8:45 AM CDT

      China Plunges Into Commercial Aviation

      (Newser) - Hoping to meet the demand of its burgeoning airline industry, China has launched a commercial aircraft manufacturing company with $2.7 billion in seed money, reports the BBC. China Commercial Aircraft should help the country rely less on Airbus and Boeing as its passenger industry expands. Chinese airlines will need 2,650 additional aircraft in coming years, experts say. More »

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      Boeing  • Airbus  • aviation  • Aircraft manufacturers

  • April 2008

    • Boeing Expected to Delay Dreamliner 6 More Months

      Seattle Post-Intelligencer  |  Apr 8, 08 8:39 AM CDT

      Boeing Expected to Delay Dreamliner 6 More Months

      (Newser) - Boeing is expected to delay delivery of its 787 Dreamliner for a third time, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports, as the company continues to struggle with parts shortages, redesigns, and manufacturing partners falling behind schedule. Analysts expect at least another 6-month delay to be announced tomorrow, pushing back the new fuel-efficient airliner a total of 14 months from its original delivery date. More »

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      Boeing  • Airbus  • 787 Dreamliner  • Dreamliner  • Aircraft manufacturers

  • September 2007

    • Airbus Goes Light on New A350 Jetliner

      Wall Street Journal  |  Sep 15, 07 6:32 PM CDT

      Airbus Goes Light on New A350 Jetliner

      (Newser) - Airbus joined rival Boeing in switching from aluminum to carbon-fiber composites to build its new jetliner’s frame, reports the Wall Street Journal . Boeing has built the new 787 Dreamliner entirely from composites, which are lighter and easier to maintain. Airbus had held out on the A350, claiming its method of attaching composite panels to a metal frame was superior. More »

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      Boeing  • Airbus  • 787 Dreamliner  • plane  • aircraft  • Dreamliner  • Aircraft manufacturers

    • 60 Bombardier Aircraft Grounded After Accidents

      New York Times  |  Sep 12, 07 11:07 PM CDT

      60 Bombardier Aircraft Grounded After Accidents

      (Newser) - Aircraft maker Bombardier recommended grounding 60 of its turboprop planes after one skidded off a runway in Lithuania during an emergency landing today, just days after similar landing gear malfunctions forced a crash landing in Denmark. No one was seriously injured in either crash, but airlines took no chances and canceled hundreds of flights, the Times reports. More »

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      airline  • plane crash  • crash  • Aircraft manufacturers  • Bombardier

  • June 2007

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