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  • February 2008

    • Dreamliner Delays May Drive JAL Away

      Reuters  |  Feb 22, 08 7:23 PM CST

      Dreamliner Delays May Drive JAL Away

      (Newser) - Japan Airlines may abandon its plan to stock up on Boeing Dreamliners because of tie-ups in production of the new 787, Reuters reports. The carrier, a loyal Boeing customer, planned to buy 55 Dreamliners, but the delivery date has slipped again, to early 2009. Now JAL is checking out the Airbus A350 XWB, which would allow it to offset fuel costs by flying more midsize planes. More »

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      airline industry  • airplane  • 787 Dreamliner  • Airbus A350  • Japan Airlines

  • January 2008

    • Boeing Sees More Delays for New 787

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jan 15, 08 7:48 PM CST

      Boeing Sees More Delays for New 787

      (Newser) - Boeing is expected to announce soon that it will delay yet again delivery of its 787 Dreamliner, the Wall Street Journal reports. Production is already 6 months behind schedule, and the goal of finishing 109 by the end of next year looks impossible. Boeing may have to pay millions in fines to impatient airlines, and it risks losing customers to rival Airbus. More »

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      Boeing  • Airbus  • 787 Dreamliner  • Airbus A350

  • November 2007

    • Emirates Air Inks $35B Order With Airbus

      Times (UK)  |  Nov 12, 07 3:12 AM CST

      Emirates Air Inks $35B Order With Airbus

      (Newser) - Airbus got a huge boost from Emirates Airline on the first day of the the Dubai air show yesterday, winning a record $35-billion order for 81 planes. Emirates ordered 11 A380 super jumbos and 70 mid-sized A350 XWBs in the largest-ever single purchase of aircraft. Boeing got a consolation prize of a $3.2 billion order for 12 777s. More »

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      Boeing  • airplane  • Airbus  • 787 Dreamliner  • Airbus A380  • Airbus A350  • Emirates

  • June 2007

    • Singapore Airlines Sends Airbus Skyward

      Bloomberg  |  Jun 22, 07 6:45 PM CDT

      Singapore Airlines Sends Airbus Skyward

      (Newser) - With a $3.78 billion order from Singapore Airlines as the Paris Air Show wrapped up today, Airbus regained the lead over archrival Boeing, Bloomberg reports. The carrier ordered 20 new A350s from the world's largest maker of commericial aircraft, bringing the total of the company's record number of firm orders to $61.7 billion. More »

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      airline industry  • Boeing  • Airbus  • 787 Dreamliner  • Singapore Airlines  • Paris Air Show  • Airbus A350

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