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Boeing’s crewed Starliner flight won’t return until at least August, NASA says
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is pictured docked to the International Space Station. NASA Boeing’s crew spacecraft Starliner will stay docked with the International Space Station into August, NASA confirmed on Thursday, as the mission remains on hold while the company and agency study problems that arose early in the flight. Starliner capsule “Calypso,” which carried NASA […]
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Southwest profit falls 46% as airline takes ‘urgent’ steps to increase revenue
Southwest Airlines airplanes are serviced at their gates at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on May 18, 2024, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Gary Hershorn | Corbis News | Getty Images Southwest Airlines on Thursday forecast a potential drop in unit revenue for the third quarter as an oversupplied U.S. market has forced airlines to discount tickets […]
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Southwest to get rid of open seating, offer extra legroom in biggest shift in its history
A Southwest commercial airliner takes off from Las Vegas on Feb. 8, 2024. Mike Blake | Reuters Southwest Airlines is ending open seating and will offer extra legroom seats on its airplanes as mounting pressure on the carrier to increase revenue prompts the biggest changes to its business model in its 53 years of flying. […]
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Korean Air orders at least 40 Boeing wide-body planes in a vote of confidence for the manufacturer
A Boeing 777X airplane takes off during its first test flight from the company’s plant in Everett, Washington, January 25, 2020. Terray Sylvester | Reuters FARNBOROUGH, England — Boeing won orders for at least 40 wide-body jetliners from Korean Air, including the yet-to-be-certified 777X jetliner, in a vote of confidence for the struggling manufacturer. The […]
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Boeing ‘disappointed’ customers but is on the path to ‘transformational change,’ commercial jet CEO says
Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are assembled at the company’s plant in Renton, Washington, U.S. June 25, 2024. Jennifer Buchanan | Via Reuters LONDON — Boeing‘s output of 737 Max planes is showing signs of improvement, the new head of its commercial unit said ahead of a major air show on Sunday, while admitting that the […]
Read MoreBoeing expects 787 suppliers to catch up by year’s end, restoring output
A Boeing 787 Dreamliner sits on the tarmac at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington. Robert Sorbo | Reuters Boeing expects delayed suppliers to catch up on parts that have slowed production of its 787 jets to below a rate of five a month, as the U.S. planemaker works to restore output of two key commercial […]
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Can Boeing get back to its glory days?
An American Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 flight from Los Angeles approaches for landing at Reagan National Airport shortly after an announcement was made by the FAA that the planes were being grounded by the United States in Washington, U.S. March 13, 2019. Joshua Roberts | Reuters Boeing executives spent years after two fatal 737 Max […]
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