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Several Boeing planes found to have wing defects

Article Agency - 3 Jun 2019

The American aviation giant have now found a wing defect on some of their planes including some 737 MAX aircrafts

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Boeing seeks to exit crisis mode as it reports results

Article John Biers & Luc Olinga - 23 Apr 2019

The company will report earnings on Wednesday for the first time since a deadly March 10 plane crash plunged the company into crisis-mode

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Ethiopian Airlines ‘has flown’ black boxes of crashed Boeing to Paris

Article Agency - 14 Mar 2019

Ethiopian Airlines said Thursday that the black box flight recorders from the Boeing 737 MAX 8 that crashed have been flown to Paris for analysis.

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Boeing issues advice over sensors after Indonesia crash

Article Agency - 7 Nov 2018

The planemaker says local aviation officials believe pilots may have been given wrong information by the plane's automated systems

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Going green: SAA flies high in its maiden tobacco-fuelled flight

Article Staff Reporter - 18 Jul 2016

SAA has successfully flown a Boeing using biofuel. The power source will be more sustainable when it’s processed in South Africa.

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Investigators probe Dreamliner fire at London’s Heathrow

Article Staff Reporter - 13 Jul 2013

Investigators have been searching for the cause of the fire onboard a Dreamliner - raising questions about the safety of Boeing's next-generation jet.

Boeing puts grounded Dreamliner through its paces

Article Staff Reporter - 28 Mar 2013

Boeing has completed the first successful tests of its troubled Dreamliner 787 since the jet was grounded following battery fires.

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Dreamliner grounded indefinitely by US, others

Article Reuters - 17 Jan 2013

Europe, Japan, India and the US have grounded Boeing's Dreamliner a day after a second incident in which one of the jets made an emergency landing.

How plane giants descended into global ‘price war’

Article Staff Reporter - 8 Jul 2012

Boeing is playing down expectations of massive orders in Farnborough, but eyes will be on briefings by the new Airbus and Boeing top management.

Boeing: Africa needs to replace ageing fleet

Article Staff Reporter - 21 Sep 2010

Boeing forecast on Tuesday that Africa would need about 700 aircraft worth $80-billion over the next 20 years to deal with increased air traffic.

Farnborough orders top $28-billion

Article Staff Reporter - 22 Jul 2010

Virgin America announced plans to buy 40 new Airbus A320 aircraft at the Farnborough International Airshow on Thursday.

Gulf nations splash out on Boeing, Airbus jets

Article Staff Reporter - 14 Jul 2008

Persian Gulf countries have announced deals worth $15-billion for the latest fuel-efficient aircraft and other planes made by Boeing and Airbus.

Airbus wins major order of up to 100 jets

Article Staff Reporter - 9 Jan 2008

Leasing company Awas (Ireland) is expected to announce a deal to buy up to 100 Airbus jets worth $6,9-billion, the <i>Wall Street Journal</i> reported on Wednesday. The news came after aerospace group Boeing said it delivered 441 commercial airplanes in 2007 as part of a tight race with Europe's Airbus.

SA passengers hit by flight delays

Article Staff Reporter - 5 Dec 2007

Another local flight, this time involving an aircraft belonging to South African Express, was delayed on Tuesday in George, it was disclosed on Wednesday. This followed the delay of a South African Airways flight in East London -- also on Tuesday. The South African Express flight was delayed for more than 12 hours.

On world’s biggest airliner, the little things count

Article Staff Reporter - 25 Oct 2007

The days of cursing the passenger in front of you could be over. On the world's biggest airliner, the Airbus A380, it is the little things that will make travel more comfortable for ordinary flyers, said Tom Ballantyne, senior correspondent for the industry publication <i>Orient Aviation</i>.

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