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/ 30 March 2021

Boeing seals large 737 MAX order as airlines eye recovery

After being grounded for 20 months, the aircraft is on the road to recovery

By John Biers

Article

/ 3 June 2019

Several Boeing planes found to have wing defects

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

By Agency

Article

/ 23 April 2019

Boeing seeks to exit crisis mode as it reports results

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

By John Biers and Luc Olinga

Article

/ 14 March 2019

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

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.

By Agency

Article

/ 7 November 2018

Boeing issues advice over sensors after Indonesia crash

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

By Agency

Article

/ 18 July 2016

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

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

By Staff Reporter

Article

/ 13 July 2013

Investigators probe Dreamliner fire at London’s Heathrow

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

By Staff Reporter

Article

/ 28 March 2013

Boeing puts grounded Dreamliner through its paces

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

By Dominic Rushe

Article

/ 17 January 2013

Dreamliner grounded indefinitely by US, others

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.

By Reuters

Article

/ 8 July 2012

How plane giants descended into global ‘price war’

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

By Tim Hepher

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Article

/ 21 September 2010

Boeing: Africa needs to replace ageing fleet

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.

By Staff Reporter

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Article

/ 22 July 2010

Farnborough orders top $28-billion

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

By Jane Wardell

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Article

/ 25 November 2008

Brazil wants strategic deal with Russia

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is hoping to make inroads into Brazil’s emerging oil and defence industries during a visit there this week.

By Staff Reporter

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Article

/ 25 October 2008

Navy inspecting Boeing jets after ‘cracks’ found

The US navy will inspect hundreds of fighter jets built by Boeing after discovering ”fatigue cracks” on more than a dozen aircraft deployed overseas.

By Donna Borak

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Article

/ 4 September 2008

Boeing workers vote to strike, but walkout delayed

Boeing’s largest labor union said its members had rejected the plane maker’s contract offer and voted to strike.

By Daisuke Wakabayashi and Laura Myers

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/ 16 July 2008

Aviation vaunts green agenda amid protest fears

The aviation industry flaunted a green agenda under tightened security amid fears of environmentalist protests at an air show on Wednesday.

By Tim Hepher

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Article

/ 14 July 2008

Gulf nations splash out on Boeing, Airbus jets

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

By Staff Reporter

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Article

/ 14 July 2008

Boeing boss Carson upbeat for the industry

One of the aviation industry’s top executives on Sunday shrugged off suggestions that this year’s Farnborough airshow would be a bleak affair.

By Staff Reporter

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/ 14 July 2008

Gulf plane orders to ease oil price gloom

An order for up to 100 planes from Etihad Airways to be split between Airbus and Boeing looks set to dominate the opening of the Farnborough air show.

By Tim Hepher

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/ 30 May 2008

Kenya Airways profit falls on election crisis

Kenya Airways said on Friday its 2007/08 annual profit after tax fell to 3,9-billion Kenya shillings from 4,1-billion due mainly to the impact of the East African nation’s post-election crisis. ”The events post-election had a negative impact on our revenue, especially between January to March,” said Titus Naikuni, the chief executive officer.

By Wangui Kanina

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/ 22 May 2008

BA’s Paris-New York service opens for business

British Airways risks further undermining its relationship with pilots on Thursday as it starts selling tickets for its transatlantic OpenSkies airline. The Paris-to-New York service will begin flying on June 19 with the threat of crippling industrial action still hanging over its owner.

By Staff Reporter

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/ 1 April 2008

Regulator targets EADS over insider trading

French regulator AMF said on Tuesday it had found evidence of insider trading at Airbus parent EADS surrounding delays to its A380 superjumbo and that it would inform Paris prosecutors. It also alleged the company had misled financial markets by failing to meet standards on the publication of information.

By Tim Hepher

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/ 22 March 2008

Israel to equip passenger aircraft with anti-missile flares

Israel is to begin fitting some of its passenger aircraft with flares to counter potential missile attacks, defence officials said. The missile protection system was first proposed in 2002, but was delayed by disagreements over funding between government ministries, reports said.

By Staff Reporter

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/ 6 March 2008

France says EADS deal reflects better US ties

Europe’s European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) won its share of a huge contract to build aerial tankers for the United States thanks in part to improved French-American ties, French President Nicolas Sarkozy was quoted on Thursday as saying.

By Staff Reporter

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/ 13 February 2008

Piasecki was ‘pioneer in establishing helicopter industry’

Aviation pioneer Frank Piasecki, inventor of the tandem-rotor helicopter used in troop-transport missions and land and sea rescue flights, has died. He was 88. Igor Sikorsky became the first American to build and fly a helicopter, in 1941, and Piasecki became the second, in 1943.

By Bill Bergstrom

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/ 30 January 2008

‘Bird strike’ shuts down kulula flight’s engine

A kulula.com passenger aircraft was forced to turn back after a bird flew into an engine during a Durban-to-Cape Town flight on Wednesday. Airline spokesperson Glenda Zvenyika confirmed that a ”bird strike” occurred on flight MN702, 15 minutes after taking off from Durban. The captain had to shut down the engine.

By Staff Reporter

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/ 23 January 2008

Truck drives into plane at Cape Town airport

A truck drove into a stationary aircraft at Cape Town International Airport on Wednesday morning, minutes before the aircraft was due to take off. No one was injured in the incident, which happened at about 8.30am, airport media officer Deidre Hendricks said. ”There was an incident early this morning … It has had no impact on airport operations,” she said.

By Staff Reporter

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/ 21 January 2008

New airline to offer flights to London at R1 999

A new South African airline called Redair has been given the rights to operate five weekly round-trip flights from Cape Town or Durban to Stansted in the United Kingdom, a media report said on Monday. Andy Cluver, the chief executive of Civair, said he hoped the airline would start operating this year.

By Staff Reporter

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Africa

/ 20 January 2008

At least 11 dead in Angolan plane crash

A twin-engine plane slammed into a mountain in rain and fog in Angola’s central highlands, killing at least 11 people, state media reported. Angolan National Radio said there were no survivors among the 11 people on board the Beechcraft-200 when it crashed on Saturday morning.

By Casimiro Siona

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/ 19 January 2008

Engine problems blamed for Heathrow crash-landing

Investigators said on Friday that the engines of a British Airways Boeing 777 failed to respond to demands for more thrust shortly before it crash-landed at London’s Heathrow International Airport on Thursday. Thirteen people were injured when British Airways flight 83 from Beijing came down well short of the southern runway.

By Paul Majendie and Jeremy Lovell

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/ 18 January 2008

‘Hero’ pilot hailed as UK crash-landing probe opens

The pilot of a British Airways jet that crash-landed at London’s Heathrow airport with more than 150 people on board was hailed as a hero on Friday as investigators began their probe into the incident. All 136 passengers and 16 crew escaped without serious injury when the aircraft was forced to land short of the runway on Thursday.

By Staff Reporter

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/ 16 January 2008

Planemakers fly high in 2007

Airbus confirmed 2007 as a record year for planemakers on Wednesday by posting orders for 1Â 341 aircraft while boosting cost savings aimed at catching arch-rival Boeing, which took top spot with 1Â 413 orders and has suffered less from a weakened dollar than Airbus.

By Tim Hepher and James Regan

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Boeing seals large 737 MAX order as airlines eye recovery

Several Boeing planes found to have wing defects

Boeing seeks to exit crisis mode as it reports results

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

Boeing issues advice over sensors after Indonesia crash

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

Investigators probe Dreamliner fire at London’s Heathrow

Boeing puts grounded Dreamliner through its paces

Dreamliner grounded indefinitely by US, others

How plane giants descended into global ‘price war’

Boeing: Africa needs to replace ageing fleet

Farnborough orders top $28-billion

Brazil wants strategic deal with Russia

Navy inspecting Boeing jets after ‘cracks’ found

Boeing workers vote to strike, but walkout delayed

Aviation vaunts green agenda amid protest fears

Gulf nations splash out on Boeing, Airbus jets

Boeing boss Carson upbeat for the industry

Gulf plane orders to ease oil price gloom

Kenya Airways profit falls on election crisis

BA’s Paris-New York service opens for business

Regulator targets EADS over insider trading

Israel to equip passenger aircraft with anti-missile flares

France says EADS deal reflects better US ties

Piasecki was ‘pioneer in establishing helicopter industry’

‘Bird strike’ shuts down kulula flight’s engine

Truck drives into plane at Cape Town airport

New airline to offer flights to London at R1 999

At least 11 dead in Angolan plane crash

Engine problems blamed for Heathrow crash-landing

‘Hero’ pilot hailed as UK crash-landing probe opens

Planemakers fly high in 2007

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