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Noteworthy Developments
Boeing Program Update:
787:
Boeing reschedules initial 787 deliveries, first flight
Pat Shanahan named to lead 787 program
777:
Boeing delivers Air India’s first 777-300ER
Boeing, Qatar celebrate arrival of airline’s first 777-300ER
Boeing completes 90 percent of design work for the new 777 Freighter
747-8 Intercontinental Firm Configuration Completed:
In early November, the company announced that it
had completed major trade studies to finalize the
new airplane’s performance and interior features,
making way for it and its suppliers to begin detailed
design of parts, assemblies and other systems. Delivery
of the first airplane is scheduled for late 2010. |
747:
Boeing completes 747-8 Intercontinental firm configuration
Boeing delivers first leased 747-400F to AirBridge Cargo, a Volga-Dnepr subsidiary
737:
Boeing delivers fourth 737-800 to Yemenia Airways
Ryanair receives 150th Next-Generation 737-800
SpiceJet celebrates its first 737-900ER delivery
CAS:
Boeing expands landing gear MRO capability, offerings – multiple airlines, gear MROs sign new agreement with landing gear overhaul and exchange program
Boeing, Thomsonfly.com establish partnership to reduce cost, delivery time for spares – U.K. airline joins component services program (CSP)
Boeing, Transavia France agree on Maintenance Performance Toolbox for 737 aircraft fleet
Airplane Orders:
Recent order announcements for Fourth Quarter 2007 include:
- 787s:
LAN (32); Qatar (30) previously unidentified; LCAL (6) previously unidentified ; Royal Jordanian (2); British Airways (24); Vietnam/VALC (12); DAE Capital (15)
- 777s:
LAN (4) 777 freighters (two previously unidentified); Guggenheim Aviation Partners (3) 777 freighters previously unidentified; Emirates (12) 777-300ERs previously unidentified; Cathay Pacific (7) 777-300ERs; Qatar (5) 777 freighters previously unidentified; KLM (2) 777-300ERs previously unidentified; GECAS (2) 777-300ERs previously unidentified; DAE Capital (10) 777-300ERs
- 747s:
Cathay Pacific (10) 747-8 freighters; DAE Capital (5) 747-8 freighters
- 737s:
Jet Airways (20) 737-800s; SAS (2) 737-800s previously unidentified; Transavia (7) 737-800s previously unidentified; KLM (3) 737-700s previously unidentified; Lion Air (22) 737-900ERs previously unidentified; Babcock and Brown Aircraft Management (20) 737-800s previously unidentified; AWAS (31) 737-800s; GECAS (57) 737-800s previously unidentified; Qantas (31) 737-800s; Jeju Air (5); DAE Capital (70); GOL (40)
- Other:
Boeing Portland receives ISO 14001 environmental certification. Boeing, DAE sign proposal agreement for 100 airplanes. Current Market Outlook airliner needs projections for the next 20 years: Southeast Asia – 1,930 ; Italy – 500 new airplanes; Germany – 930 airplanes
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Investors Take Lean Journey
Leading aircraft-industry investors, guests of Boeing and JPMorgan, got a close-up view of Boeing’s Lean manufacturing process on the floor of the 777 factory in Everett, Wash on Dec. 11. Their co-hosted Puget Sound visit also included tours of the company’s 787 Dreamliner interior display at the Customer Experience Center and the Alteon customer training facility. |
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