South Korea Receives Three Additional Boeing F-15K Slam Eagle’s
South Korea bolsters jet fighter arsenal with three additional Boeing F-15K Slam Eagle's. The Republic of Korea Air Force is poised to have a total of 21 the fighter jets by April, 2012.
View ArticleSkymark Airlines Takes Delivery of Two Boeing 737-800’s
GE Capital Aviation Services Limited announced delivery of the pair of Boeing 737-800 aircraft today. GECAS has a standing order book deal with Boeing from which the aircraft come from.
View ArticleBoeing Improves Fuel Efficiency in Single Isle Aircraft Market
Boeing is to improve the fuel efficiency in single isle aircraft with the advent of their new 737 engine family. The new engines will also be available to retrofit into existing 496 aircraft, too.
View ArticleLockheed Martin Wins $100.5 Million LGB Contract
Lockheed secures $100.5 million dollar contract with the United States Air Force for delivery of paveway II Plus LGB kits next year in 2012.
View ArticleIndonesia’s Lion Air Receives 50th 737-900ER from Boeing
Lion Air takes delivery of the 50th 737-900ER aircraft and comes painted with a special Lion Air design. Additionally LED lighting, sculpted & decorative sidewalls - and even more.
View ArticleLockheed Martin Boosts Dividend & Raises Share Repurchase
Lockheed Martin increases their annual dividend for the ninth consecutive time and also increases their share buy-back options to $2.5 billion dollars worth of stock should Lockheed choose to do so.
View ArticleIndian Navy-Bound Boeing P-8I Successfully Makes First Flight
The P-81 (based on Boeing "Next-Generation" 737 aircraft) made its first flight today, landing at Boeing Field under three hours later. Built for the Indian Navy, a contract option for four more remain.
View ArticleGE Capital Aviation Orders Six EMBRAER E190’s
GECAS continues building upon their already-impressive list of aircraft with a order of six more aircraft from Embraer. An option for an extra six exists, too, should GECAS care to exercise the option.
View ArticleBoeing (BA) Completes Delivery of 24 RAAF Super Hornets
Boeing completes all contractually-obligated deliveries of F/A-18F Super Hornets to the Australian government. This marks the fifth and final delivery and as a result the RAAF performed an airborne...
View ArticleAll Nippon Airways Chooses Air BP Turbo Oils for 787 Dreamliner
All Nippon Airways selects "Turbo Oils" made by BP unit Air BP for use in their Boeing 787 Dreamliners. BPTO 2197 for the Rolls-Royce engines, BPTO 2389 for the Hamilton Sundstrand APU's.
View ArticleBoeing (BA) Stock Refills Pair of Price Gaps
Boeing's stock refills two outstanding price gaps simultaneously today and the company also released new details and statistics regarding the 737 MAX program.
View ArticleCorruption Probe Underway involving Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce the aircraft engine maker might face prosecution due to allegations of corruption in Indonesia, China and other international locations. The company first started as a luxury carmaker....
View ArticleAmerican Airlines Offered Merger Deal
AMR Corp, the parent company of American Airlines has been offered a deal to merge by US Airways. The merger deal has placed a value of the two airlines combined at more than $8.5 billion. While...
View ArticleEarnings for Southwest Exceed Wall Street Expectations
Southwest Airlines earned more during the first quarter than what analysts from Wall Street had estimated, but officials from the airline said the federal budget cuts could hurt revenue for the airline...
View ArticleAmerican Airlines to add more Seating
American Airlines made an announcement on Thursday that it will add more seating in jets that are narrow body. The U.S. based airline said it is putting the additional seats into its coach sections on...
View ArticleAmerican Airlines Announces Second Quarter Profit
AMR, American Airlines’ parent company, which is nearing its merger with US Airways, announced a profit of $220 million for the second quarter of 2013. It was just the first time the business has had a...
View ArticleUnited Technologies Could Furlough 5,000
By the beginning of next week, 2,000 workers at United Technologies that make the Black Hawk helicopter will be out of work. The company said it might have to layoff over 5,000 of its workers if the...
View ArticleJapan Airlines Agrees to Deal with Airbus
Airbus the manufacturing giant for aircraft announced a first deal ever with Japan Airlines the Japanese carrier. The deal just signed was for 31 A350 planes and was worth close to $9.5 billion at the...
View ArticleBoeing Reports Cracks in Wings on Dreamliners
Boeing Co. announced Friday that they discovered hairline cracks in the wings of nearly 40 of its 787 Dreamliners that were in production, which marked yet another setback for the newest jet in the...
View ArticleEmirates Orders 150 Boeing Planes for $56 Billion
Emirates the Dubai airline has completed an order for $56 billion to purchased 150 777X Boeing jets Wednesday. The order completes a commitment the airline made in 2013 just weeks after it scrapped an...
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