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Boeing losses continue to mount amid Covid-19 crisis & 737 MAX fiasco

Posted on October 29, 2020October 29, 2020By Editor

US plane maker Boeing reported its fourth straight quarterly loss on Wednesday as the coronavirus pandemic and the grounding of the troubled 737 MAX hurt the company’s sales. … Read More >Boeing losses continue to mount amid Covid-19 crisis & 737 MAX fiasco

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British Airways grounds entire fleet of Boeing 747 jumbo jets amid Covid-19 crisis

Posted on July 18, 2020July 18, 2020By Editor

The world’s largest operator of Boeing 747s, British Airways, has announced that it will no longer operate the iconic aircraft as the travel industry suffers from the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. … Read More >British Airways grounds entire fleet of Boeing 747 jumbo jets amid Covid-19 crisis

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Goodbye ‘Queen of the Skies’: Boeing to end 747 Jumbo Jet production after 50 years

Posted on July 4, 2020By Editor

US aerospace giant Boeing will reportedly stop making its iconic 747 aircraft for good after it completes the last of the 16 jets currently on order. Covid-19 has crippled an already declining market for the plane. … Read More >Goodbye ‘Queen of the Skies’: Boeing to end 747 Jumbo Jet production after 50 years

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Passengers’ trust in Boeing & FAA is broken, Allied Pilots Association spokesman tells RT’s Boom Bust

Posted on July 4, 2020July 4, 2020By Editor

Although Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have completed certification-flight tests on the 737 MAX, the troubled jets are far from returning to the skies, an aviation-industry insider believes. … Read More >Passengers’ trust in Boeing & FAA is broken, Allied Pilots Association spokesman tells RT’s Boom Bust

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Boeing plane cancellations continue to far exceed new orders

Posted on June 11, 2020June 11, 2020By Editor

US aircraft manufacturer Boeing has reported nine orders of its new freighter planes in May and twice as many cancellations, which included a switch of a delivery slot for a 747 freighter for parcel firm UPS. … Read More >Boeing plane cancellations continue to far exceed new orders

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Boeing buys parts for its spacecraft from private Russian firm

Posted on February 22, 2020February 22, 2020By Editor

A private company based in the Russian city of Voronezh produces units for Boeing’s Starliner that will allow the spacecraft to get power when docked to the International Space Spaction (ISS). … Read More >Boeing buys parts for its spacecraft from private Russian firm

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Boeing hits all-time low with ZERO orders in January

Posted on February 12, 2020By Editor

American aerospace giant Boeing has scored no orders for new jets last month for the first time in nearly 60 years, having delivered just 13 planes to its customers amid the ongoing 737 MAX crisis. … Read More >Boeing hits all-time low with ZERO orders in January

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Boeing reports first annual loss in over two decades as 737 MAX crisis drags on

Posted on January 30, 2020January 30, 2020By Editor

Rising costs from the grounding of its once-bestselling 737 MAX jets have left US aerospace giant Boeing with its first annual loss in net revenue since 1997. … Read More >Boeing reports first annual loss in over two decades as 737 MAX crisis drags on

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Zelensky calls on public not to speculate about plane crash in Iran, says Ukraine ready to repatriate victims’ bodies

Posted on January 8, 2020January 8, 2020By Editor

President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on the public to abstain from speculating about what may have caused a Ukrainian airliner to crash in Iran. He also said Kiev was ready to retrieve victims’ bodies. … Read More >Zelensky calls on public not to speculate about plane crash in Iran, says Ukraine ready to repatriate victims’ bodies

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Helicopter footage captures horrific aftermath of Ukrainian Boeing crash in Iran (VIDEO)

Posted on January 8, 2020January 8, 2020By Editor

Helicopter footage has captured the extent of the wreckage left in the aftermath of the Ukraine International Airlines crash near Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Airport on Wednesday morning, which killed all 176 people on board. … Read More >Helicopter footage captures horrific aftermath of Ukrainian Boeing crash in Iran (VIDEO)