August 19, 2007

No orders received for passenger version of larger Boeing 747 - report

Boeing has reported that it has not yet received any orders for the passenger version of its larger and more fuel-efficient 747 aircraft.

Jeff Peace, vice president and manager of the programme, has stated that he is not worried by the lack of orders and expects orders for the so-called “Intercontinental” passenger aircraft to come soon.

According to The Associated Press, Boeing has so far received orders for 18 of the 747-8 freighters from two cargo carriers.

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Huckabee stops for chowder in Kingston (Portsmouth Herald)

787 drives Boeing stock price (Everett Herald)
EVERETT The Boeing Co.’s stock has been on a wild ride like the rest of Wall Street the past few weeks. On Friday, the planemaker’s shares closed the day at $95.93, up $3.19.

Sun, 19 Aug 2007 10:14:30 GMT
Lufthansa Airbus A380 to Get Bunk Beds
I4U News: Lufthansa Airlines recently ran a poll on their website asking what passengers would think of being able to get lie flat beds rather than seats on some of their flights. A company spokeswoman says feedback on the idea has been good so far. Rather than g…

5 Things You Didn’t Know: Boeing 747-8 VIP (AskMen)
5 Things You Didn’t Know: Boeing 747-8 VIP (AskMen)Conceptual interior design for a Boeing 747-8 VIP private jumbo jet Yahoo! Search Marketing Searches On Site: 9,329 according to the January 2007 report from Yahoo!…Read the full post from Yahoo! News Search Results for yahoo
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Sun, 19 Aug 2007 00:00:37 EDT
Air Force planning multi-billion dollar GPS upgrade
Engadget: Filed under: GPS A long line of tenacious competitors is forming to bid on the US Air Force’s multibillion-dollar upgrade plan for the current Global Positioning System, with major players Lockheed Martin and Boeing squaring off for the next generation of GPS satellites. The lucky winning bidder …

San Fran Landing 767

This would be the Denver plane landing in San Fran. I got to tell you folks, this was the biggest plane I’ve ever been on and it isn’t any comfier than the others. That and I had some crazy woman in front of me sleeping with her mangled 80’s hair 3 inches away from my face all throughout the flight. Nice. At least the cheap suit she wore matched her body. (All wrinkled) lol…

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Boeing Makes Item-Level RFID Fly

Boeing’s item-level RFID efforts are intriguing because of their scope, but also because of the extreme environmental and frequency hardships they must endure.

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Cathay Pacific signs firm order for two more Boeing 777-300ERs

The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) and Cathay Pacific Airways have signed an agreement for the purchase of two additional Boeing 777-300ER (Extended Range) aircraft, exercising existing purchase rights and bringing the airline’s total 777-300ER commitment to 18 aircraft over the past six months.

Boeing said that Cathay Pacific ordered 12 of its 777-300ERs in December 2005, as well as four additional aircraft from the International Lease Finance Company.

Cathay Pacific reportedly plans to take delivery of the two new 777-300ERs in 2008. The aircraft are valued at approximately USD500m at list prices, and will be powered by General Electric GE 90-115B engines.

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Singapore Air to get first A380 in October

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Sun, 19 Aug 2007 01:33:18 -0700
New Planes, New Routes, Elvis Impersonators
New Planes, New Routes, Elvis Impersonators We?ve been away for a few days and there is a lot to catch up on? Northwest has announced its new regional subsidiary, Compass Airlines, will launch its new Embraer 175 regional jets this coming Tuesday with a flight from Minneapolis to Omaha. Compass, which was created uses the assets of

Sat, 18 Aug 2007 21:59:12 -0700
Leave the in-flight computer alone; its not a Mac
Eric Mack On-Line: My colleague, Robert Peake, is on holiday in England. He blogged about his mishap playing with the in-flight entertainment system on an Air New Zealand Boeing 747. He describes beating the computer at chess a few times and then… After I selected the default option, the entire operating system crashed …

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