August 21, 2007

Boeing acquires Carmen Systems AB

Swedish venture capital company InnovationsKapital said on Friday (3 March) that it had together with other major shareholders agreed to sell the airline and railway optimisation solutions provider Carmen Systems AB to The Boeing Company.

Carmen Systems will become a part of Jeppesen Group, part of Boeing Commercial Aviation Services.

InnovationKapital’s share of the proceeds will amount to at least SEK190m, which is nine times the capital InnovationsKapital has invested in Carmen Systems.

Carmen Systems has 300 employees.

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Jagson Airlines plans Boeing order - report

Jagson Airlines, an Indian carrier, is making firmer plans to acquire 20 Airbus A321 aircraft.

The carrier said that the estimated cost of the purchase would be almost USD1.3bn and that it plans to order 14 aircraft with an option to buy six more, Reuters reported.

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Hamilton Sundstrand Airbus A380 Systems Readied for Production Certification and Service Entry (ThomasNet)

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Company Watch - Boeing

Boeing starts shift to moving assembly line. Boeing is introducing the first phase of its moving assembly line for the 777. Boeing believes shifting to the moving assembly line, modeled on the Toyota production system, will make production more efficient. Mar 3, 2006

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Bigelow Aerospace Fast-Tracks Manned Spacecraft (SPACE.com)

First 787 still missing parts
The first 787 Dreamliner which Boeing rolled out with great fanfare July 8 is now sitting in the assembly bay in Everett missing big structural pieces ? though Boeing says its first flight is just over a month away. The airplane on display in July appeared complete on the outside.

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Oasis Hong Kong Airlines acquires two used Boeing 747-400s

Two used Boeing 747-400 aircraft have been purchased by Oasis Hong Kong Airlines in an agreement worth USD100m.

The airline’s chief executive, Stephen Miller, reportedly stated that the carrier will launch non-stop flights between Hong Kong and London’s Gatwick Airport by the end of September 2006.

The aircraft, which will be delivered to Oasis in July, were purchased from Deucalion Capital, a unit of Germany’s DVB Bank AG. They first entered service in 1989 with Singapore Airlines Ltd, The Associated Press reported.

Both aircraft are scheduled to go through a maintenance overhaul before going in to service. They will also be fitted with new cabins.

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CanJet takes delivery of Boeing 737

CanJet Airlines has taken delivery of its 10th Boeing 737.

The airline said that the aircraft has arrived at its Halifax, Canada headquarters and is equipped with CanJet’s blue soft leather seats.

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Boeing in talks with individual Chinese airlines - claim

Details are being finalised for a deal between Boeing and individual Chinese airlines, according to a source close to Boeing.

The source has reportedly revealed that the US-based aircraft maker is in talks with Chinese airlines for the delivery of 80 aircraft. The aim is apparently to settle the purchase agreement in April. According to Reuters it has an estimated value of USD4.6bn.

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