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China’s COMAC challenges Boeing, Airbus with its C919 passenger aircraft
21 Feb 2024
Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) is actively participating in the ongoing Singapore Airshow 2024, with its C919 passenger aircraft and the smaller ARJ21 regional jets
Akasa Air places order for 150 Boeing 737 MAX Aircraft
19 Jan 2024
Akasa Air, India’s newest airline, has placed orders for 150 fuel-efficient Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, a record for an India carrier with just 17 months of operational life.
Boeing's 737 Max 9 incident raises safety concerns and prompts grounding
08 Jan 2024
An emergency landing of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 in Portland, Oregon, USA, has prompted the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to order inspections, affecting about 171 planes owned by Alaska, United, and other carriers.
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Akasa Air to close a deal for 150 Boeing 737 MAX planes in an effort to expand its fleet
03 Jan 2024
In a move to capitalize on the surging demand in India’s rapidly growing aviation market, budget carrier Akasa Air is reportedly finalizing an order for approximately 150 Boeing 737 MAX narrow-body planes.
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Stephanie Pope is set to assume the role of Chief Operating Officer at Boeing
11 Dec 2023
Boeing is all set to appoint Stephanie Pope, a seasoned company veteran and current head of Boeing Global Services, as its Chief Operating Officer (COO).
Boeing announces departure of chief strategy officer in 2024 amid company restructuring
17 Nov 2023
Boeing’s chief strategy officer, Marc Allen, has decided to step down from his position by the end of this year.
Boeing 737 MAX deliveries face delay due to new supplier defect
24 Aug 2023
Boeing announced on 23 August 2023 that it has discovered a new quality issue with its 737 MAX aircraft, specifically concerning a supplier, Spirit AeroSystems.
Boeing initiates production of AH-64E Apache helicopters for Indian Army
17 Aug 2023
Boeing, the US-based aerospace and defense company, announced the initiation of production for AH-64E Apache attack helicopters in Mesa, Arizona.
Brazil approves Boeing-Embraer strategic partnership
29 Jan 2020
The partnership now only needs regulatory approval from the European Commission, which, Boeing on Monday said, it is confident of getting
Boeing 777X, world’s largest passenger plane, takes to skies
27 Jan 2020
The 777X includes the 777-8 and the 777-9, the newest members of Boeing's widebody family, with seating capacity of 384 passenger and 426 passengers, respectively, and, as the aircraft maker claims, with 10 per lower fuel consumption
Boeing reports $3 billion loss as MAX groundings prolong
25 Jul 2019
Boeing said the company will issue fresh guidance as the previously issued 2019 financial guidance of a $4.9 billion charge does not reflect 737 MAX impacts that includes compensation the planemaker will have to pay airlines for the delayed deliveries
India grounds all Boeing 737 Max aircraft
13 Mar 2019
US regulators also on Monday ordered Boeing to make urgent improvements to the best-selling jet, even as Boeing maintained that the 737 MAX was "as safe as any airplane that has ever flown the skies"
Jet Airways inducts India's first Being 737 MAX
28 Jun 2018
US clears sale of 6 Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters to India
13 Jun 2018
While the proposed sale won't alter the basic military balance in South Asia, the Apache helicopters equipped with Hellfire anti-armour and Stinger air-to-air missiles, would help Indian armed forces tackle ground-armoured threats
Boeing teams up with HAL, Mahindra for F/A-18 Super Hornet production
13 Apr 2018
Boeing on Thursday announced a partnership with India’s state-run Hindustan Aeronautics and Mahindra Defence Systems for local production of F/A-18 Super Hornet
Jet Airways to buy 75 Boeing 737 MAX
04 Apr 2018
Boeing's F/A-18 Super Hornets suddenly in race for IAF as Centre shifts goalposts
17 Mar 2018
Until recently, Lockheed Martin’s F-16 and Saab’s Gripen were in a two-horse race supply at least 100 single-engine jets to the Indian Air Force. But the government has now reportedly asked the IAF to also evaluate Boeing’s twin-engine F/A-18 Super Hornet
Tata Boeing Aerospace opens Apache fuselage facility in Hyderabad
01 Mar 2018
The Hyderabad facility will be sole producer of AH-64 Apache helicopter fuselages delivered by Boeing to its global customers, including the US Army
Boeing keen to sell F/A-18 Hornets to India, may agree to make locally
06 Feb 2018
Boeing Co is in talks to sell its F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets to the Indian Navy, which is reviewing proposals for 57 jets – though several technical evaluation has yet to take place
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Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
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