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Boeing cashes in on big China order for 737 MAX

Boeing, which is racing Airbus for shares of the huge Chinese market for new planes, got a significant boost yesterday with an order for 110 more 737s, 80 of them the new 737 MAX that is just entering production, for China Southern Airlines and a subsidiary. China’s government aircraft manuracturer and Boeing signed a deal 3 months ago for Boeing to build a final assembly plant in China for 737s. Presumably that plant was a factor in the order and at least some of the planes will be…

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Crowded Sky: Boeing finds more room overhead

Or, in a way, less room overhead. By sacrificing two inches of headroom and making a few more tweaks, Boeing has created what it calls “Space Bins,” overhead compartments for 737 that can take 6 carry-ons where 4 fit before. Alaska Airlines got the…

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The search for the right-sized airplane

The plane that never was: Boeing’s Sonic Cruiser concept helped pave the way for 777/787   Photo: Boeing   Will there be a 797 in our future? Is there a future for the A380 or the 747? And what’s happening with the rest of the ranges…

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Boeing: 38,000 new planes needed in next 20 years

Boeing’s 7500th 737 leaves the assembly plant. Boeing expects many more. Boeing Corp. photo   Boeing predicts the world’s airliner fleet will double over the next 20 years, from about 21,600 now to 43,560—and between growth and…

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Boeing squeezes 50% more bags in overhead

This week is the big aircraft interiors show in Hamburg, so you can expect all sorts of news about new seats and more…but this one looks like a no-brainer. In a world of narrower seats, reduced legroom, here’s MORE something!   Boeing’s…

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AA Plans to Squeeeeeze More Seats into 737s and MD80s

American Airlines will go into its new merger with a plan that may merge your knees with the seatback…it’s announced to its flight attendants that it will begin squeezing more rows into its narrow-body MD-80 and 737 fleets. The FAs got the word…

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Boeing cashes in on big China order for 737 MAX

Boeing, which is racing Airbus for shares of the huge Chinese market for new planes, got a significant boost yesterday with an order for 110 more 737s, 80 of them the new 737 MAX that is just entering production, for China Southern Airlines and a subsidiary. China’s government aircraft manuracturer and Boeing signed a deal 3 months ago for Boeing to build a final assembly plant in China for 737s. Presumably that plant was a factor in the order and at least some of the planes will be…

Read More

Crowded Sky: Boeing finds more room overhead

Or, in a way, less room overhead. By sacrificing two inches of headroom and making a few more tweaks, Boeing has created what it calls “Space Bins,” overhead compartments for 737 that can take 6 carry-ons where 4 fit before. Alaska Airlines got the…

Read More

The search for the right-sized airplane

The plane that never was: Boeing’s Sonic Cruiser concept helped pave the way for 777/787   Photo: Boeing   Will there be a 797 in our future? Is there a future for the A380 or the 747? And what’s happening with the rest of the ranges…

Read More

Boeing squeezes 50% more bags in overhead

This week is the big aircraft interiors show in Hamburg, so you can expect all sorts of news about new seats and more…but this one looks like a no-brainer. In a world of narrower seats, reduced legroom, here’s MORE something!   Boeing’s…

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