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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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Coming soon: 777s so big their wings fold

Computer rendering of the 777-9x   Boeing’s biggest 777s are on the way, with wings so long they have to partly fold after landing to avoid hitting other planes and buildings. Production is just starting on the final design for the X series,…

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Boeing Looks to China for its Future Success

Photo of Boeing’s Dreamliner by GarryRF Boeing’s counting on China’s fast-growing airplane market and will host the Chinese President, Xi Jinping, next week at their main production facility in Washington State. Boeing’s CEO, Jim McNerney. said,…

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Two Canadian airlines expand their reach

Two of Canada’s airlines are spreading out to new destinations. WestJet, a large budget carrier, has added Boeing 767s that allow it to make a big splash in the trans-Atlantic trade, and Porter, a much smaller carrier, will add flights from Toronto to its first Florida destination, Melbourne, near Orlando.

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Watch the Boeing 787 Dreamliner in flight

Most of us still have not flow on the Dreamliner, including me (my first flight is scheduled for Feb 2016).  I’m really looking forward to the experience.   Boeing has released a YouTube video that shows a Dreamliner going through it’s…

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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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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

Coming soon: 777s so big their wings fold

Computer rendering of the 777-9x   Boeing’s biggest 777s are on the way, with wings so long they have to partly fold after landing to avoid hitting other planes and buildings. Production is just starting on the final design for the X series,…

Read More

Boeing Looks to China for its Future Success

Photo of Boeing’s Dreamliner by GarryRF Boeing’s counting on China’s fast-growing airplane market and will host the Chinese President, Xi Jinping, next week at their main production facility in Washington State. Boeing’s CEO, Jim McNerney. said,…

Read More

Two Canadian airlines expand their reach

Two of Canada’s airlines are spreading out to new destinations. WestJet, a large budget carrier, has added Boeing 767s that allow it to make a big splash in the trans-Atlantic trade, and Porter, a much smaller carrier, will add flights from Toronto to its first Florida destination, Melbourne, near Orlando.

Read More

Watch the Boeing 787 Dreamliner in flight

Most of us still have not flow on the Dreamliner, including me (my first flight is scheduled for Feb 2016).  I’m really looking forward to the experience.   Boeing has released a YouTube video that shows a Dreamliner going through it’s…

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