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Canada Jetlines signs purchase agreement with Boeing

By on January 14, 2015 in Boeing, Canada Jetlines

Canada Jetlines, which plans to launch a low-cost carrier in mid-2015, has signed a purchase agreement with Boeing for up to 21 B737 Max aircraft. According to Jetlines, the deal includes five firm orders, along with purchase rights for an additional 16 aircraft. Delivery of the aircraft is to begin in 2021, said the Vancouver-based […]

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Boeing forecasts rising demand for commercial pilots, technicians over next 20 years

By on August 15, 2014 in Boeing

Boeing is forecasting continued strong growth in demand for commercial aviation pilots and maintenance technicians as the global aircraft fleet expands over the next 20 years. Boeing’s 2014 Pilot and Technician Outlook, released at last month’s 2014 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh airshow, projects that between 2014 and 2033, the world’s aviation system will require: • 533,000 […]

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Nicotine-free tobacco plant being tested for use as jet fuel

By on August 15, 2014 in Boeing, Environment

Boeing, South African Airways (SAA) and SkyNRG are collaborating to make sustainable aviation biofuel from a new type of tobacco plant. SkyNRG, which produces sustainable jet fuel, is expanding production of the hybrid plant known as Solaris as an energy crop that farmers could grow instead of traditional tobacco. Test farming of the plants, which […]

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Boeing launched its new 777X at the November 2013 Dubai Airshow. Production of the aircraft is scheduled to begin in 2017 and first delivery is targeted for 2020.

Boeing workers approve contract to secure assembly of new 777X

By on January 9, 2014 in Boeing

Machinists at Boeing’s Seattle location have approved a labour contract that gives up some pension benefits in order to secure assembly of the company’s new 777X aircraft. Under the terms of the eight-year contract extension, the 777X and its composite wing will be built in the Puget Sound area by Boeing employees, represented by the […]

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Boeing launches 777X with record-breaking orders

By on December 10, 2013 in Boeing

Boeing’s participation at the November 2013 Dubai Airshow was marked by the launch of the 777X—the world’s largest twin-engine jetliner—and the announcement of historic orders and new strategic agreements signed with key partners in the Middle East and around the world. Boeing chairman, president and chief executive officer Jim McNerney launched the 777X with 259 […]

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