NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (PRNewswire-FirstCall): Boeing (NYSE: BA) today held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction for the second final assembly site for the 787 Dreamliner program at its Boeing C harleston facility. The facility also will have

During the 2009 Dubai Air Show, Airbus announced commitments across its broad product range covering a total of 33 aircraft, valued at over US$5.3 billion. These commitments include firm orders for 15 aircraft worth more than US$3.6 billion, plus memorandum

The airline and its SkyTeam Alliance partners are making a $1 bil offer to lure struggling Japan Airlines from its affiliation with American Airlines (AMR). Delta's (DAL) offer includes a $500 mil capital investment, $300 mil in short-term revenue guarantees,

United Airlines is close to placing its first aircraft order in more than a decade and has narrowed its search to two groundbreaking airplanes: Boeing's 787 Dreamliner or Airbus' counterpart, the A350-XWB, sources told the Tribune...

SINGAPORE: US aircraft-maker Boeing said it is on track to launch the first flight of its long-delayed 787 Dreamliner by the end of this year. Randy J Tinseth, vice president, Marketing (Commercial Planes), Boeing, said: "We continue to target the

SAN DIEGO (GLOBE NEWSWIRE): The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a $302.9 million fixed price incentive fee contract for five RQ-4 Global Hawk high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Under the Lot 7 production contract,

Bloomberg): African airlines will need 959 large aircraft at a cost of about $112 billion between now and 2028 as annual passenger growth increases faster than the global average, Airbus SAS said...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.: The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] in May demonstrated the ability of mobile laser weapon systems to perform a unique mission: track and destroy small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

EVERETT, Wash. (PRNewswire-FirstCall): Boeing (NYSE: BA) moved the first 747-8 Freighter out of the paint hangar in Everett, Wash., Tuesday night sporting a special "light" livery. Painted white with blue accents, the 747-8 Freighter unveiled a new twist on the

While the number of permitted unmanned aircraft operations in commercial airspace has tripled since 2007, the Federal Aviation Administration says routine drone access to civilian airspace is years away. The level of technical maturity isn't where it needs to be