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Boeing rolls out new version of Boeing 747 jumbo jet
Luxemburg :: Luxembourg | 20 days ago
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US aerospace giant Boeing said Wednesday it had rolled out the first of the much delayed new version of its 747 freighter ahead of its maiden flight early next year. Boeing said in a statement it has "moved the first 747-8 Freighter out of the paint hangar...
Tags: Boeing, jumbo jet, Luxembourg, Luxemburg, Cargolux, All Nippon Airways, Boeing Everett Factory, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Jet aircraft, Boeing 787, Business Finance
Boeing posts third-quarter loss
Chicago :: IL :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility The world's second-largest plane maker said the loss compared with a profit of $695m a year earlier. The latest results reflect charges incurred to modify Boeing's 787 Dreamliner and the new updated version of its 747 jumbo jet. The loss was steeper than...
Tags: Boeing narrows choice, Boeing Company, Boeing Co., Lennox International Inc., assembly line, quarter profit, airplane maker, plane cost, aircraft models, jumbo jet
China Mobile to invest 31 billion yuan in Shanghai
Shanghai :: China | 7 months ago
Credibility 14 China Mobile Communications Corporation (China Mobile), the country's biggest mobile operator, plans to invest 31 billion yuan (4.54 billion U.S. dollars) in Shanghai in the coming three years according to an agreement signed between the two on Monday.
Tags: China Mobile Communications Corporation, Shanghai, billion yuan, jumbo jet
Qantas chief denies jumbo was 'rust bucket'
Manila :: Philippines | about 1 year ago
Credibility A Qantas jumbo jet forced to make an emergency landing in Manila with a "van-sized" hole in the fuselage had serious corrosion, it was claimed yesterday. Entries on an online aviation forum going back to February revealed that rust had been found during...
Tags: Qantas Boeing, Qantas Airways, oxygen masks, oxygen bottles, Australian Transport Safety Bureau, emergency landing, Peter Gibson, oxygen cylinder, jumbo jet
Fuselage hole forces Qantas jet to land
Manila :: Philippines | about 1 year ago
Credibility All 346 passengers and 19 crewmembers aboard Qantas Flight 30, which had originated in London, left the plane without injury. Passengers described hearing a loud bang and seeing debris fly into the cabin before the plane started a controlled descent to...
Tags: Qantas Airways, jumbo jet, Boeing, qantas jumbo, qantas jet, emergency lands, Manila, oxygen masks, loud bang, Hong Kong
Virgin Atlantic jumbo jet is first airliner to fly partially on biofuel
London :: United Kingdom | about 1 year ago
Credibility The passengerless Boeing 747 jumbo jet made the journey from London to Amsterdam with one of its engines powered partially by biofuel made from babassu nuts and coconut oil, ingredients that are commonly found in products like shaving cream and lip
Tags: The Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Atlantic Airways, Amsterdam, Londonï, biofuels flight, commercial airline, partly powered, Heathrow Airport, airline flight, jumbo jet
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