Air Astana Buys 7 Boeing Planes 4 Boeing 767-300ER Aircraft, 3 Dreamliners: USD 1.3 billion, the largest in the history of civil aviation of Kazakhstan.
AFP: April 11, 2012, US fighter planes escorted a Korean Air jet carrying 146 passengers and crew to a Canadian military base due to a bomb threat against the flight, officials and the airline said Wednesday.
Korean Air flight 72 from Vancouver bound for Seoul was diverted to the Comox base on Vancouver Island on Tuesday after an anonymous caller said a bomb had been planted on the plane, the South Korean flag carrier said.
The call was made to the carrier's US office 25 minutes after takeoff, the airline said in a statement, adding the Boeing 777 plane had 134 passengers and 12 crew members on board.
The aircraft landed at the airbase around 110 kilometres (70 miles) northwest of Vancouver without incident and was undergoing safety checks, it said.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said two US F-15 fighters were scrambled out of Portland, Oregon to intercept the plane "due to a potential threat associated with the aircraft".
"The Korean Airliner was intercepted, diverted and the aircraft was shadowed until it landed at Canadian Forces Base Comox," NORAD said in a statement. Source: Yahoo news
Distance: 52 km (32 miles) NNW of Anatuya, Santiago del Estero, Argentina 117 km (72 miles) ESE of Santiago del Estero, Argentina 249 km (154 miles) SE of San Miguel de Tucuman, Tuc., Argentina 838 km (520 miles) NNW of BUENOS AIRES, D.F., Argentina
The June issue of Boeing Frontiers is now available: Dream rolls of 787s, The "youngest" B-52 bomber: One of the longest-serving aircraft in aviation history, Boeing Research & Technology-Europe, Boeing's Global Services,and finally, Long live the Queen! With delivery of Lufthansa's first 747-8 Intercontinental: "Queen of the Skies." With a new wing, engines and other improvements, the Intercontinental represents a significant leap in efficiency and passenger experience. This user-friendly
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Boeing
in the U.K.: Boeing has a long history in the United
Kingdom, which today is one of the biggest markets for Boeing's commercial and
military products -- from the 787 Dreamliner to C-17 airlifters to rotorcraft.
The U.K. also is a valuable supplier and partner for Boeing, including work
with U.K. universities on cutting-edge technology and research.
Boeing
in the U.K.: Boeing has a long history in the United
Kingdom, which today is one of the biggest markets for Boeing's commercial and
military products -- from the 787 Dreamliner to C-17 airlifters to rotorcraft.
The U.K. also is a valuable supplier and partner for Boeing, including work
with U.K. universities on cutting-edge technology and research.
Environmental support and a big major support of climate changes.
July 12th, 2012
Boeing Announces Historic 737 Order From United Airlines
July 11th, 2012
Avolon Boeing, Avolon Announce Commitment for 737 MAXs and Next-Generation 737s
July 10th, 2012
ALAFCO (Aviation Lease and Finance Company)
Kuwait airplane leasing company ALAFCO today announced a commitment at the 2012 Farnborough Airshow for 20 Boeing 737 MAX 8s valued at $1.9 billion at current list prices.
July 10th, 2012
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS):
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and
financing arm of General Electric (NYSE: GE), to purchase 75 737 MAX 8s and 25
Next-Generation 737-800s.
July 9th, 2012
Air Lease Corporation:
Air
Lease Corporation (NYSE: AL) a firm order for 60 737 MAX 8 and 15 737 MAX 9
airplanes, with reconfirmation rights for 25 additional 737 MAXs value of $7.2
billion
Unidentified customer ordere (3) 737-800 $253 million
July 6th, 2012
Virgin Australia
Boeing, Virgin Australia Announce Order for 23 737 MAX
Hot links for the Boeing advanced and high technical news is available
online at www.boeing.com/frontiers
Highlights: The right blend
On a dry lake bed in the high desert of California,
Boeing and NASA are testing an unusual-looking X-plane called the Blended Wing
Body. The design lies somewhere between a flying wing and a traditional
tube-and-wing airplane. Although Boeing has no plans to develop a Blended Wing
Body commercial airplane, valuable knowledge has been gained in more than 100
test flights of two different versions.
Harry S. Gann joined Boeing heritage company Douglas
Aircraft as an engineer, but he would become best-known for his aircraft
photography, especially his dramatic air-to-air shots. Gann's pictures of the
U.S. Navy's Blue Angels and various Douglas-built Navy, Marine and Air Force
aircraft can be found in countless aviation books and magazines. For taking
such great aerial shots, Gann was named an honorary Blue Angel by the precision
flying team.
At a newly opened lab in Huntington Beach, Calif., Boeing
and its customers are running war-game scenarios to help develop defenses to a
growing global threat -- cyberattacks. It's the kind of innovation that's
building a global reputation for Boeing's cutting-edge Information Security
Solutions business.
At Boeing in Philadelphia, work is under way on a test
stand for the site's large wind tunnel so it can test new, innovative
rotorcraft blades. It's one of many examples of how Boeing Test &
Evaluation laboratory test teams are called upon to a prepare equipment and
plans to test the next new thing -- even if it doesn't exist yet.
When President Richard Nixon landed in Beijing 40 years
ago in Air Force One, a 707, the historic visit opened the door for Boeing in
China. From a first order for 10 Boeing 707 jetliners, the relationship has
grown into an important partnership with the world's most populous nation and
second-largest economy.
Boeing has built more than 1,000 commercial 767 jetliners
at its Everett, Wash., plant. Now it's getting ready for a new 767 version to
move down the assembly line -- the KC-46A tanker ordered by the U.S. Air Force.
Hundreds of employees with Commercial Airplanes and Defense, Space &
Security, at dozens of sites across the United States, have teamed as "One
Boeing" to develop and build the tanker.
