Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Check out the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Boeing announced a 6 month delay in shipping the new Dreamliner series! Will this new airplane improve Boeing's business metrics, revenue, and profit potential? Can Boeing leverage the Dreamliner... [more]

Check out the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Boeing announced a 6 month delay in shipping the new Dreamliner series!

Will this new airplane improve Boeing's business metrics, revenue, and profit potential? Can Boeing leverage the Dreamliner to compete in the world markets for airplane orders?

Track Dreamliner orders and sales as well as general business news about Boeing.

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US aerospace giant Boeing has chosen the state of South Carolina as the location for a second production line for the troubled 787 Dreamliner long-haul jet, a move slammed by a union leader. The move "will expand our production capability to meet the market demand for the airplane," Jim Albaugh, president and chief executive of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, said in a statement late Wednesday. "This decision allows us to continue building on the synergies we have established in South Carolina with Boeing Charleston and Global Aeronautica," he said, the latter being a company 50-percent owned by Boeing. Boeing's South Carolina plant already assembles and ... Read Full Story
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US aerospace giant Boeing has chosen the state of South Carolina as the location for a second production line for the troubled 787 Dreamliner long-haul jet, the company said Wednesday. The move "will expand our production capability to meet the market demand for the airplane," Jim Albaugh, president and chief executive of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, said in a statement. "This decision allows us to continue building on the synergies we have established in South Carolina with Boeing Charleston and Global Aeronautica," he said, the latter being a company 50-percent owned by Boeing. Boeing's South Carolina plant already assembles and installs parts of the 787 ... Read Full Story
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Ex-Soviet Azerbaijan's flagship carrier AZAL said Wednesday it had ordered four new Boeing airplanes for its growing fleet, including two of the US company's 787 Dreamliner long-haul jets. "Two Boeing 767s will be delivered to Azerbaijan in 2011-12. The date for the arrival of the two more Boeing 787s is not yet known," Azerbaijan Airlines spokesman Maharram Safarli told AFP. He refused to disclose any financial conditions of the deal. "These airplanes have proven their quality internationally. Most importantly, Boeing's conditions are more acceptable to us," he said. AZAL has expanded in recent years amid a major economic boom in energy-rich Azerbaijan. The company's ... Read Full Story
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Boeing announced a disappointing quarter Wednesday, posting a loss of 1.56 billion dollars on hefty charges to modify its 787 Dreamliner and the new version of its 747 jumbo jet. Although the charges had been previously announced, the loss amounting to 2.23 dollars per share for the third quarter was steeper than anticipated by analysts. Revenues in the third quarter, up 9.1 percent at 16.7 billion dollars, were also below market expectations. "The 787 cost reclassification and the 747 charge for increased costs and difficult market conditions clearly overshadowed what continues to be otherwise solid performance across our commercial production programs and defense business," ... Read Full Story
From:   www.ap.org
Boeing says it will open a second assembly line for its 787 jetliner in South Carolina, expanding beyond its longtime manufacturing base in Washington state. The Chicago-based airplane maker says it chose North Charleston over Everett, Wash., because it said the location would best support its 787 business plan as it increases production rates. Boeing already operates a factory in North Charleston that makes 787 parts. It has long discussed the possibility of expanding 787 production to meet robust demand. Everett is the site of Boeing's commercial aircraft division, where the company has assembled early versions of the 787. The first flight and deliveries ... Read Full Story
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Interior of the Dreamliner

Interior of the Dreamliner

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GREENVILLE -- A building group's regional office in Greenville will be the headquarters for a joint venture that will design and build Boeing Co.'s new 787 Dreamliner final assembly plant in North Charleston, state officials said Friday.  
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A building groups regional office in Greenville will be the headquarters for a joint venture that will design and build Boeing Co.s new 787 Dreamliner final assembly plant in North Charleston, state officials said Friday.  
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Boeing may lose a $1 billion order from Oman Air for its 787 Dreamliner if the schedule for the 787 slips any further, the Gulf carrier said, according to Bloomberg. Oman has ordered six Dreamliners for delivery starting in the first half of 2014. It may turn to the Airbus A330 widebody if a two-delay for [...]  
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SEATTLE -- Boeing ... today announced that it has chosen its North Charleston, S.C., facility as the location for a second final assembly site for the 787 Dreamliner program. Boeing evaluated criteria that were designed to find the final assembly location within the company that would best support the 787 business plan as the program increases production rates. In addition to serving as a location for final assembly of 787 Dreamliners, the...  
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Power tools emit high-pitched screams inside a Trident Technical College classroom as students learn how to drill a fastener into a thin composite plate.None of the two dozen students take their assignment lightly. Next week, they could be drilling those same fasteners into the side of a real Boeing 787 Dreamliner.Gov. Mark Sanford on Friday signed the incentive package that clears the way for the largest single industrial investment in South...  
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Repairs to Boeing’s troubled 787 Dreamliner are on track and the long-awaited first flight is still scheduled for the end of this year, according to senior executives. Boeing chief executive Jim McNerney said the aerospace giant had made "significant progress" during the third quarter on reinforcing the plane after tests earlier this year revealed structural problems where the wings met the body...  
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Dow Jones)--Boeing Co. on Wednesday announced it would build a second final assembly line for its troubled 787 Dreamliner jet in South Carolina, a move that spurns the powerful aircraft machinists' union that had been negotiating with Boeing to locate the work at the current factory near Seattle. Boeing has been laying the groundwork for a new factory in South Carolina for months and could begin construction at a facility it owns in North...  
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