The two large hub operators at Chicago O’Hare International Airport have gone to the courts to stop the City of Chicago from financing and starting construction on the $3.36-billion second phase of the O’Hare Modernization Program. United and American airlines asked the Circuit Court of Cook County, Ill., to affirm that the lease arrangement between …
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Boeing Celebrates Final Assembly of 1,000th 767 – Jan 10, 2011
Final Assembly of 1,000th 767 Landmark airplane is last to be built before assembly line moves Boeing Celebrates Final Assembly of 1,000th 767 EVERETT, Wash., Jan. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Final assembly started today on the 1,000th Boeing (NYSE: BA) 767 airplane. Workers marked the milestone with a celebration at the Everett, Wash. factory. “This …
Boeing Reports Order Rebound | AVIATION WEEK
Boeing Reports Order Rebound Jan 7, 2011 Thanks to a strong 737 performance, Boeing hit its 2010 delivery target and ended the year with 530 net orders. The company took in 625 gross orders but had 95 cancellations, mostly in its widebody programs and mostly early in the year. The 747-8 gained one order but …
Southwest upbeat on growth, cautious on fuel | Reuters
ATLANTA, Dec 16 (Reuters) – Southwest Airlines Co (LUV.N) said on Thursday that it expected the addition of a bigger plane and its proposed purchase of AirTran Holdings Inc (AAI.N) to drive growth even as fuel prices pose a nearer-term challenge. The discount carrier, which stands to grow in big U.S. East Coast markets such …