Boeing Business Jets celebrated the completion of the first BBJ for China’s Nanshan Jet at a ceremony yesterday at ABACE 2013 in Shanghai. “The Nanshan Group is an excellent example of a customer who understands the unique capabilities of the Boeing Business Jet and how this airplane addresses the needs of emerging Chinese global business,” said Boeing Business Jets president Steve Taylor.
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April 17, 2013 - 12:45pm
Nordam announced that Phil Marshall joined the company as vice president and general manager for the interiors and structures division. Marshall’s most recent positions include vice president of production operations for United Launch Alliance, and general manager for Boeing facilities in Decatur, Ala. and Pueblo, Colo. His previous positions have included responsibility for industrial engineering, manufacture, assembly, testing and product support of space-launch vehicle components and commercial aircraft parts.
April 17, 2013 - 5:28am
Boeing Business Jets (Chalet 140) is pulling double duty here at ABACE 2013, showcasing the BBJ, the VIP version of the Seattle-based airframer’s 737 airliner, while simultaneously celebrating the 40th year of Boeing commercial sales in China and the delivery of the 1,000th Boeing airliner to the market, a 737-800 purchased by China Eastern Airlines.
April 16, 2013 - 7:50am
Boeing Business Jets celebrated the 40th year of Boeing commercial sales in China and the delivery of the 1,000th Boeing airliner to the market, a 737-800 purchased by China Eastern Airlines, today at ABACE. Meanwhile, the company plans to deliver six green BBJs this year, four of which are destined for Asia and three of those are China bound. Seven BBJs will enter service this year, three in Asia, including one in China.
April 15, 2013 - 9:15pm
When Boeing introduced its iconic Boeing Business Jet, the company emphasized the aircraft’s 6,000-mile range. The airplanes, derivatives of the Boeing 737 airliner, were sold “green,” meaning without a finished interior or final exterior paint scheme. From the production line, they went to a cabin completion center, where Boeing estimated that buyers would spend around $5- to $7 million for customized cabins.
April 15, 2013 - 2:30pm
The global rivalry between Airbus and Boeing is now firmly rooted on American soil. On April 9, Airbus broke ground on a new A320-series assembly plant in Mobile, Ala., its first U.S.-based production facility. Boeing announced a second-phase expansion of its 787 production facility two states away in South Carolina the next day.
April 15, 2013 - 12:30pm
This video of the November 2011 gear-up landing of a LOT Airlines Boeing 767 demonstrates the teamwork of everyone on the ground and inside the aircraft, and makes a review of the incident worth five minutes of every pilot’s time.
April 11, 2013 - 12:03pm
Pratt & Whitney today announced a contract award from Hawaiian Airlines to provide its PurePower Geared Turbofan for as many as 25 Airbus A321neos.
April 8, 2013 - 11:20am
Boeing moved one step closer toward returning the 787 to service on Friday, when it flew Dreamliner Line Number 86 on a one-hour, 49-minute mission to demonstrate conformity of its battery system modification to U.S. certification authorities. Painted in LOT Polish Airlines livery, LN 86 took off from Paine Field in Everett, Washington, at 10:39 a.m.
