Boeing News

RYANAIR CUTS CARBON EMISSIONS BY 165,000 TONNES WITH WINGLET RETROFIT
Following a $175m agreement with Aviation Partners Boeing (APB), Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, has installed Split Scimitar Winglets to the first of over 400 of its Boeing 737-800 Next Generation aircraft

Turkish Airlines receives new plane, expanding its fleet
Turkish Airlines has received a new airplane, expanding its fleet, Bilal Ekşi, the CEO of the flag carrier has announced. The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner joined the company’s fleet on Dec. 31.

BOC Aviation Announces Order for 40 Additional Boeing 737-8 Jets
BOC Aviation Limited and Boeing today announced that the airplane lessor is growing its 737 MAX portfolio with an order for 40 additional 737-8 jets. With the order, BOC Aviation is advancing its strategy of purchasing new, fuel-efficient, environmentally sustainable airplanes that are in demand with airline customers.

United Airlines Unveils Historic Order to Purchase Up To 200 New Boeing Widebody Planes
United Airlines today announced the largest widebody order by a U.S. carrier in commercial aviation history: 100 Boeing 787 Dreamliners with options to purchase 100 more

Boeing Delivers First P-8A Poseidon to New Zealand
New Zealand received the first of four Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft in a ceremony at the Museum of Flight.

TUI honours its travel industry partners in the Lapland
TUI honours its travel industry partners in the Lapland by naming its new Boeing 737-8 airplane Rovaniemi

Dr. Brendan Nelson named the new president of Boeing International
Boeing today announced that Dr. Brendan Nelson AO will take over as president of Boeing International (BI) and lead the company’s international strategy and corporate operations.

ThinkYoung and Boeing Launch First Coding School for Displaced Ukrainian Teenagers
This week ThinkYoung and Boeing kicked off the first coding school for Ukrainian teenagers. Boeing International President Sir Michael Arthur, Boeing Poland Managing Director Rafał Stepnowski, Boeing Engineering Technology Center leader Iryna Bielienko from the company’s Ukraine team and ThinkYoung founder and CEO Andrea Gerosa hosted an opening ceremony at the Boeing office in Gdańsk

Boeing Forecasts Air Cargo Traffic to Increase Twofold Over Next 20 Years
Boeing is forecasting strong demand for air cargo services through 2041, with traffic doubling and the world’s freighter fleet expanding by more than 60%. Boeing today released details from its 2022 World Air Cargo Forecast (WACF), a biennial detailed analysis of evolving industry dynamics.

Artemis I mission paves way for returning humans to deep space exploration
NASA’s Space Launch System rocket, powered by the Boeing -built core stage, lifted off at 1:47 a.m. ET from the Kennedy Space Center. Eight and a half minutes into flight, the core stage completed its mission and separated from the upper stage of the rocket, sending NASA’s Orion spacecraft on its first journey around the Moon.

Skymark Airlines Announces Intent to Acquire Boeing 737 MAX Airplanes
Boeing and Japan’s Skymark Airlines today announced the airline’s plan to add up to 12 737 MAX airplanes as part of its fleet modernization efforts.

International Airlines Group (IAG) Shareholders Approve Boeing 737 Order
International Airlines Group (IAG) has announced that its shareholders approved an agreement with Boeing to order a total of 50 737-8-200s and 737-10s, plus 100 options.