By jason, 2 months and 21 days ago

Montreal ATC recording captures moment of Air France 747 runway excursion

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AF346 CDG to YUL Archived air traffic control transmissions have captured the moment an Air France crew reported to Montreal tower controllers that their Boeing 747-400 had come off the runway during a minor landing incident yesterday.

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By Travel-Guy, 5 months and 2 days ago

Boeing vs. Northrop

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Northrop Grumman Corp. is turning a long-term contract to build new tanker planes for the Air Force into a dogfight with Boeing Co.
Despite a scandal related to a tanker deal that sent two Boeing officials to jail two years ago, the Chicago company has been favored to win the $40-billion award ...


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By Travel-Guy, 5 months and 2 days ago

Mayday, mayday

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Boeing CEO James McNerney's smooth flight just turned choppy.

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By Travel-Guy, 5 months and 13 days ago

Mayday, mayday

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Boeing CEO James McNerney's smooth flight just turned choppy.

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By Travel-Guy, 5 months and 13 days ago

Diamonds in the rough

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The stock market's summer slump has created some buying opportunities among shares of Chicago companies, local money managers say.
Allstate Corp., Boeing Co., McDonald's Corp. and Northern Trust Corp. are among local names dragged down in the recent slide, triggered by a subprime mortgage ...


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By Travel-Guy, 6 months and 1 day ago

Mayday, mayday

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Boeing CEO James McNerney's smooth flight just turned choppy.

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By Travel-Guy, 6 months and 1 day ago

Diamonds in the rough

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The stock market's summer slump has created some buying opportunities among shares of Chicago companies, local money managers say.
Allstate Corp., Boeing Co., McDonald's Corp. and Northern Trust Corp. are among local names dragged down in the recent slide, triggered by a subprime mortgage ...


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By Travel-Guy, 6 months and 14 days ago

What happens when you can't give it away?

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When it comes to philanthropy, most companies prefer to give away products than money because they can write off excess inventory they might have had to sell at closeout prices.
In 2005, for example, 72% of U.S. manufacturers' international giving consisted of non-cash contributions, according to ...


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By Travel-Guy, 6 months and 14 days ago

At Deadline

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As Crain's goes to press...

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By Travel-Guy, 7 months and 2 days ago

Boeing to update 787 progress Wednesday

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(Crains) Investors will find out Wednesday whether Boeing Co.s 787 remains on track.
The Chicago-based company says it will host a conference call with analysts and investors at 10 a.m. CT to discuss the timetable for the plane, which is set to fly later this year.
The 787 has been ...



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By Travel-Guy, 7 months and 2 days ago

First-quarter orders, deliveries rise at Boeing

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(Reuters) Boeing Co. said on Thursday that first-quarter commercial plane deliveries rose 8.5 percent as it ramps up production on the back of record orders in recent years.
The Chicago-based company, which vies with Europe's Airbus for dominance in the jetliner market, delivered 115 ...


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By Travel-Guy, 7 months and 10 days ago

Airlines Start Lining Up For Boeing Compensation

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Boeing 787 Dreamliner Airlines started lining up on Thursday for compensation after Boeing further delayed its new 787 Dreamliner plane, with Air New Zealand first to seek redress and Japan's two big airlines likely to follow suit.

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By Travel-Guy, 7 months and 17 days ago

Northrop lobbying Congress to back tanker pick

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(Reuters) Northrop Grumman Corp. is systematically lobbying members of the U.S. Congress to build support for its victory in a controversial contest to supply refueling tankers for the U.S. Air Force.
Northrop, which teamed up with Europe's EADS to clinch the first stage of the $35-billion ...


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By Travel-Guy, 7 months and 17 days ago

Boeing loses to Lockheed for $766M radio deal

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(AP) - [Full Story Here] Lockheed Martin Corp. beat out Boeing Co. to win a $766.2-million Pentagon contract to design and build a radio system connecting aircraft, ships and ground stations militarywide.
The deal, announced late Friday, could lead to the installation of tens of thousands of radios and ...


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By Travel-Guy, 7 months and 17 days ago

Boeing comes to town

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When Boeing Co. announced it would move its headquarters from Seattle to Chicago in 2001, it sent a clear signal to the rest of the world: Chicago has the infrastructure and the depth of talent to help the company that helped make globalization possible compete on a global stage.
The Boeing move ...


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