JAL to sign major Airbus order – report

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Japan Airlines (JAL) is to sign a major aircraft order with Airbus, a report said Monday, challenging Boeing’s dominance in the Japanese market as it struggles with its troubled Dreamliner.

Posted: October 7th, 2013 in Latest Business Stories | Read More »

Boeing starts building longer 787 model

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Japan Airlines (JAL) employees see off its Boeing 787 aircraft, which is bound for Boston, at Narita airport in Narita, near Tokyo Saturday, June 1, 2013. AP

Boeing announced Sunday it has started building its 787-9, a longer version of its 787 Dreamliner, looking to leave the jet’s problems behind.

Posted: June 3rd, 2013 in Latest Business Stories | Read More »

Europe grounds Dreamliner after incidents

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Passengers ticketed to depart on Polish Airlines flight 004 to Warsaw, a Boeing 787, at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport international are rebooked on another airline after the flight was canceled Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. The European Aviation Safety Agency has followed the United States in ordering the grounding and safety review of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner. AP PHOTO/CHARLES REX ARBOGAST

Europe’s air safety authority has followed the United States in ordering the grounding and safety review of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner following a series of incidents with the aircraft in recent days.

Posted: January 17th, 2013 in Latest Business Stories | Read More »

United’s first Dreamliner touches down in Chicago

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United CEO Jeff Smisek (left) looks outside after United's inaugural revenue flight of its Boeing 787 Dreamliner arrived at O'Hare international Airport in Chicago, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012. AP/Nam Y. Huh

United Airlines’ inaugural flight of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner has touched down at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport.

Posted: November 5th, 2012 in Latest Business Stories | Read More »

Trader pays $34,000 for Dreamliner flight

By Beh Lih Yi

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787 DREAMLINER An All Nippon Airways Boeing 787 lands after its inaugural commercial flight from Japan, at Hong Kong International Airport on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011. The jet, nicknamed The Dreamliner by Boeing Corp., was flown by Japan's All Nippon Airways and was packed with aviation reporters and enthusiasts — some of whom paid thousands of dollars for the privilege. AP Photo/Vincent Yu

Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner on Wednesday flew its first paying passengers from Tokyo to Hong Kong, showing off a lighter carbon-composite design that is more economical to fly and more comfortable than its metal rivals currently plying the airways.

Posted: October 27th, 2011 in Featured Gallery,Latest Business Stories | Read More »

JAL to sign major Airbus order – report

Boeing starts building longer 787 model

Europe grounds Dreamliner after incidents

United’s first Dreamliner touches down in Chicago

Trader pays $34,000 for Dreamliner flight

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