SEATTLE (Reuters) – Boeing Co (PROHIBITION) and suppliers established the final number of parts it would need for the 747 jumbo jet program at least a year ago, signaling the end of a plane that democratized global air travel in the 1970s but lagged behind modern twin-engine aircraft. Industry sources …
Read More »End of runway for 747 jumbo jet when Boeing placed final parts orders
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Boeing Co (PROHIBITION) and suppliers established the final number of parts it would need for the 747 jumbo jet program at least a year ago, signaling the end of a plane that democratized global air travel in the 1970s but lagged behind modern twin-engine aircraft. Industry sources …
Read More »Boeing killed its 747 Jumbo Jet. This is why.
Text size Photograph by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP via Getty Images Bloomberg reported Thursday that defense and aerospace business giant Boeing is unplugging its iconic double-decker 747 jumbo jet. It is a decision that has taken a long time to arrive. But it is not a surprise. The move was …
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Boeing chief communications officer Niel Golightly resigned over a sexist article he wrote three decades ago opposing the service of women in the military. His departure leaves the fighter jet in search of a new spokesman as he works to get his troublesome 737 MAX aircraft flying again. Golightly resigned …
Read More »Boeing to disconnect its 747 jumbo jet: Bloomberg News
FILE PHOTO: The Boeing logo is displayed at the Latin American Commercial Aviation Conference and Exhibition Fair (LABACE) at Congonhas Airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil, August 14, 2018. REUTERS / Paulo Whitaker (Reuters) – Boeing Co (PROHIBITION) is disconnecting its 747 jumbo jet, Bloomberg News reported Thursday. The 747 democratized …
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