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Posts related to ‘Aerospace’

Airbus Accuses Boeing of Starting a Price War

Posted: July 16, 2012 at 7:58 am

At the close of last week’s Farnborough Air Show near London, Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) reported that it had taken orders with a list price value of $35.6 billion. Airbus ...
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Boeing Gets Order for 150 Planes from United

Posted: July 12, 2012 at 12:03 pm

We reported this morning that Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) was expected to announce an order today for 100 of its new 737 MAX aircraft from United Continental Holding Co. (NYSE: ...
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Boeing, Airbus Tote Up New Orders

Posted: July 12, 2012 at 8:28 am

The Farnborough Air Show near London ends today, and both Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) and European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co. (OTC: EADSY), makers of the Airbus family of planes, ...
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Boeing Sales Forecast Flies Higher

Posted: July 3, 2012 at 6:22 am

Boeing (NYSE: BA) revised its forecast for commercial aircraft sales over the next 20 years to 34,000 planes. The value of the entire inventory should be $4.5 trillion, as carriers ...
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Airbus Moves To Alabama

Posted: June 28, 2012 at 6:50 am

Airbus, the primary rival of Boeing (NYSE: BA), will open a plant in Alabama. It may have made the decision to counter American politicians’ belief that Airbus works in ...
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As the World Burns… Buffett & Berkshire Spending Billions For Private Jets and Mortgage Assets (BRK-A, BRK-B, TXT, FIG)

Posted: June 12, 2012 at 12:55 pm

If you have watched the flow of news out of Asia and Europe over the last month, you might have had a reason to think that the world was going to hell in ...
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Another Airbus Contract Cancelled (EADSY, BA)

Posted: May 7, 2012 at 7:31 am

The problem of small cracks in the wings of the Airbus A380 have been well-publicized and led to the company being named to our list of the nine most damaged ...
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Boeing Earnings Surge, Forecast Rises (BA, GD, NOC, LMT, RTN)

Posted: April 25, 2012 at 10:02 am

Aircraft maker Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) reported first quarter earnings this morning that handily beat expectations for EPS and revenues. EPS came in at $1.22 on revenue of $19.4 billion, ...
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Boeing Deliveries Rise 32% in First Quarter (BA)

Posted: April 5, 2012 at 12:24 pm

Aircraft maker Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) reported this morning that it delivered 137 new commercial airliners in the first calendar quarter of the year, a jump of 32% over the ...
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Jeff Bezos Goes To Outer Space

Posted: March 30, 2012 at 6:07 am

Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has been successful enough to earn himself a remarkably expensive hobby. He has been interested in outer space since he was a ...
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Hundreds Of Millions For Airbus A 380 Repairs

Posted: March 19, 2012 at 6:13 am

The cracked wing problems which Airbus faces on its A 380 super-jumbo are just beginning. The manufacturer's vice president Tom Williams told Spiegel that "The problem will keep us busy for years." He estimates the total ...
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Airplane Manufacturers Finally Hit by Compensation Claims

Posted: March 15, 2012 at 6:34 am

The Indian government claims that Boeing (NYSE: BA) owes it $500 million for the late delivery of planes. The aircraft in question is the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which was delayed at ...
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Boeing’s 33,500 New Planes

Posted: February 13, 2012 at 6:54 am

Boeing (NYSE: BA) officials say that the world will need 33,500 large aircraft between now and 2030. That is a very precise number given that no one knows what will ...
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Airbus A380 Wing Cracks and the Limits of Engineering

Posted: January 25, 2012 at 6:36 am

Cracks in the wings of the new Airbus A380 super jumbo have been found several times. The aviation firm’s own engineers found some. Others have apparently been discovered by airlines. Sixty-eight of ...
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What the 787 Delay Cost Boeing in Market Share

Posted: January 6, 2012 at 6:41 am

Airbus delivered more aircraft than Boeing (NYSE: BA) did last year. Delays in delivery of the 787 Dreamliner have cost Boeing sales. Now, it must recover in a period in which high ...
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