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Articles tagged “dreamliner”

Airlines

Richard Branson Gets First Tour of Virgin Atlantic’s First Dreamliner

Virgin Atlantic is making a big bet on these Dreamliners. The airline's entire fleet currently stands at around 40, and within four years as it takes delivery of these new 787s, the Dreamliner will constitute more than half of Virgin Altantic's fleet.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Richard Branson Gets First Tour of Virgin Atlantic’s First Dreamliner

Airlines

Norwegian Air CEO Uses Annual Report to Attack Critics and Alliances

Kjos and Norwegian's backers are making a big bet that they can disrupt trans-Atlantic traffic. You need a bit of chutzpah to make that happen.

Marisa Garcia, Skift | 10 years ago

Norwegian Air CEO Uses Annual Report to Attack Critics and Alliances

Airlines

Boeing Just Started Producing Dreamliners Even Faster, Oh Joy

More efficient manufacture of the troubled Boeing 787 Dreamliner should accrue to Boeing's bottom line if hurrying up the production process doesn't lead to quality lapses. You can't really count on the FAA to keep close tabs on the process unless further problems surface.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Online Travel

The High-Tech Aviation Tools Tracking Santa’s Sleigh on Christmas Eve

The FAA, NORAD, and Boeing are agencies and companies that few Americans think about or even recognize, but their holiday projects are a clever way to make their usual work relatable to children and names more well-known.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

The High-Tech Aviation Tools Tracking Santa’s Sleigh on Christmas Eve

Airlines

Norwegian Launches $178 Fares on Dreamliner from JFK to Bergen

These cheap fares are undoubtedly introductory ones, and heading to Bergen, Norway, however beautiful, isn't the most convenient for leisure travelers intent on making their way through Europe. Still, this is a bargain and could be disruptive if Norwegian can make some money on the route in a sustainable way. That, of course, is an open question.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Norwegian Launches $178 Fares on Dreamliner from JFK to Bergen

Airlines

FAA Issues New Rule for Boeing 787 and 747s in Icy Conditions

For once, this isn't totally Boeing's fault, but it's still their problem because nobody is writing headlines that blame GE's engines.

Associated Press | 10 years ago

FAA Issues New Rule for Boeing 787 and 747s in Icy Conditions

Airlines

Despite Dreamliner incidents, 23 Boeing 787s airborne at the moment

It's business as usual for now for major airlines with Dreamliners in their fleets as the investigation proceeds in London.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Despite Dreamliner incidents, 23 Boeing 787s airborne at the moment

Airlines

United’s Dreamliner flights are canceled four times more often than other planes

Now that the Dreamliners are flying again and press interest has died down, Boeing is breathing easier -- even with these new kinks.

Mary Jane Credeur, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

United’s Dreamliner flights are canceled four times more often than other planes

Airlines

Ethiopian Airlines earns record profits and seeks Dreamliner compensation

Ethiopian Airlines' compensation claim made to Boeing for the Dreamliner groundings won't be the last that the aircraft manufactuerer will face.

Associated Press | 11 years ago

Airlines

Boeing launches Dreamliner tracking tool for Google Earth

Flight Tracker is an avgeek delight, and a clever marketing tool for Boeing after months of negative publicity over the 787 Dreamliner's battery woes. Boeing hopes the tool will put a charge into its ongoing sales efforts.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Boeing launches Dreamliner tracking tool for Google Earth