Articles tagged “Boeing 787”

Airlines

Boeing Secures FAA Clearance to Resume 787 Dreamliner Deliveries

After the slump caused by the grounding of its 737 Max airliner, Boeing had also been hitting many roadblocks with the delivery of its Dreamliner and then came the pandemic that crippled air travel. The resumption in the delivery of Dreamliners would help the plane maker generate much-needed cash.

David Shepardson, Reuters | 8 months ago

Airlines

Norse Atlantic Gets Thumbs Up to Fly From Europe to the U.S.

Timing is everything, and this startup carrier has much to gain if the Europe-North America market does manage to take off this spring.

Nora Buli, Reuters | 1 year ago

Airlines

Aircraft Leasing Exec Cites Frustration Over Boeing’s Production Problems

Boeing's challenges make for an uncompetitive environment given the current state of the aircraft-manufacturing duopoly. And Boeing's woes seems formidable.

Dennis Schaal | 1 year ago

Airline Weekly

Norway’s Newest Airline Ready With Jets But Still No Permits to Fly

2 years ago

Airline Weekly

Is Norwegian Air’s Cutback the End of Low-Cost International Flights?

2 years ago

Airlines

Norwegian Air Cancels 97 Boeing Jet Orders and Demands Compensation

No doubt Norwegian Air took a hit last year when times were good and Rolls-Royce and Boeing messed up on quality control. But with Covid-19, conditions in 2020 would be bad, no matter what. Norwegian can't blame Boeing or Rolls-Royce for what's happening now.

Gwladys Fouche and Terje Solsvik, Reuters | 3 years ago

Airlines

The Biggest Airline Innovation of This Century

Airlines have innovated a lot since Skift Airline Weekly's launch in June 2004, but there's one innovation that we think radically changed the industry.

Madhu Unnikrishnan, Skift | 4 years ago

Airlines

Qantas Is Latest Major Global Airline to Give Up on Boeing 747

Aviation nerds surely will be upset Qantas is retiring its Boeing 747s. The aircraft has been the world's most iconic jet for decades, but times change, and airlines now prefer smaller, more fuel efficient twin-engined jets. Sadly only a few airlines — British Airways, Lufthansa, Korean Air and Air China — seem committed to the aircraft beyond 2020.

Brian Sumers, Skift | 5 years ago

Airlines

American Airlines Disses Airbus and Orders 47 Dreamliners

Once all the aircraft arrive, American will be the largest Dreamliner operator in the western hemisphere, according to Boeing. That's good for customers, considering the aircraft receives the highest customer satisfaction scores of any widebody in American's fleet.

Brian Sumers, Skift | 5 years ago

Airlines

Why Qantas Flies a Nonstop Every Day Between New York and Los Angeles

Tag flights — when an airline lands in one international city and then almost immediately takes off for another — are disappearing from aviation as more airlines launch ultra-long-haul nonstops that make the stop unnecessary. But Qantas will probably keep its Los Angeles-New York nonstop for awhile.

Brian Sumers, Skift | 5 years ago