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By Eric M. Johnson SEATTLE (Reuters) - Billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson will travel to the edge of space on Virgin Galactic Holdings Incs test flight on July 11, Bransons space tourism firm said on Thursday, beating out fellow aspiring billionaire astronaut Jeff Bezos. A successful flight by Branson aboard Virgins VSS Unity spaceplane would mark a key milestone in a race to usher in a new era of private commercial space travel. It would also mean that Branson would travel beyond Ear...

By Tracy Rucinski and Eric M. Johnson (Reuters) -United Airlines confirmed its largest ever order for Boeing and Airbus jets on Tuesday, lining up 270 planes in a push for post-pandemic growth with bigger jets for domestic flying. The order for 200 Boeing 737 MAX and 70 Airbus A321neo jets, worth over $30 billion at list prices, will boost Uniteds domestic capacity by almost 30%, allowing it to better compete for both premium and low-cost travel. It builds momentum for planemakers seeking t...

Message : Required fields (Reuters) - United Airlines was putting the finishing touches on Monday to an airplane order potentially worth $30 billion at list values for up to 270 narrowbody jets in a bid to secure a pandemic recovery at favorable prices, industry sources said. The order could include up to 200 Boeing 737 MAX and some 70 Airbus A321neo which competes with the top end of the MAX family for single-aisle trips needing most range. Such a deal would notionally be worth $33 billion...

Read more about Largest Boeing 737 MAX model set for maiden flight today: Report on Business Standard. The market opportunity for the 737 MAX 10 is constrained by the jets range of 3,300 nm (6,100 km), which falls short of the A321neos 4,000 nm

By Eric M. Johnson
SEATTLE (Reuters) -A seat on a spaceship ride with billionaire Jeff Bezos went for $28 million during a live auction on Saturday, concluding the month-long bidding process for the sightseeing trip on the Blue Origins maiden voyage next month.
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SEATTLE/CHICAGO — Boeing Co Chief Executive Dave Calhoun on Thursday pointed to potential “supply constraints” beginning in the summer after a “more robust”…

SEATTLE/PARIS — Boeing Co CEO Dave Calhoun faces a multibillion-dollar dilemma over how to rebuild sales in its core airliner business that has sparked an…

Read more about The $15 billion jet dilemma facing Boeings CEO: How to rebuild sales on Business Standard. Boeing is reeling from a safety scandal following crashes of its 737 MAX airliner and an air travel collapse caused by the pandemic

1 Min Read SEATTLE, May 19 (Reuters) - Boeing Co resumed deliveries of its best-selling 737 MAX on Wednesday, following approval of a fix for an electrical grounding issue that sidelined dozens of jets, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters. (Reporting by Eric M. Johnson in Seattle Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)

Article content The problem, which also halted delivery of new planes, was then found in two other places on the flight deck, including the storage rack where the affected control unit is kept and the instrument panel facing the pilots. The glitch is the latest issue to beset the 737 MAX, which was grounded for nearly two years starting in 2019 after two fatal crashes. The slog of questions over a relatively straightforward electrical issue illustrates the tougher regulatory posture facing Amer...