Is Boeing too late to build a midrange plane?
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FILE PHOTO: A Singapore Airlines Airbus A330-300 plane takes off behind a Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner at Changi Airport in Singapore March 28, 2018. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo
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. Updated: 17 Feb 2021, 07:06 PM IST The Wall Street Journal
Jet maker may be reviving plans for a new aircraft to serve medium-haul flights, but the story of the Boeing 757 shows that timing can be everything
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Boeing’s New Big Plane Is Its Big New Problem
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. Updated: 06 Feb 2021, 02:28 PM IST The Wall Street Journal
U.S. aerospace company last year booked $6.5 billion charge related to new 777X, citing Covid-19 pandemic and regulatory hurdles
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Boeing Co.’s newest jetliner is becoming its latest big problem, stretching out development, racking up a huge charge and complicating the plane maker’s bid to navigate the Covid-19 pandemic.
When Boeing decided to build the 777X in 2013, engineers designed it for airlines wanting to connect the globe’s major cities and carry some 400 passengers more efficiently than any of its earlier widely used jets. As the latest version of Boeing’s long-range jetliner introduced in the 1990s, it features two giant, fuel-efficient engines and big wings that fold so they can pull up to airport gates.
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. Updated: 06 Feb 2021, 12:21 AM IST The Wall Street Journal
The leaders of Microsoft, Exxon Mobil and UPS, among others, describe how business is evolving during the coronavirus pandemic
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This is what some of the world’s corporate leaders have said recently on issues ranging from Covid-19 to the evolution of tech.
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Boeing’s Other Big Problem: Fixing Its Space Program
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FILE- In this Sept. 30, 202, file photo, a Boeing 737 Max jet, piloted by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) chief Steve Dickson, prepares to land at Boeing Field following a test flight in Seattle. Boeing Co. reported more cancellations for its 737 Max jet, which this week is scheduled to carry paying passengers for the first time since the planes were grounded 21 months ago after two deadly crashes. The company said Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, that orders for 88 of the planes were canceled in November. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
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. Updated: 16 Jan 2021, 02:26 PM IST The Wall Street Journal