... like the Boeing 787 and AirBus A380. Perhaps the only “edge” Hong Kong possesses that can never be taken by its arch-rival is favorable policies from the central government, as when Beijing spoon-fed ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-21
For a touch of luxury, Boeing Co. may miss its 2014 delivery target for the 787 Dreamliner, already plagued by development delays. Everything is on hold while the aircraft maker awaits a shipment of l ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-12
... the first Boeing 767 by next year," George Li, vice president of SF Express and chairman of SF Best, told reporters in Hong Kong Tuesday. He did not reveal the timeline for the delivery schedule of th ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-19
... ng of the Boeing 777 aircraft, which crashed over rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine in July with the loss of all 298 people aboard. Two-thirds of the victims were Dutch. With the crash site too ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-05
... inated by Boeing (BA.US) and Airbus (AIR.PA). From the broadest perspective, the collapse of this deal is probably in everyone's best interest, and is likely to see the privately-owned Avolon opt for ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-07
The US space administration has awarded contracts worth up to US$6.8 billion to ferry astronauts to the International Space Station to Boeing and SpaceX, the Washington Post reported. Speaking from th ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-17
... that the Boeing 777 plane was shot down. With little access to the crash site, investigators relied on analysis of the plane's data and cockpit recorders, photographs of the wreckage and other extern ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-10
Tobacco is a big no-no when flying. But one of these days, it may be used on the plane -- as jet fuel. South African Airways is teaming up with Boeing to work on a biofuel derived from a new breed of ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-08
This is the worst year for Malaysia Airlines. It has lost two Boeing 777 aircraft within a space of four months. The two tragic events have affected customers’ confidence in the airline. The company i ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-18
... said the Boeing 777, which crashed in rebel-held territory near the Russian border with 298 people on board, did not make a distress call. It was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. "Malaysia is u ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-18
... ought the Boeing down. A US official said a surface-to-air missile was probably responsible, though its origin was unclear. Malaysia Airlines said air traffic controllers lost contact with flight MH-1 ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-18
... ee for 50 Boeing 737s. -- Contact the writer at [email protected] RC ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-14
China Eastern Airlines (00670.HK, 600115.CN) has agreed to buy 80 airplanes from Boeing for US$7.39 billion, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. The planes, consisting mostly of the energy-effic ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-16
... lant or a Boeing plant or even small companies and say ‘I used the power and influence of the secretary of state and of the State Department and of our embassies to enhance business opportunities for ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-10
... that the Boeing 777 jet flew to the remote southern Indian Ocean, thousands of miles off course and far from any land mass, and crashed after likely running out of fuel. Experts are still poring over ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-28
It sounds a little off. Jioyuan Air, Guangdong's third budget airline, is offering 9 yuan (US$1.44) seats after signing an agreement to buy 50 Boeing aircraft worth US$6 billion, the largest single or ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-15
... ce of the Boeing 777-200ER, with 239 passengers and crew on board, after it disappeared en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8. -- Contact HKEJ at [email protected] RA/CG ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-02
... raft from Boeing, in the next two years, reports say. These include six Boeing 787 Dreamliners for long-haul international flights. Also, XiamenAir has won regulatory approval to establish operations ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-18
... ally with Boeing or Airbus. Another inconvenient truth is that the price mark-ups on aviation fuel, reportedly among the world’s highest according to the International Air Transport Association, is CA ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-14
Taiwan's Eva Airways Corp. expects its business to grow significantly this year as the carrier takes delivery of new aircraft, including three Boeing 777s and six Airbus A321 planes, from March, Unite ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-05
