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Boeing Model 306 bomber A heavy bomber with a family resemblance to the Boeing XB-15, to use Allison V-1710 engines. Boeing Model 306 flying boat A flying boat with a fuselage similar to the Boeing 314, to use Allison V-1710s. Boeing Model 306A airliner Airliner design, to use four Pratt & Whitney Hornet S1EG radials paired in a push-pull ...
During the late 1990s, Boeing considered replacement aircraft programs due to slowing sales of the 767 and 747-400.Two new aircraft were proposed. The 747X would have lengthened the 747-400 and improved efficiency, and the Sonic Cruiser would have achieved 15% higher speeds (approximately Mach 0.98) while burning fuel at the same rate as the 767. [2]
For all models sold beginning with the Boeing 707 in 1957, except the Boeing 720, Boeing's naming system for commercial airliners has taken the form of 7X7 (X representing a number). All model designations from 707 through 787 have been assigned, leaving 797 as the only 7X7 model name not assigned to a product.
The 787th Boeing 787 Dreamliner produced, operated by China Southern Airlines. This article lists the orders and deliveries for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. As of December 2024, the largest airline order is by United Airlines for 221 aircraft. [a]
The aircraft maker said Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022, that it took a charge of $3.5 billion to cover additional delays related to production problems with its 787 jetliner and compensation for ...
As the Japanese government plans to add more slots at Tokyo's Haneda Airport by 2020 (in time for the 2020 Summer Olympics), Japan Airlines intends to order more wide-bodies for growth in 2018 or 2019: it could exercise its 25 options on Airbus A350s on top of its 31 firm orders, due for delivery from 2019, and study others such as the proposed Boeing New Midsize Airplane or the 787-10 to add ...
To be replaced by Boeing 787 by 2030. [37] 24 46 22 43 56 167 Boeing 767-400ER: 16 — 34 — 24 48 125 231 [38] Boeing 777-200: 19 — — 28 — 102 234 364 [39] Launch customer and largest operator. [40] Domestic configuration. [41] To be replaced by Boeing 787. [37] Boeing 777-200ER: 51 — 50 — 24 46 156 276 [39] Largest operator. To be ...
American exclusively ordered Boeing aircraft throughout the 2000s until July 20, 2011, when American announced the largest combined aircraft order in history for 260 Airbus A320 family jets and 200 Boeing 737s. [4] [5] [6] As of March 2024, American has 338 Airbus and Boeing aircraft on order along with 20 orders and 40 options for Boom ...