Boeing, still far from 7E7 sales goal, says it&#39;s not backing down
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There&#39;s not much of 2004 left, but officials at aerospace giant Boeing Co. said Thursday they weren&#39;t giving up on a goal of securing 200 orders for the planned new 7E7 jetliner by the end of the year.
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The chief of Boeing Co's   commercial plane unit said on Friday that orders might level  off in 2008, but the company is hopeful U.S. airlines are ready  to start buying new aircraft.
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PARIS/TOULOUSE, France  - Airbus is eager to  produce a rival to Boeing Co.'s new 7E7 passenger jet and hopes  to make an announcement by the end of the year, the European  planemaker said on Tuesday.
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Boeing Co.&#039;s  head of commercial  planes said on Sunday some areas of its fast-selling 787  Dreamliner are behind schedule, but that should not push back  the new lightweight mid-sized plane&#039;s entry into service  scheduled for 2008.
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European plane maker Airbus has booked more orders this year than US rival Boeing, figures showed Monday, a sign that demand remains strong for the group&#39;s aircraft despite recent production and design problems.
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The Pentagon's longtime work in progress fires its low-power systems successfully, Boeing says. But don't hold your breath waiting for the fully weaponized plane.
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The company&#39;s CEO says an aircraft to compete with the 7E7 Dreamliner could be offered by the end of the year. Airbus SAS plans to challenge Boeing Co.
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Boeing Co.&#39;s chief executive on Monday said his call for Washington to end a pact with Europe on aircraft development funding was not aimed at garnering political support ahead of the US presidential election.
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Boeing has received down payments for up to 200 of its new 7E7 planes in addition to the known 52 orders it has gained, Chief Executive Harry Stonecipher said in an interview published Thursday.
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PARIS  - The head of Airbus SAS accused rival Boeing Co. of leading a "campaign of untruths" against the European aircraft maker, and gave the clearest sign yet that Airbus plans to develop a new competitor to the Boeing 7E7.
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Unwilling to concede any corner of the commercial-airplane market to Boeing, Airbus yesterday formalized plans for a new jet that will compete head-to-head with the 7E7.
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Boeing Co.  unveiled a long-range version of its 777 commercial airliner on Tuesday, which the company said can fly from London to Sydney, making it the world's longest-range commercial aircraft.
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Plug and play â a popular concept that allows buyers of computers and electronic games to avoid frustrating assembly â is proving hard to pull off for Boeing.
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Boeing Co.  booked orders for  228 planes in the second quarter, bringing its tally to 544 for  the year so far, putting the U.S. planemaker on track to break  last year&#39;s record.
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The chief of Boeing Co's  commercial plane unit said on Friday that orders might level off in 2008, but the company is hopeful U.S. airlines are ready to start buying new aircraft.
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Boeing Co.  on Wednesday posted a 78 percent jump in quarterly earnings that beat Wall Street forecasts as stronger demand for its military networking and weapons systems helped offset a decline in commercial airplane revenue.
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Even with poor sales, Microsoft isn't giving up on the Japanese market just yet.