Singapore Airlines orders 18 Boeing 777 jets, but spurns Dreamliner for now
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SINGAPORE  - Singapore Airlines, Asia's most valuable flag-carrier, said Wednesday it had ordered up to 31 long-range Boeing 777-300 jetliners as it expands its fleet, but was for now spurning the U.S. plane maker's new Dreamliner 7E7 aircraft.
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AirAsia Bhd., Southeast Asia&#39;s largest discount airline, said it will replace its fleet of Boeing planes with up to 80 new Airbus aircraft over three years because discounts by the largest planemaker cut operation costs.
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German airline Lufthansa AG said Wednesday that it will order 20 Boeing 747-800s and seven Airbus A340-800s to renew its long-haul fleet.
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Shares in The Boeing Co. hit a one-year high Wednesday on news that the aircraft builder has received an order to build 18 777-300 ER (extended range) airplanes for Singapore Airlines, with the airline also
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China Eastern Airlines said yesterday it valued its new order of 20 Airbus jets at $3.4 billion. The A330-300s will be delivered to China&#39;s third-largest airline between 2006 and 2008.
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SINGAPORE - Singapore Airlines (SIA) is set to outlay around US$7.35 billion for up to 31 Boeing B777-300ER (extended range) aircraft, with 18 to be delivered between 2006 and 2010, the company said.
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Boeing Co. BA.N will sign on Friday  deals worth up to $7.5 billion to sell 60 of its 7E7 Dreamliner  planes to six Chinese airlines, a source familiar with the  transactions said on Thursday.
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Boeing hopes that Chinese airlines will soon place orders for up to 80 of its new 7E7 &quot;Dreamliner&quot; jets, according to the official publication of Airshow China 2004.
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With three new budget airlines, plans for a low-cost airport terminal and the sacking of hundreds of workers, nothing, it seems, is being spared in Singapore's efforts to remain a force in the region's increasingly competitive aviation industry.
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Orient Thai Airlines plans to order 20 new aircraft, eight Boeing  787-9s and 12 Boeing 737-900s, at a cost of $2.5 billion in April 2008, chairman Udom Tantiprasongchai said on Wednesday.
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SEATTLE - Abu Dhabi&#39;s Etihad Airways confirmed an order for five Boeing 777-300ERs, and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines ordered two 777-200ERs, Boeing Co.
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Australian flag-carrier Qantas said Saturday it was buying an additional 20 Boeing 787 long-haul airliners as part of a  massive fleet expansion first unveiled 18 months ago.
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Singapore Airlines, Asia&#39;s most profitable airline, eyes growth with plans to buy up to 31 jets. SINGAPORE  - Singapore Airlines said Wednesday it planned to buy up to 31 Boeing Co.
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NEW YORK/LONDON  - Boeing said on Thursday that British Airways finalized an order for 24 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, an order valued at $4.4 billion at list prices.
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Late in August, Boeing&#39;s top sales execs flew to Singapore for a crucial sales pitch. They were close to persuading Singapore Airlines, one of the world&#39;s leading airlines, to buy the American company&#39;s new jet, the mid-sized 7E7.
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Boeing confirmed an order of four 7E7-8 airplanes from Vietnam Airlines yesterday, saying the $500 million order is expected to be finalized in the first quarter of 2005.
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British Airways said on Thursday it had ordered 12 Airbus superjumbo A380s and 24 Boeing 787 Dreamliner planes.