World Business Briefing | Asia: South Korea: Big Order for Boeing
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Korean Air Lines, South KoreaÂs biggest carrier, ordered 25 Boeing planes in its largest deal ever as it seeks to benefit from rising demand for passenger and cargo flights. The carrier ordered 15 short- and long-range passenger aircraft and 10 freighters, which it will begin receiving in 2009, it said. The airline said the order was valued at as much as $5.5 billion at list prices.
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Airbus won an order to sell 40 planes to AirAsia, Southeast Asia&#39;s largest discount airline, beating out Boeing. The Kuala Lumpur-based airline said in a statement to the Malaysian stock
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Boeing Co.  got its second multibillion-dollar order in as many weeks on Tuesday, as German airline Air Berlin  said it would spend $5.7 billion on new jets from the U.S. plane maker.
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Boeing Co  is facing growing anger from its biggest customers for delays in its new 787 Dreamliner, but still unveiled more than $6 billion in orders for other planes at the Singapore Airshow on Tuesday.
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Microsoft&#039;s chief executive announced expanded investments and projects in South Korea on Thursday, describing the country as a global high-tech leader even as the U.S. software company presses ahead with a legal challenge over an antitrust ruling.
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Once again, a Japanese airline has come through with much-needed good news for Boeing, boosting the 7E7 order book. Boeing announced late last night an order from Japan Airlines (JAL) for 30 7E7s, with an option for 20 more.
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Boeing Co.  won orders for 51 commercial jets in February, worth about $8 billion at list prices, doubling its tally from the same month last year and making up for a relatively small number in January.
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CONTINENTAL Airlines has become the first major American airline to put in an order for Boeingâs new mid-sized 7E7 jet, with delivery due in 2009.
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BOEING was given a significant lift in its battle for orders against Airbus, its European rival, yesterday when Japan Airlines (JAL) signed a deal for a fleet of its new 7E7 aircraft worth up to $6 billion (Â£3.1 billion).
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Boeing Co. BA.N announced new orders   for 47 planes from unidentified buyers on Thursday, worth more   than $4 billion overall, including 16 for its new carbon and   titanium 787 Dreamliner.
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Boeing (BA:NYSE - news - research) announced Wednesday that Japan Airlines could order as many as 50 of the aircraft maker&#39;s 7E7 Dreamliners.
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Singapore Airlines, Asia&#39;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 US planemaker&#39;s new Dreamliner 7E7.
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Japan Airlines Corp., Asia&#39;s largest air carrier by sales, said it will buy 30 of Boeing Co.&#39;s newest aircraft, the 7E7, as it replaces older midsize planes.
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DUBAI Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world&#39;s largest shipbuilder, has won a Saudi order for two large oil tankers as OPEC pumps near capacity, lifting supertanker prices.
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Japan Airlines (JAL) and Connexion by Boeing, a business unit of The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) today announced the start of the first real-time, high-speed Internet access available to passengers flying out of ...
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Boeing Co  said on Friday  aircraft leasing company AWAS has placed an order for 31  single-aisle 737 planes worth about $2.3 billion at list  prices.
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- U.S. aircraft maker Boeing Co.  confirmed an order for 27 Boeing 767-300 Freighters from package delivery company United Parcel Service Inc. .