Tag: Stephanie Pope

Boeing and Alaska Airlines announce largest airplane order in airline’s history

Boeing and Alaska Airlines today announced the carrier's largest-ever aeroplane order as part of its long-term plan to expand its domestic and international route networks. The order includes: 105 737-10 airplanes and options for 35 more of the largest 737 MAX variant to serve high-density r...

flydubai signs MoU for 75 Boeing 737 MAX Airplanes

Boeing and flydubai announced today the airline has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for its fourth 737 MAX purchase. The agreement for 75 orders and 75 options will enable flydubai to modernise its fleet and further expand its growing network. The Dubai-based carrier said the 737 MA...

Gulf Air increases Boeing 787 Dreamliner order

Boeing and Gulf Air announced today the airline has finalised a firm order for 15 787 Dreamliners with options for three more as the Bahrain-based carrier looks to further develop its international network. The order adds three Boeing 787s to the airline's commitment this July(opens in a new tab)...

Emirates orders 65 more Boeing 777X airplanes

Boeing and Emirates announced today the international airline has placed its third order for 777X airplanes to fuel future expansion and meet growing travel demand. The new order for 65 777-9 passenger jets was announced during a signing at the Dubai Airshow. Emirates, which has grown its glob...

Boeing South Carolina breaks ground on 787 site expansion

Boeing has marked the groundbreaking of its Boeing South Carolina (BSC) site expansion. Home of the 787 Dreamliner program, BSC is set to increase production to a rate of 10 airplanes per month in 2026. The new expansion will allow the site to support higher 787 production rates given strong m...

Vietjet marks ceremony for its first Boeing aircraft

Vietjet is celebrating its first Boeing 737-8 aircraft from the airline’s landmark order of 200 jets valued at US$32 billion with Boeing. The ceremony took place at Boeing’s Delivery Center in Seattle, Washington, attended by Vietnam’s President Luong Cuong, senior officials from both natio...

Boeing and WestJet announce the airline’s largest-ever order for 67 airplanes

Boeing and WestJet today announced the Canadian airline is buying 67 more Boeing jets, bringing its firm order book to 123 airplanes as the carrier plans to expand its fleet and domestic and international networks. WestJet's order, which was listed as unidentified on Boeing's Orders & Deliver...

Korean Air commits to record purchase of 103 Boeing jets

Boeing and Korean Air announced that the airline's intent to purchase 103 of Boeing's fuel-efficient family of airplanes to modernize its fleet and support the carrier's growth as it fully integrates operations with Asiana Airlines over the next several years. Korean Air's commitment will be the ...

Boeing and Qatar Airways announce order for up to 210 widebody airplanes

Qatar Airways and Boeing today announced the carrier will purchase up to 210 widebody jets, which sets new records as the largest widebody order for Boeing, including the largest order for 787 Dreamliners and Qatar Airways largest-ever order. This purchase, which also includes additional orders f...

EL AL Israel Airlines finalises order for up to 31 Boeing 737 MAX jets

Boeing and EL AL Israel Airlines today confirmed the Israeli flag carrier finalised an agreement for up to 31 Boeing 737 MAX jets, supporting the airline's plans to renew its fleet of Next-Generation 737 airplanes. Dina Ben-Tal Ganancia. CEO EL AL Israel Airlines said: "This is a significant mile...

Qatar Airways announces order for 20 more Boeing 777-9 passenger jets

Boeing and Qatar Airways announced today the Middle Eastern airline placed an order for 20 more 777-9 airplanes, which will be the world's largest and most fuel-efficient twin-engine jet. The order, which expands the carrier's 777X order book to nearly 100 airplanes, was finalized this year and l...

Macquarie AirFinance places first Boeing order with purchase of 20 737 MAX jets

Boeing and Macquarie AirFinance announced today that the lessor has made its first direct order for Boeing airplanes. The purchase of 20 737-8s doubles Macquarie AirFinance's existing 737-8 order book, which it acquired from ALAFCO Aviation Lease and Finance Co. in 2023. By expanding its 737 M...

Korean Air to order up to 50 widebody Boeing aircraft

Korean Air signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Boeing on July 22 at the Farnborough International Airshow to upgrade and expand its widebody fleet. The airline has announced its intent to procure 20 Boeing 777-9s and 20 Boeing 787-10s with options for 10 more of the largest 787 Dreamliner v...

Boeing ecoDemonstrator to test technologies to improve cabin recyclability

Boeing is testing three dozen technologies on its ecoDemonstrator program focused on strengthening operational efficiency and sustainability in cabin interiors, one of the most challenging parts of recycling an airplane. The company will begin testing this month using a 777-200ER (Extended Range)...

Boeing names Stephanie Pope chief operating officer

Boeing today announced Stephanie Pope as executive vice president and chief operating officer of The Boeing Company. In this newly created position, effective January 1, 2024, Pope will report to Boeing President and Chief Executive Officer Dave Calhoun. As Boeing COO, Pope will oversee the perfor...

.