Boeing plans to complete an assessment of the impact of new 787 delays on deliveries by the end of the first quarter. But the airframer does not expect to deliver the planned 109 aircraft in 2009, says Boeing Commercial Airplanes chief executive Scott Carson.
First flight has been delayed three months to the end of […]

Air Philippines plans to phase out its Boeing 737-200s and have its future fleet comprising Airbus A320s, newer 737 ‘Classics’ and Bombardier Dash 8 Q400s in addition to Q300s.
The carrier currently operates a fleet of eight 737-200s and one Q300 with two more on order. The second and third Q300 are to be delivered […]

Boeing has delayed the first flight of the 787 by three months, to the end of the second quarter, to provide additional time to complete assembly of the first aircraft.
Deliveries are now expected to begin in early 2009, rather than late 2008. Boeing will hold a conference call later today to discuss the delay. […]

UK all-business carrier Silverjet has defended itself in the light of a scathing analyst’s research note, which branded it likely to fail and advised investors to sell at any price.
The research note, which was published by investment bank Daniel Stewart Co, gave Silverjet a target price of nil per share and advised investors […]

Russian carrier Transaero is gradually returning three aircraft to service after they were all damaged in ground-handling incidents within hours of one another at Moscow Domodedovo Airport.
Two Boeing 747 aircraft were struck by high-loading catering vehicles on 12 January – the first at 06:00 and the second at 21:00 – which damaged the outer […]