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http://today.reuters.com/investing/financeArticle.aspx?type=mergersNews&storyID=2006-06-26T211605Z_01_N26356376_RTRIDST_0_TRANSPORT-BOEING-UPDATE-1.XML


Boeing to sell Connexion?


NEW YORK, June 26 (Reuters) - Planemaker Boeing Co. (BA.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday it was halting expansion of its airborne broadband Internet business and was considering a sale of the slow-growing unit.


The business, called Connexion by Boeing, sells the equipment for airlines and other plane operators to offer passengers high-speed, broadband communications on their airplanes.


Only a handful of airlines have installed the service, as U.S. carriers pay more attention to the potential of cheaper, cellular network-based Internet services.




Boeing said the market for the service had not developed satisfactorily and it would limit further commercial expansion of the unit. It said it was considering selling the business, working with a partner or terminating the service altogether, and would announce its plans after talking with customers.


The plane-maker's move comes a week after The Wall Street Journal reported that Boeing had approached a number of commercial-satellite operators and other potential buyers who might be interested in acquiring the business or becoming a major partner.


The use of laptops on planes to access Internet and e-mail has not blossomed as many expected when the Connexion unit was set up six years ago.


Air China, Japan Airlines, Singapore Airlines and Germany's Lufthansa are among the few major airlines using the satellite-based service, but take-up rates with passengers has been lower than expected.


United States carriers are concentrating more on traditional cellular networks for in-flight Internet connections.


Earlier this month a unit of U.S. low-cost carrier JetBlue Airways Corp.was one of two companies that won licenses for wireless airborne communications services.


The airline is expected to offer travelers a choice of voice communications, Internet access and e-mail while in flight. The licenses granted by the Federal Communications Commission require that the winners provide "substantial service" to aircraft within five years.


 


Air India has ordered Connexion for its new fleet.



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Boeing’s New Jet Beats the Bounce 


Tuesday, June 27, 2006
The 787 Dreamliner will have sensors that detect strong gusts of wind and automatically adjust the movement of the aircraft to prevent it from being buffeted around. Turbulence, which occurs most frequently when a plane enters the vicinity of a thunderstorm, is believed to be the biggest cause of injury to passengers and crew on flights. Even for those who are securely strapped into their seats, sudden jumps in a plane’s path can trigger about of motion sickness.
The new development by Boeing is designed to reduce the effects of the lateral and vertical gusts and eddies caused by irregular flows of air in the atmosphere. Sensors on the 787 will identify changes in air pressure and determine “the angle of attack”. The aircraft’s flaps and wing tips will then be moved accordingly so they counter vertical gusts, while the rudder will be adjusted to reduce side-to-side “tail-wagging”.
“We have done studies showing that on the 787 we can reduce the amplitude of the vertical motion by two-thirds,” said Mike Sinnett, director of the 787 systems team. “It won’t spell the end of the in-flight sick bag — it may take the elimination of the drinks cart for that — but it should reduce the occurrence (of motion sickness),” he said. The innovation will not, however, be able to counter all forms of turbulence, particularly when it occurs in “clear air”. For example, if the air is free of the moisture found in thunderstorms, onboard radar may not be able to detect the turbulence and instruct the plane to take pre-emptive action. Other comfort-related innovations planned for the 787 have been made possible by the fact that 50% of the aircraft, including the fuselage, tail and wings, will be made from plastic and carbon-fiber composite materials instead of aluminum.
Because composites are less likely than metals to suffer from fatigue over time, Boeing claims it will be able to increase cabin pressure so that the air pressure in the plane will be equivalent to 6,000ft above sea level rather than 8,000ft, the norm at the moment. Farrol Kahn, director of Aviation Health, a non-profit research organization, welcomed the move, claiming it would increase oxygen levels in the cabin by 5%. “It will make the environment more comfortable for elderly people and youngsters with weak hearts and lungs,” he said. “It’s significant because the number of people who die on flights, primarily because of heart failure, is the same as the number of people who are killed on the ground in plane crashes.”
Boeing is also planning to increase cabin humidity by up to 10% on the 787. This rise in moisture levels — avoided until now because of its long-term corrosive effect on metal fuselages — will reduce the chances of passengers suffering itching eyes and dry throats. It may also reduce the spreading of colds. “You are seven times more likely to catch a cold on a plane than on the ground because viruses proliferate in dry conditions,” said Kahn.


 
 
 



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Boeing's move to reduce turbulence would be good for many but personally I would be quite sad, since I quite enjoy the turbulence during a flight, especially when I'm feeling sleepy, I can easily fall asleep during turbulence!

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Pray to God that you do not experience the kind of turbulence that brought down the Armavia A320 recently. Apparently the passengers didnt even have time to tie their seat belts before the aircraft crashed!!


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I quite enjoy the turbulence during a flight, especially when I'm feeling sleepy, I can easily fall asleep during turbulence!



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Pray to God that you do not experience the kind of turbulence that brought down the Armavia A320 recently. Apparently the passengers didnt even have time to tie their seat belts before the aircraft crashed!! Nimish wrote: I quite enjoy the turbulence during a flight, especially when I'm feeling sleepy, I can easily fall asleep during turbulence!


 


Forget a crash pax wud even not have time to realise what happened just imagine an air pocket or a CAT (Clear Air turbulence)



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http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.asp?feed=AP&Date=20060630&ID=5838692
Boeing Starts 787 Dreamliner Assembly


June 30, 2006


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CHICAGO (AP) - Boeing Co. said Friday it started production on its new 787 commercial passenger plane, dubbed the "Dreamliner."


The plane, first being assembled at Boeing's Handa, Japan factory, uses 20 percent less fuel than similarly sized planes, emits fewer emissions and is designed for quieter takeoffs and landings.


After assembly in Japan, the plane will be flown to Charleston, S.C. for further assembly and then onto to Everett, Washington. Boeing said 28 airlines have already logged 403 orders for the plane, with those commitments worth more than $55 billion. The Dreamliner is scheduled for delivery beginning in 2008.


Shares of Boeing fell $1.05 to $81.95 on the New York Stock Exchange in afternoon trading.



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http://www.indianexpress.com/story/10891.html
Boeing bets on freight boom in India


Lalit K Jha
Posted online: Saturday, August 19, 2006 at 0000 hrs IST
NEW YORK, AUGUST 18
Having done an estimated business of $18 billion and received orders for as many as 150 planes — either outright sale or lease — in just two years, Boeing is expecting more orders from India in the coming years.
This past week, Boeing received an order of 10 new planes worth $700 million from the private Indian carrier Spice Jet. Dinesh Keskar, vice president of Sales, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, told The Indian Express that the company is expecting another ‘‘big’’ order from another private Indian carrier within a fortnight.
And with the fast-expanding Indian aviation sector market, Boeing is now expecting the next phase of bulk orders for planes from freight carriers. ‘‘India has emerged as a big player for us,’’ Keskar said. In 2005, 10 per cent of the total Boeing’s business was from India.
The largest of the order received by Boeing is from the national Indian carrier — Air India — which ordered for as many as 68 planes last December. Among other major bulk orders include 20 each from Jet Airways and Spice Jet, including 10 it received last week, and 3 from Indian Air Force.
‘‘You will have to wait for two more weeks to disclose one more order,’’ Keshkar said. It will be 737 planes, he added, without divulging the name of the airline.
In addition to this Boeing has leased a large number of new aircraft to various airlines in India, he said. ‘‘In all it comes to about 150 aircraft and in terms of dollars it will be pushing close to $18 billion,’’ Keshkar said.
The first airplane of this batch, he said would be delivered in November this year. ‘‘Last year in the year 2005 the Air India order was the largest Indian order,’’ he said.
As part of the AI deal, Boeing will create a maintenance and training facility in India, as well as a pilot training centre. ‘‘More importantly, we have committed to buy back goods and services worth $1.7 billion from India. One of the biggest things is to start discharging our business obligation,’’ he said.
Under this Boeing is looking at buying parts for its aircrafts like doors, various machine parts, IT sector and engineering services. Keskar said Boeing was working with Indian companies like Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, Infosys and Tata Consultancy Services.
He added more private airlines would be ordering wide-bodied airlines because of the economics of carrying more passengers in same amount of fuel and crew cost. Air India has done it and other airways are planning to do it.
 
 



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http://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2006/12/08/Navigation/177/210986/
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Boeing reveals new livery and Dreamlifter name for 747 Large Cargo Freighter
By Justin Wastnage
Boeing has unveiled the first pictures of the modified 747-400 Large Cargo Freighter (LCF) to be used to transport 787 sections (pictured below).

The aircraft is officially dubbed the DreamLifter, in reference to the 787's Dreamliner monicker.
The aircraft are being modified by Evergreen Aviation Technologies in Taiwan. The first aircraft made its first flight in September and is undergoing flight testing and the second LCF will arrive in Seattle early next year, painted and ready to participate in the ongoing flight test programme.

 








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Would love to see the aircraft in the livery pictured...

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any idea what the back up plan would have been if the "Dreamlifter" project had failed for some reason.  Boeing must have placed some contingency plans in place to lift fusalage from Japan.  Or maybe used sea-lines instead and in that case the only logistic adjustment would be to ship fusalage a week or so earlier.  Would have increased inventory cost for Boeing.
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any idea what the back up plan would have been if the "Dreamlifter" project had failed for some reason.  Boeing must have placed some contingency plans in place to lift fusalage from Japan.  Or maybe used sea-lines instead and in that case the only logistic adjustment would be to ship fusalage a week or so earlier.  Would have increased inventory cost for Boeing.
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There def must be a back-up plan incase the LCF project fails. But boeing wouldn't wanna showcase that unless the LCF project actually fails.

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Is there just one LCF or more.


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Nimish wrote:

Boeing's move to reduce turbulence would be good for many but personally I would be quite sad, since I quite enjoy the turbulence during a flight, especially when I'm feeling sleepy, I can easily fall asleep during turbulence!


I thought i was the only one :)

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there are to be 3 in total if im not mistaken... the second 744 has already been converted into the LCF by Evergreen Tech.. and had its tail opened for the first time this week... (although no pics yet of the second LCF)... she is scheduled to be h/o to Boeing by early Jan

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The Tail operating mechanisn is quite Interesting.Any Idea if there is an APU fitted.


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