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Day 2 of Airshow leads to more sales of North Charleston Boeings
The second day of the Dubai Airshow brought more work for North Charleston Boeing employees when Ethiopian Airlines agreed to order 11 Dreamliners from the Lowcountry production line.
Breeze Airways announces new service from Charleston
Breeze doesn't charge change or cancellation fees up to 15 minutes prior to departure and offers other benefits such as free family seating and a la carte pricing.
$52B deal leads Boeing Dreamliner orders on first day of Dubai Airshow
The first day of the Dubai Airshow brought a stream of sales for Boeing Co., including a $52 billion deal with the host country’s Emirates Airline.
African carrier orders 4 Boeing Dreamliners
TAAG Angola Airlines became the latest carrier to order Boeing 787 Dreamliners in what it calls a move to make its fleet more modern and efficient. The carrier and Boeing said the African airline has ordered four of the fuel-efficient widebody planes. “Our goal is to work with the best manufacturers in the world toward [&h[...]
Airline to build largest Boeing Dreamliner fleet with purchase
The airline that last year placed a record-setting order for Boeing widebody planes has exercised an option to add another 50 Dreamliners to that order. United Airlines and Boeing today said the carrier is expanding its 787 Dreamliner fleet, exercising options to order 50 787-9 airplanes and securing an additional 50 option[...]
Airline orders 18 new North Charleston-based Dreamliners
Air Canada has selected Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner as part of an ongoing effort to modernize and grow its fleet with an order for 18 new jets and an option to purchase 12 more. The carrier ordered 787-10 widebody Dreamliners, according to a news release. The value of the order was not disclosed. The flag carrier […]
Boeing grant of $250,000 to help provide affordable housing
Boeing awarded a $250,000 grant to Coastal Community Foundation for affordable housing and economic mobility projects. The funding will be divided between CCF's Place-Based Impact Investing, Economic Mobility Grantmaking Fund, and homeowner-occupied repair projects. All three strategies will work together to build generation[...]
Australian airline orders 12 North Charleston Boeing Dreamliners
Australia’s Qantas Group has chosen Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner to modernize its widebody fleet to modernize its widebody fleet with an order for four 787-9 and eight 787-10 airplanes. Boeing and Qantas said in a news release today the Dreamliner’s enhanced fuel efficiency and environmental performance is pivotal t[...]
Avelo launches new nonstop flight out of Charleston
Avelo Airlines has launched another new nonstop flight from Charleston to an East Coast destination steeped in history. Avelo now offers nonstop service to the Philadelphia/Delaware Valley region from Charleston International Airport (CHS), according to an Avelo news release. The twice-weekly nonstop service to Wilmington Airpor[...]
First North Charleston Boeing delivered to Iraqi Airways
Iraqi Airways today celebrated the delivery of the airline's first South Carolina-made Boeing 787 Dreamliner. It is the first of 10 Dreamliners on order by Iraqi Airways, according to a news release from Boeing, which said the airline wants the efficient widebody jet to profitably grow its long-haul network and connect the c[...]
Boeing’s North Charleston planes selling faster than ever
The North Charleston-based Boeing program is selling planes faster than anytime in its history, the company says, with 250 order commitments in the last six months. The latest sales were made official today when Air India and Boeing announced a large order that includes 20 Dreamliners, with an option for 20 more, soon after Boei[...]
Boeing holding up North Charleston-built Dreamliner deliveries due to flaw
Boeing is holding up deliveries of its 787 Dreamliner because of yet another manufacturing problem. It’s the latest in a string of setbacks affecting the 787 and another Boeing plane, the 737 Max. Boeing said Tuesday that it is inspecting fittings on part of the tail of 787s called the horizontal stabilizer for “a no[...]
