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Beijing China is expected to need 7,240 new planes over the next 20 years, valued at nearly 1.1 trillion U.S. dollars, said Boeing in its latest market outlook, released Wednesday in Beijing. China’s fleet size is expected to grow at … Continue reading →

The significance of the final flight depends on who is asked. Biscoe admitted he got a little teary watching the flight crew, which included Lt. Col. Craig Tommila, a veteran C-5 pilot who has flown thousands of hours on the … Continue reading →

If United Technologies closes the deal reached Monday to buy Rockwell Collins for about $23 billion, it will become a giant in aerospace systems — a prospect that worries Boeing. “We intend to take a hard look at the proposed … Continue reading →

•   It Never Rains But It Pours A combination of fears about North Korea, bad weather and a sputtering economy battered stock markets and drove the prices of haven assets such as bonds and gold higher. Factory orders fell … Continue reading →

Industrial conglomerate United Technologies Corp. reached a deal to buy airplane-parts maker Rockwell Collins Inc. for $23 billion, in the biggest aerospace deal in history. Continue Reading Below Both companies’ boards have approved a deal in which United Technologies will … Continue reading →

US aircraft manufacturer Boeing has projected a worldwide need for 41,030 new commercial airplanes over the next 20 years valued at $6.1 trillion dollars. Boeing’s annual China Current Market Outlook (CMO) was released yesterday (September 6) in Beijing, with total … Continue reading →