"Tom Wroblewski, president of the local district of the Machinists union, did not mince words when asked to describe The Boeing Co.'s latest incentive pay plan for the union's 27,000 members, most of them in the Puget Sound area.
"It's a crock," Wroblewski said." - FlightBlogger via Bookmarklet
From the archive: " The announcement came as China signed an order at the Department of Commerce in Washington for 60 aircraft, worth up to $7.2 billion at list price. To the Chinese, the number 8 represents prosperity and good luck. It also represents the year in which Beijing will host the Olympics: 2008. Boeing said it would deliver at least one of the new planes to each of the six Chinese airlines that had placed orders in time for the Olympics." - FlightBlogger via Bookmarklet
WOW: "Negotiators need proof they drove the best bargain they could, so a strike is almost a given," he said. "The real debate is on its duration." - FlightBlogger via Bookmarklet
The engine battle is going full-throttle ahead. Pardon the pun. Could this be a precursor for an announcement from an airframer Monday about a new narrowbody? - FlightBlogger via Bookmarklet
"It is understood that one of the reasons for holding this week's board meeting in New York was to hold talks with Boeing president James McNerney who is keen to sell the aircraft to Qantas, a move which could see the airline trade some of the options it holds for Dreamliners in exchange for the 350-seat 777s." - FlightBlogger
"The company clarified its schedule after Mike Bair, vice-president of business strategy and marketing at Boeing Commercial Airplanes, said on Sunday the plane would fly "by the end of summer"." - FlightBlogger
"Remember too that in most people's minds the air travel experience is measured curbside to curbside, not jetway to jetway. Southwest reaps the advantage of not only how it flies but where. Aiming off-center in many markets, it allows customers to savor the logistical ease of a Manchester, Islip or Providence, instead of the hectic snarls of a Boston, Newark or La Guardia. The legacy giants, with their reliance on mega-hub feed, can't succeed this way. Southwest is the closest thing we've got to an official airline of the suburbs." - FlightBlogger
"China Southern Airlines will become a launch customer for Bombardier’s CSeries with an order for 50 of the type, analyst Jacques Kavafian of Research Capital predicts." - FlightBlogger
"Don’t worry if that date doesn’t work for you. These enactments must happen somewhat regularly because the US FAA requires commercial airports to perform the exercise every 36 months, the airport press release says." - FlightBlogger
"T was up, up and away for the flying kangaroo's new super jet yesterday as Qantas Airlines' first Airbus A380 effortlessly climbed into the skies above the French city of Toulouse, en route to an interior fitout in Germany." - FlightBlogger
"Boeing spokeswoman Yvonne Leach said the average delay to the first delivery for all 58 Dreamliner customers is working out to about 20 months." - FlightBlogger
"The above referenced SEC filing indicates that Vought does not expect to make a profit on its 787 work until 300 aircraft have been produced, several years from now. Presumably that applies to all the other partners as well, including Boeing." - FlightBlogger
"The future is now," announced Southwest CEO Gary Kelly, gesturing to a 30-foot bus painted in the company's signature red, yellow, and blue. "With these amazing new buses, traveling from New York to Los Angeles takes as little as three days. That's less than half the time it took passengers to get there on our old planes." - FlightBlogger