Aerospace and Defense

  • Norwegian orders $1.2 billion worth of Boeing 737s
    AP (June 21, 2011)
    LE BOURGET, France (AP) - Low-cost Nordic carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle on Tuesday announced an order for 15 Boeing 737-800 planes in a deal worth $1.2 billion at list prices.
     
  • Icarus' revenge: Plane uses sun to power flight
    AP (June 21, 2011)
    LE BOURGET, France (AP) - The plane making one of the biggest splashes at the Paris Air Show carries a grand total of one person and is often delayed because there's too much wind or too little sun.
     
  • Airbus outpaces Boeing with fuel-efficient planes
    AP (June 21, 2011)
    LE BOURGET, France (AP) - Airbus benefited Tuesday from airlines' worries about sky-high fuel prices, winning customers for scores of its more fuel-efficient planes at the Paris Air Show as it jockeyed with Boeing for the spot as world's biggest planemaker.
     
  • JetBlue reshuffles fleet with Airbus order
    AP (June 21, 2011)
    (AP) - JetBlue is reshuffling its fleet.