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Images of a Boeing factory in North Charleston, South Carolina as United Airlines unveiled an order of 100 new Boeing 787 Dreamliners with options for an additional 100 jets. The huge order, the largest by an American carrier for this class of aircraft, marks a victory for Boeing, which has targeted mid-decade as the period it expects to return to its pre-pandemic financial health after the 737 MAX scandal and other woes. The Boeing 787 aircrafts shown in the video are the same model but not the specific ones bought by United Airlines. IMAGES
South African Airways is to cancel all its flights, as thousands of workers press ahead with an indefinite strike after the troubled national carrier announced a major retrenchment plan. IMAGES
Airbus virtually closed the gap with Boeing in their intense battle for airliner orders in July after booking about half of the 197 firm sales unveiled at last month's Farnborough Airshow. But as Hayley Platt reports, combined orders fell 17 percent from the same period last year.
European planemaker Airbus beat Boeing in the race for new business last year, swelling its total order book to a record $1 trillion. But as Grace Pascoe reports it remains behind on deliveries as Boeing extends its lead as the world's largest jetmaker.
European planemaker Airbus beat Boeing in the race for new business last year, swelling its total order book to a record $1 trillion. But as Grace Pascoe reports it remains behind on deliveries as Boeing extends its lead as the world's largest jetmaker.
Singapore Airlines suffered an embarrassing incident early Sunday when the nose landing gear of a plane retracted at the gate, leaving the front of the plane on the ground.