Boeing 737 News

Boeing Co. and Airbus SAS reasserted their dominance at the aviation industry's largest trade expo as challengers including Bombardier Inc. failed to win any orders for single-aisle jets, the workhorses of global airline fleets.

A model Airbus SAS A320 aircraft hangs on display at the European Aeronautic, Defence & Space Co.

Ryanair, Europe's biggest budget airline, could start selling low-cost trans-Atlantic flights if it secures enough twin-aisle aircraft and gains access to cities in both Europe and the United States, its chief executive said on Wednesday.

Experts expected the air show to be a battle of the wide-body jets, but orders for smaller planes have taken center stage as airlines upgrade their existing fleets or expand into new markets.

Airbus also announced that SriLankan Airlines, the country's national carrier, would buy four A350s and six slightly smaller A330 jets.

Ryanair Holdings Plc said a team that it set up to evaluate Boeing Co.' s 737 Max model will report back by the end of September, paving the way for an order that might run to more than 200 of the narrow-body planes.

Federal Reserve policymakers will likely announce on Wednesday that they will keep buying bonds at a monthly pace of $85 billion, while keeping their options open to scale back the program later this year if the U.S. labor market continues to improve.

The order is comprised of 10 new incremental aircraft and conversions of 20 existing Next-Generation 737 orders.

The ISEQ put in another day of modest gains with Ryanair the top mover as investors remained on edge about the prospects for the US Fed's stimulus policy.

Will Airbus announce more orders than Boeing? Will Boeing have more products on display than Airbus? Whose vision of the future of air travel looks most credible? But below the radar are signs that this duopoly may one day be challenged.

Innovations by Israeli defense firms are featuring prominently at this year's Paris Air Show, which began on Monday and attracted delegates from the aerospace industry around the world.

Boeing launched a larger version of its flagship Dreamliner aircraft at the Paris Airshow on Tuesday, intensifying the battle with rival Airbus in the booming market for fuel-efficient, long-haul jets.

United Airlines today increased its 787 Dreamliner order to 65 aircraft with an order for 20 787-10s.

Ryanair said on Tuesday that it will finalize an order for 175 Boeing 737-800 aircraft worth around $16 billion at list prices at the Paris Airshow on Wednesday.

EasyJet Plc agreed to buy 135 Airbus SAS jets worth about $13.22 billion at list price as Europe's No.

This year marks the 50th Paris Air Show, and Sagem is showcasing its globally recognized expertise in drone systems, avionics and navigation equipment, optronics systems and guided weapons.

As airplane makers gathered outside Paris to show off their newest high-tech jetliners on Monday, a less-heralded technology story was unfolding back home on the factory floors of the world's leading aerospace firms.

Standing in front of a GEnx jet engine displayed in one of the exhibition halls, GE Aviation Chief Executive David Joyce announced that the company's new plant to produce engine components from ceramic matrix composites, or CMCs, will be in Asheville, N.C. "These are going to be the future," Joyce said, holding a sample of a CMC component.

Air New Zealand has rolled out the first of its brand new Airbus A320 aircraft - which feature impressive curved wing tips - at the Paris Air Show overnight.

TUI Travel CEO Peter Long has indicated he is likely to firm up options for 90 Boeing 737 MAXs following on from its recent commitment for 60 of the type.