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SEATTLE, Aug. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing (NYSE: BA) and EL AL have announced that the Israeli national carrier has finalized an order for two additional Next-Generation 737-900ERs (Extended Range), adding to EL AL's previous order in March 2011, bringing the total number to six 737-900ERs on order. The two-airplane order is valued at approximately $179.2 million at current list prices. "The Next-Generation 737 family already forms the backbone of EL AL's short and medium-haul...

RENTON, Wash., July 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Customers of Boeing's [NYSE: BA] Next-Generation 737 are validating the benefits of the industry-leading Performance Improvement Package (PIP), one year after the first airplane PIP airplane was delivered. PIP combines aerodynamic and engine performance improvements to reduce fuel burn by up to 2 percent and is part of the continuous innovation on the world's best-selling airplane. More than 420 Next-Generation 737s have now been...

FORT WORTH, Texas, July 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- American Airlines continues plans to enhance and modernize travel with today's announcement of customer-pleasing interiors onboard its more than 200 new narrowbody deliveries from Airbus and Boeing - these are a part of the previously announced order for 460 new aircraft. "We intend to be the only airline to offer a three-class service and the first to offer fully lie-flat First and Business Class seats on transcontinental flights...

In 2009, Southwest Airlines was one of the first buyers of RF Systems Lab’s original video borescope, the VJ-STR. After three years of satisfactory performance, Southwest has subsequently purchased multiple units of the latest video borescope from RF System Lab, the VJ-Advance. Southwest uses the 6.9mm VJ-Advance on their Boeing 737s for routine inspections. The VJ-Advance is available with a 6.9mm diameter insertion tube as well as a new 3.9mm diameter insertion tube, designed...

CHICAGO, July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- United Continental Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: UAL) and its wholly owned subsidiary, United Air Lines, Inc., today announced an order to purchase 150 narrowbody Boeing 737 aircraft. Under the new agreement, United will purchase 100 Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft and 50 Boeing 737-900ER aircraft for delivery between 2013 and 2022. These new aircraft will allow United to replace older, less-efficient aircraft to reduce fuel and operating costs, enhance...

LONDON, July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- FARNBOROUGH AIRSHOW -- Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company, has signed a memorandum of understanding for an exclusive maintenance services agreement with Alba Star Airlines to provide engine overhaul services on the airline's fleet of CFM56-3 engines. According to the memorandum of understanding, under the exclusive five-year agreement, Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners will provide engine overhaul...

FARNBOROUGH, England, July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. (NYSE: SPR) and China Airlines announced the signing of a supply agreement whereby Spirit Aftermarket Customer Support (ACS) will provide thrust reverser, fuselage, and wing component spare parts for China Airlines' fleet of Boeing aircraft. This multi-year contract will enable China Airlines to obtain predictable and competitive pricing for all parts in the Spirit Catalog while ensuring availability...

SAN DIEGO, May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Avioserv San Diego, Inc. has been selected to support Southwest Airlines' phased retirement of their 737 Classic fleet. In this capacity Avioserv will support Southwest's efforts to control its CFM56-3 overhaul costs, utilizing proprietary consignment material for engine overhauls, while marketing excess inventory as the sole consignment partner for decommissioned engines this year. David Leblanc, Avioserv CEO, added, "We are looking forward to...

SEATTLE, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) announced today that it has received approval from the FAA demonstrating compatibility for installing Blended Winglets on the Boeing 767 Converted Freighter (767-BCF). This development assures that Boeing 767-300ERs with Blended Winglets are viable candidate for future conversion to freighters by Boeing. Blended Winglet technology installed on a Boeing 767-300ER/F/BCF reduces fuel burn by up to 500,000 gallons per...

RENTON, Wash., May 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing (NYSE: BA) announced today a new winglet design concept for the 737 MAX. The new Advanced Technology winglet will provide MAX customers with up to an additional 1.5 percent fuel-burn improvement, depending on range, on top of the 10-12 percent improvement already offered on the new-engine variant. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120502/SF99053) "The Advanced Technology winglet demonstrates Boeing's continued drive to...