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Boeing versus Airbus is one of the most hard-fought, closely watched marketing battles out there. It's ... one of the most fascinating. Not long ago, it appeared as if Airbus had gained the upper hand. If Boeing succeeds in winning this battle --and it appears to be well on its way--it will amount to one of the great reversals of business fortunes. It will also serve as proof of the wisdom of understanding the marketplace well enough to lead, rather than follow.
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The Boeing 777 is the first airplane designed completely on computer. In passenger preference polls taken in 1999, passengers on European and Asian carriers preferred the 777 by a margin of three to one. www.boeing.com
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To date, Boeing has won orders for 80 737-900ERs from Lion Air, GE Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS), Sky Airlines, Continental Airlines and SpiceJet. Additionally, Futura International Airways and Excel Airways will begin operating 737-900ERs on lease from GECAS in 2008.
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Since launch in April 2004, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner has logged orders from 46 customers for 652 airplanes, making it the most successful launch of a commercial airplane in Boeing's history. First flight is scheduled for later this year followed by certification and first delivery in May 2008.
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On August 2, 2005 Boeing sold its Rocketdyne rocket engine division to Pratt & Whitney. On May 1, 2006, Boeing announced that it had reached a definitive agreement to purchase Dallas, Texas-based Aviall, Inc. for $1.7 billion and retain $350 million in debt. Aviall, Inc. and its subsidiaries, Aviall Services, Inc. and ILS formed a wholly owned subsidiary of Boeing Commercial Aviation Services (BCAS).[1]
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In the 1980s, Boeing began developing a 747 with an extended upper deck, designated 747-300. Its seated area behind the flight deck was 23 feet (7 meters) longer than the earlier version. The 747-300 was soon superseded by the 747-400, which entered design in 1985. This larger, more powerful, and longer-ranged 747 ... had the extended upper deck and as well as six-foot (1.8-meter) drag-reducing winglets on each wing tip. It could accommodate 416 to 524 passengers.
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