While Boeing still hopes to finally deliver the first Dreamliner
to a customer next month, analysts are saying the company won't
make a profit on the airplane until 1,000 of them are flying for
customers. That assessment comes from Bernstein Research in New
York, which cites the company's three years of issues and delays in
a report released August 16.
MANUFACTURER: Bombardier, Inc. Model
CL-600-2C10 (Regional Jet Series 700, 701 & 702), Model
CL-600-2D15 (Regional Jet Series 705), and Model CL-600-2D24
(Regional Jet Series 900) Airplanes
Includes Fee Refunds For Lost Baggage, Greater Protection From
Tarmac Delays
New consumer protections for airline passengers established by
the U.S. DOT went into effect Tuesday, which Secretary Ray LaHood
says will make flying more convenient and hassle-free for air
travelers nationwide. The new consumer protections, finalized
earlier this year, include requirements that airlines refund
baggage fees if bags are lost, increase compensation provided to
passengers bumped from oversold flights, and provide passengers
greater protections from lengthy tarmac delays.
Share Of Unfolding Chinese Aviation Market Trumps IP
Concerns
GE's contract to supply synthetic vision technology to the
state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) has
raised some eyebrows in the U.S., where companies often worry about
the security of intellectual property provided to Chinese joint
venture partners. The GE deal is even more controversial in that it
will help AVIC develop airliners which compete with Boeing and
Airbus.
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