2010 could be a good year for US carriers. Boeing and Airbus claim victory in WTO fight. Boeing will break a 787's wings on Sunday. Southwest shrinks its fall sched. US Airways asks for delay exemptions.
GE Capital Aviation Services on Monday announced an order for 40 Next-Generation 737-800s for approximately $3 billion, and an order for 60 Airbus A320s with a list price of $4.9 billion.
Boeing today, in conjunction with 787 launch customer All Nippon Airways, rolled out the first 787-8 commercial airliner to be used in revenue passenger service.
The US Air Force has taken delivery of a first-of-its-kind SBIRS GEO-1 missile detection spacecraft, to be launched atop an Atlas V rocket in early May.