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With fuel burn at 20 percent less than the existing fleet, the new airplane range will help reduce costs, said Ajay Singh, CMD of SpiceJet. The low-cost carrier, on January 13, announced a mammoth deal worth Rs 1,50,000 crore to purchase 205 aircraft from the US-based aircraft maker Boeing.

EVA Airways and Boeing sign Taiwan's biggest plane deal

The Taiwanese carrier will buy 18 787-10 Dreamliners -- Boeing's most recent model in its family of long-haul jets - and two 777-300ER (extended-range) aircraft. The agreement also gives EVA Airways the option to buy six more 787s.

Jet Airways to acquire 75 fuel-efficient Boeing planes

Jet Airways will be the first airline in India to take delivery of the 737 MAX planes, it said, adding this also marks the largest order in Jet Airways' history and supports the airline's aircraft replacement strategy with modern planes.

Boeing announces record Chinese order worth $38 bn

The order, announced to coincide with President Xi Jinping's visit to a Boeing plant near Seattle, comprises 240 planes for Chinese airlines and 60 aircraft destined for leasing companies, Boeing said in a news release.

Flush with orders, aerospace industry retools for future

In five years, airplanes entering service may have an engine with parts delicately fabricated by an industrial 3-D printer, a paint job applied by a robot and rivets installed by machines.