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TALLAHASSEE — The decades-old dream of high-speed rail in Florida died Friday when the state Supreme Court turned down a last-minute lawsuit to save the project and U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced he would send Florida's $2.4 billion to other states.

As my taxi pulled up at Changi airport, I knew this was going to be a special day - the day of the first A380 commercial flight was finally here. The airport had long been adorned with banners and posters declaring Singapore "A380 ready" and anticipating the flight.

WASHINGTON, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Boeing Co. (BA.N: Quote, Profile, Research) is weighing options for replacing its best-selling 737 and one scenario might include separate aircraft for two markets, the company's senior marketing official said on Wednesday. The 737 family covers the 110- to 200-seat range and is the most popular commercial plane ever with more than 5,000 produced in nearly four decades. There have been several 737 upgrades, including a major overhaul in the early 1990s. With airlines seeking variety in seating capacity and more fuel and operating efficiency, Boeing is studying how to meet expectations and continue to...

SINGAPORE, June 14 (Reuters) - Singapore Airlines ordered Boeing aircraft worth $4.52 billion after it was disappointed with new delays on the A380 superjumbo and is seeking compensation from Airbus parent EADS for the setback. Airbus revealed delays of at least six months in deliveries of the A380 on Tuesday, an embarrassment expected to blow a 2 billion euro ($2.5 billion) cash hole in Airbus parent EADS (EAD.PA: Quote, Profile, Research) starting in 2007. "We are disappointed with the news of further delays, but will work with Airbus to minimise the delays and their impact," said a spokesman for Singapore...

New York - In today's marketplace, distinct differences in the way competitive products work have become increasingly rare. But functional product differentiation is exactly what the rivalry between the Airbus A380 and the Boeing 787 Dreamliner is all about: Two companies with fundamentally different products, based on diametrically opposite visions of the future, engaged in a Hatfields versus McCoys battle with billions of dollars at stake.

Boeing Co. shares reach a record $79.25 on Wednesday after announcing that General Electric's aircraft leasing unit ordered 30 more 737s and may order 30 more. Boeing shares topped their previous all-time high of $79.20 set on March 21.

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Optimism about the commercial aerospace market and military spending helped drive shares of Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin to new highs on Monday. Shares of Boeing (BA : Boeing Co. BA78.18, +0.33, +0.4%) , which is seeing a resurgence in its jetliner business but still gets more than half of its sales from defense work, closed up 0.4% to $78.18 after trading as high as $78.86 at one point.

The Boeing Co., the world's second-biggest maker of commercial aircraft, is in talks to sell as many as 17 of its new 787 airliners to Russian carriers, not including OAO Aeroflot, the largest, a Boeing executive said Friday. Boeing hopes to sell "up to" 15 of the planned model to one Russian airline and two 787s to another, Craig Jones, Boeing's vice president for sales in Russia, told reporters in Moscow, declining to identify the carriers.

SINGAPORE - Boeing‘s 737 passenger plane, which has seen deliveries top 5,000 since it entered service 38 years ago, has always been touted by its U.S. makers as the world‘s most popular commercial jet. Last year, Toulouse, France-based Airbus had a 62 percent market share of the single-aisle plane market with 918 orders for the A320. The 737 had 569 orders.

NEW YORK, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Boeing Co. (BA.N: Quote, Profile, Research) might be close to beating French rival Airbus for a deal, worth more than $10 billion, with Singapore Airlines, a newspaper reported on Friday.

United Parcel Service Inc. signed a binding order for 10 Airbus A380 superjumbos, the European aircraft maker said Tuesday. UPS will take delivery of its first A380 sometime between 2009 and 2012 and has not yet decided between the Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine and the Engine Alliance GP 7000. The A380 freighter, due to enter service in 2008, will carry a freight load of 330,000 pounds on three decks, with a cargo volume capacity of 40,000 cubic feet and a range of 5,600 nautical miles.

CHICAGO -- Boeing Co.'s stock price topped $70 a share for the first time in five years Thursday and neared its all-time high amid continuing momentum in its military contracting and commercial aircraft businesses.

Boeing (NYSE: BA) shareholders, rejoice! The company is rolling lucky sevens -- as in 777s, 787s, and 737s. The lifeblood of aircraft manufacturing is the order book, and Boeing has a fat one now. And for a company recently overwhelmed by questions regarding its corporate governance practices and ongoing competition due to forthcoming Airbus product releases, that has to be a nice thing to hear.

As plane deals go, this could well be the biggest prize in recent memory. In December three major Asia-Pacific carriers are expected to place orders for more than 100 widebody jets worth an estimated $16.8 billion. And by the looks of things, Boeing Co. (BA ) looks poised to supply most of the planes.

TEL AVIV (Reuters) - El Al Israel Airlines said on Sunday it signed an agreement with Boeing Co. for the purchase of two 777-200 ER jets for about $246 million. El Al, Israel's national carrier, expects to take delivery of the long-range wide-body jets in 2007. Each aircraft will cost between $117 million and $123 million, in accordance with the extras the company orders, El Al said in a statement.

Boeing's top airplane salesman apologized to customers yesterday for the "pain" caused by the Boeing Machinists strike, but said the company owed it to airlines to "hold out for a fair and reasonable settlement." Scott Carson also delivered an unusual mea culpa for missteps Boeing made earlier in the decade that led the company to neglect international customers and fall behind its European rival, Airbus, in airplane sales.

A three-month strike would cost the aerospace giant a hefty $1.1 billion in operating profits, according to an internal company analysis prepared for top executives. That's more than the commercial-airplanes unit's profit for all of last year. A one-month strike would be much less costly. But even that could potentially delay by a month the debut of the company's new 787 jet. To avoid that, Boeing is considering alternative suppliers for parts originally scheduled to be made by Machinists at its Auburn plant.

In the deal, Garuda will buy 10 Boeing 787-Dreamliners, instead of six Boeing 777s as in previous contracts, and 18 Boeing 737-New Generations to replace older types of Boeing 737s agreed to before, Alex said.

China Southern Airlines signed a deal on Tuesday to buy 10 Boeing 787 aircraft for about $1.2 billion, state television reported. China Central Television did not give further details of Tuesday's deal, signed in Guangzhou, capital of the southern Chinese province of Guangdong. Early this month, China Southern, the country's largest carrier by fleet size, purchased three 787 planes from Boeing Co. as part of a larger deal involving four airlines and a total of 42 787s. China Southern's shares skidded on Monday after it reported worse-than-expected first half results on tough price competition and high fuel costs.

America West Airlines traded in its emblem and distinctive turquoise and flame-orange colors for the red, white and blue of its new partner. The Tempe carrier unveiled its new look Monday, a paint scheme that will be used for all of its aircraft and US Airways planes when a planned merger becomes official this fall.