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  787 getting ready for Japan SROV

  Posted by Guy Norris 12:44 AM on Jul 01, 2011

  Boeing expects to fly 787 test aircraft ZA002 to Tokyo, Japan for the start of service readiness operation validation (SROV) tests with ANA on July 2. The aircraft is being prepped... Read More >>

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  Nothing surprising in Obama’s NLRB comments

  Posted by Michael Mecham 7:47 PM on Jun 29, 2011

  In a press conference Wednesday, President Obama acknowledged the political sensitivity of the case against Boeing for opening a 787 final assembly line in South Carolina, but hi... Read More >>

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  Stay Away From The U.K. On Thursday, Airline Passengers Warned

  Posted by Rupa Haria 11:05 AM on Jun 29, 2011

  On Thursday thousands of public sector workers across the U.K. will take strike action against proposed pension reforms. Among those striking are U.K. Border Agency (UKBA) staff wo... Read More >>

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  NSA's bloodlines will come from 787

  Posted by Michael Mecham 6:41 PM on Jun 27, 2011

  With the risks in technology and market timing inherent in bringing out a new airplane, it is no wonder that Boeing’s senior management wants all the flexibility it can must... Read More >>

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  Leaving a Legacy

  Posted by Leithen Francis 2:55 AM on Jun 27, 2011

  The plethora of small Southeast Asian carriers set to launch service in the coming months may pose a risk to safety.Many will be using older aircraft and may struggle to recruit th... Read More >>

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  Southwest Flight Attendants: It's Not Just The Pilot

  Posted by Andrew Compart 5:20 PM on Jun 24, 2011

  By now I'm assuming everyone has heard about the homophobic, misogynistic rant by a Southwest pilot that he accidentally broadcast his tirade to air traffic controllers on March 25... Read More >>

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  Strange But True Aviation News

  Posted by Benet Wilson 3:40 PM on Jun 24, 2011

  Flying with baggy pants is bad, but flying in women's underwear is OK?  A man flying a US Airways flight from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to Phoenix was allowed to travel wearing n... Read More >>

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  Heard at the Paris Air Show

  Posted by Benet Wilson 2:03 PM on Jun 24, 2011

  “It is still a paper airplane. The proof of the pudding is in the eating, and the 777 is already flying. I do not like to talk about the -1000 at the moment until I&rsquo... Read More >>

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  Boeing checks out technologies for NSA and 737 PIP2

  Posted by Guy Norris 7:32 PM on Jun 23, 2011

  Boeing’s ecoDemonstrator program came into sharper focus at Paris for the first time. The manufacturer is partnering with American Airlines to conduct demonstrations with one... Read More >>

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  Video: Green Technology At Paris Air Show

  Posted by Rupa Haria 10:52 AM on Jun 23, 2011

  In the last of our Paris Air Show video series, we take a look at the green technology that made the headlines here at Le Bourget.  Read More >>

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