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The company has sold 78 freighter versions of the new aircraft and 27 of the passenger version with just one major airline customer for the passenger plane , Lufthansa. The 747-8 delay comes on the heels of a mid-summer delay for the 787 …
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July 30th, 2009 Boeing delivers 78th 777 to EmiratesEVERETT, Wash. — Plane maker Boeing Co. Air India has not cancelled any order, says Boeing . July 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI – Boeing Co, the world’s second largest commercial aircraft maker, …
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On Boeing’s latest large aircraft project, the ongoing and beleaguered 787, Japanese firms have been contracted to build most of the wings and part of the center fuselage, a total of 35% of the plane , and an extremely important 35% at …
USMC Commandant Reiterates Support For EFV
1, Oct 2009Conway pegged next spring as a time when the Marines may be able to breathe easier about the program, after the QDR
DoD Buzz | Boeing Offering Two Bids, Two Planes
29, Sep 2009UPDATED: Boeing Spokesman Says No Decision About Which Plane To Offer Or Whether To Offer Both Building a bid for a major acquisition program like the KC-X tanker is expensive and consumes many man hours, but Boeing will place bids for …
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The American military said it was not clear why the small remotely operated plane fell from the sky in the Ghizlani neighborhood in west Mosul.
A Dassault Who Thinks Beyond the Blue Horizon
26, Sep 2009When he is not negotiating the sale of a Dassault aircraft, chances are Laurent Dassault is pursuing business opportunities in the art and wine sectors.
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Indian Navy Mulls Northrop Advanced Hawkeye
2, Sep 2009India has been interested in airborne early warning and control capability for years; is said to require six aircraft
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In addition to technical problems, getting the plane to production has also been hampered by major labor disruptions. A prolonged strike by machinists in 2008 was largely responsible for an 8% drop in aircraft sales. …