• Boeing says it will begin building the extended 787-9 later this year. [Flightglobal]
• Dozens of sick passengers on an Air New Zealand flight from Tokyo to Auckland led to the entire plane being quarantined for a time. [TV NZ]
• A TAM flight was forced to land in Uruguay when a man wearing an airline security badge made his way into the cockpit and fought with the pilots, causing the plane to dive. [Associated Press via ABC]
• Authorities are investigating how an apparently harmless driver who made a wrong turn ended up on an active taxiway at Philadelphia International Airport. [CBS 3 Philly]
• Air India is now demanding $1 billion in compensation from Boeing over its 787 delivery delays. [BizJournals.com]