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Boeing 787 Dreamliner to Visit China, Ethiopia, Kenya and Qatar on Six Month World Tour

Posted November 25, 2011 by Brandon Farris

Boeing will send its new 787 Dreamliner to at least four countries on two continents during a six month world tour, the company announced this week.

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PHOTOS: Aviation Nation 2011 Airshow at Nellis Air Force Base

Posted November 17, 2011 by Brandon Farris

Among the spectacular performances: The USAF Thunderbirds, the Patriots Jet Team, the Present Day Air-to-Air Demonstration F-15s and F-16s, the A-10 West Coast Demonstration Team and flybys by a B-1, a B-2 and a B-25.

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Photos: The Boeing 787 Dreamliner Assembly Line

Posted October 1, 2011 by Brandon Farris

Here are some closeups from a rare cameras-allowed tour of Boeing’s Everett, Wash. 787 factory, including the first 787 for United Airlines.

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Photos: Delivery Ceremony for First ANA Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Posted September 27, 2011 by Brandon Farris

In a long-awaited event held Monday morning, All Nippon Airways (ANA) was handed the ceremonial keys to its new Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, the first to be delivered.

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Boeing and ANA Kickoff 787 Dreamliner Delivery Event

Posted September 25, 2011 by Brandon Farris

Boeing kicked off Boeing 787 delivery events with several press conferences on Sunday ahead of the actual delivery to launch carrier All Nippon Airlines (ANA) set for Tuesday morning.

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Boeing 737 MAX to Offer 7 Percent Operating Cost Advantage Over Airbus A320NEO, Manufacturer Says

Posted September 1, 2011 by Brandon Farris

Boeing has announced its intentions to update the engines of the current 737 airliner and launch a new line of jets dubbed the 737 MAX family.

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Boeing 787 Completes Certification Test Flights

Posted August 18, 2011 by Brandon Farris

What started as a dream back in 2004 with an announcement on Wall Street, All Nippon Airways and Boeing launched an all new aircraft that was then called the 7E7 Dreamliner. On Wednesday, the dream inched closer to reality, as the state-of-the-art jet now known as the 787 completed all of its FAA-required certification test flights.

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Virgin America Applies for Puerto Vallarta Service

Posted July 19, 2011 by Brandon Farris

Virgin America has applied for rights from the Mexican Government and United States Department of Transportation to fly to Puerto Vallarta from San Francisco starting this winter.

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Paris Air Show Order Wrap-up: Airbus Outsells Boeing for Second Straight Year

Posted June 28, 2011 by Brandon Farris

The 2011 Paris Air Show was the best ever for Airbus, earning firm orders for 418 aircraft worth about $44 billion at list prices, compared to only 47 planes valued at $7.5 billion for Boeing.

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Rolls-Royce and GE Reveal Future Engine Plans at Paris Air Show

Posted June 21, 2011 by Brandon Farris

This week at the Paris Air Show, Rolls-Royce and General Electric have both provided peaks into what they are developing for future engines to power new aircraft coming from Boeing and Airbus in the A350 and 787-10.

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