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The first South Carolina-built 787 moves to Final Assembly Position 3 early in the morning of Dec. 18, shortly after achieving weight on wheels for the first time
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That Was Fast: Boeing’s First South Carolina-Built 787 Rolls Down Assembly Line

Posted December 21, 2011 by Matt Molnar

Barely two years after construction began on a second Boeing 787 production facility in South Carolina, the first Dreamliner to be built there has reached its “weight on wheels” milestone.

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This old Convair 440 Metropolitan is nearly 60 years old and still buzzing the crowd at SXM
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Final Call: Barefoot Bandit Gets 7 Years, Alaska Airlines Rescues Escaped Cat

Posted December 16, 2011 by Matt Molnar

The country’s most infamous plane thief will soon be doing hard time, Alaska Airlines finds an escaped cat, a Hawaiian island hopper wants to fly to London via Illinois, and more…

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On This Day in Aviation History: December 15th

Posted December 15, 2011 by Phil Derner Jr.

In a near disaster, KLM Flight 867 loses all engines temporarily after flying through a cloud of volcanic ash, McDonnell Douglas and Boeing merge, the Boeing 787 makes its first flight, and more..

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A furry planespotter roams Anoka County-Blaine Airport (ANE) near Minneapolis
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Final Call: Smooth Flying for ANA’s First Dreamliners, American Under Fire Over Exec Townhouse in London

Posted December 14, 2011 by Matt Molnar

JetBlue chooses Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan engines for the A320neo, the F-35 program is a bigger mess than previously thought while the 787 flies reliably for ANA, and more…

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Frontier Embraer E-Jet at Houston Hobby Airport
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Final Call: iPhone Explodes on Australian Plane, US Airways Denies Refund to Cancer Patient

Posted November 29, 2011 by Matt Molnar

US Airways refuses to give cancer patient a refund, an iPhone 4 exploded on a plane landing in Sydney, more delays for the GE-powered 787 and more…

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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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Oman Air Orders Six Boeing 787 Dreamliners

Posted November 14, 2011 by Matt Molnar

Oman Air and Boeing announced Monday at the Dubai Airshow that the airline had purchased order rights for six 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft from the leasing company ALAFCO.

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SilverJet Boeing 767-200ER (N480JC) at Victorville
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The Boeing 747-8′s Excellent 47-State Adventure: Final Call

Posted November 4, 2011 by Matt Molnar

A judge throws out Jesse Ventura’s TSA lawsuit, rhinos do fly, a 787 Dreamliner trip report and more…

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Some US Air Force C-17s watch a Delta Connection Saab 340A (N449XJ) take off from Minneapolis
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Ron Paul Loves Charter Flights, Divers Find Sunken Airliner 34 Years After Crash: Final Call

Posted October 26, 2011 by Matt Molnar

Presidential candidate Ron Paul might be trailing in the polls, but he’s leading his opponents in charter flight spending, Air India may drastically cut its order for Dreamliners, and more…

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Photos: Boeing 787 Dreamliner Completes First Revenue Flight for ANA

Posted October 26, 2011 by Matt Molnar

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner completed its first money-making trip today, flying from Tokyo to Hong Kong on a special charter flight operated by launch customer All Nippon Airways.

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