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Test aircraft ZA102, piloted by 787 Chief Test Pilot Capt. Mike Carriker, touches down on its final certification flight, a 90-minute hop from Billings, Mont

Boeing 787 Completes Certification Test Flights

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 ...
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Virgin America Applies for Puerto Vallarta Service

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

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 jet engines

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

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.
by Brandon Farris
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United Orders Winglets for Boeing 767-300ER Fleet

United Continental Holdings and Aviation Partners announced that an order has been placed for 14 sets of winglets to be used on United’s 767-300ERs.
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