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Damage at the Spirit AeroSystems facility in Wichita, Kansas. (Photo by Spirit AeroSystems, via Flickr)

Tornado Ravaged Spirit AeroSystems Says Wichita Factory Looking Good Overall [with Photos]

The Kansas factory that builds the fuselage of the Boeing 737 and many other aircraft components remained closed on Monday after a tornado tore through it on Saturday.
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A collapsed building at the Spirit AeroSystems complex in Wichita. (Photo by KWCH12, via Twitter)

Boeing 737 Fuselage Factory, Other Aerospace Builders Suffer Direct Hit from Kansas Tornado [UPDATED]

The Spirit AeroSystems complex in Wichita that builds every Boeing 737 aircraft fuselage suffered a direct hit from a tornado on Saturday, damaging at least 10 buildings and knocking out power.
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Southwest's first Boeing 737-800 (Warrior One, N8301J) about to depart Fort Lauderdale for Chicago Midway on its second revenue flight.

Why Southwest’s First Boeing 737-800 Is Kind of a Big Deal [with Photos]

When compared to its newer, larger, longer-range siblings, Boeing's 737-800 might not be the sexiest airliner in the skies. But when the world's largest 737 operator added them to its fleet this week, the aviation world was pay...
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The 787 Dream Tour plane touches down in Istanbul in April.

Sixth Leg of Boeing 787 Dream Tour Flies Through England, Norway, Italy and US

The Boeing 787 Dream Tour will make eight stops through seven cities in Europe and the US from late April through mid-May, Boeing announced on Wednesday.
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Boeing and Transaero executives celebrate the deal aboard the 787 Dream Tour plane over Russia. From left: Alexander Krinichansky, Transaero Airlines executive director; Alexander Pleshakov, Transaero Airlines chairman of the board; Marty Bentrott, vice president of Sales for Middle East, Russia and Central Asia, Boeing Commercial Airplanes; Serdar Gurz, director international Sales, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. (Photo by Boeing)

Transaero Orders Four Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners

Russia's Transaero Airlines and Boeing have finalized an order for four 787-8 Dreamliners in a deal worth $744 million based on list prices.
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