Boeing Dreamliner ready for maiden flight
CNN - Tue Dec 15, 3:25 am ETFighting its way through more than two years of delays, Boeing's latest aircraft, the 787 Dreamliner, is scheduled to take its maiden flight Tuesday.
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Boeing's 787 lifts its nose as 1st flight nears
Seattle Times - Sun Dec 13, 2:07 pm ETBoeing pilots taxied the aerospace giant's new 787 jetliner down a runway at low and high speeds and simulated a rejected takeoff, lifting the much anticipated plane's nose off the ground, as the last tests were performed before the jet's first flight.
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Boeing Runs Final Tests on New 787 Jetliner
KIVI Boise - Sun Dec 13, 6:28 pm ETEVERETT, Wash. (AP) -- Boeing pilots taxied the aerospace giant's new 787 jetliner down a runway at low and high speeds and simulated a rejected takeoff, lifting the much anticipated plane's nose
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GE Aviation adding employees in north Mississippi
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Mon Dec 14, 6:02 pm ETGE Aviation is expanding its operation in the northern Mississippi city of Batesville. Gov. Haley Barbour said Monday that the company will add 350 jobs over the next several years.
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Dreamliner ready to fly, weather permitting
Air Transport World - Tue Dec 15, 12:17 am ETTwo-and-one-half years after rollout, the 787 finally will fly today if the weather above Paine Field in Everett, Wash., cooperates: "We are now ready for first flight," a Boeing spokesperson told ATWOnline .
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Sky, Oaktree announce leasing and finance venture
Air Transport World - Tue Dec 15, 12:16 am ETSky Holding Co. and Oaktree Capital Management announced formation of a new aircraft finance and leasing partnership in which funds managed by Oaktree invested $500 million in Sky. According to the firms, the investment will enable Sky "to finance more than $2 billion of Boeing and Airbus aircraft annually, with sale/leaseback activities set to begin in the first quarter of 2010." Sky's ...
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Final Glance: Aerospace companies
INO News - Mon Dec 14, 6:03 pm ETBoeing rose $.45 or .8 percent, to $56.05. Goodrich rose $1.68 or 2.7 percent, to $63.78.
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British Airways Cabin Crew to Stage Christmas Strike (Update4)
Bloomberg - Mon Dec 14, 3:23 pm ETDec. 14 (Bloomberg) -- British Airways Plc cabin crew said they’ll stage a 12-day strike over the Christmas and New Year holidays, grounding planes and disrupting travel during what is normally one of the most profitable periods for the carrier.
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AirTran ready to fly blue and white Orlando Magic jet
Orlando Sentinel - Mon Dec 14, 11:12 pm ETOrlando Magic's blue and white take flight as AirTran adds to its stable of planes with team themes AirTran Airways is hoping its newest airplane paint job is a slam dunk with travelers.
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Boeing 787 Aces Taxi Test As 1st Flight Nears
Manufacturing.net - Mon Dec 14, 9:33 am ETPilots taxied the aerospace giant's new 787 jetliner down a runway at low and high speeds and simulated a rejected takeoff, lifting the?plane's nose off the ground.
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Virtual testing gives lightweight planes lift-off
EurekAlert! - Mon Dec 14, 11:29 am ET( Monash University ) A research team lead by Professor Brian Falzon has received funding from the Australian ResearchCouncil and Boeing Research and Technology Australia, based in Melbourne, to help improve the process modeling capability for manufacturing large carbon-fiber composite structures used onpassenger aircraft.
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Looking ahead
USA Today - Mon Dec 14, 8:07 pm ETSome events happening Tuesday.
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Recession hard on Snohomish County eateries
Everett Herald - Tue Dec 15, 2:44 am ETEVERETT — In past years hungry shoppers would wait in the parking lot when the One Twelfth Street Diner opened on the day after Thanksgiving. This year, the lot was empty.
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'Dreamlife' wins dream prize: $10,000 at 'The A.W.A.R.D. Show!'
Seattle Times - Mon Dec 14, 10:08 pm ETAmelia Reeber won $10,000 in the final round of "The A.W.A.R.D. Show!" for her solo piece, "Dreamlife."
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As GM searches for new CEO and a way forward, KCK's Fairfax plant continues to add workers
The Kansas City Star - Mon Dec 14, 10:00 pm ETFive months after emerging from bankruptcy with billions of dollars in taxpayer assistance, General Motors Corp. is having trouble shifting out of first gear. The stops and starts have been frequent for the iconic automaker.
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