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First 787 Dreamliner Rolled Out at Increased Production Rate

  Boeing Rolls Out First 787 Dreamliner at Increased Production Rate Boeing has rolled out of the factory the first 787 Dreamliner to be built at the increased production rate of seven airplanes per month. The airplane, which rolled out earlier this week, is the 114th 787 to be built overall and the 100th 787 […]

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United Airlines to Serve Tito’s Handmade Vodka

Airline mixes up its beverage service with an American-made, award-winning craft spirit United Airlines announced that Tito’s Handmade Vodka will be the exclusive vodka brand served on all of the airline’s flights worldwide. United customers have enjoyed the award-winning craft vodka since the company began serving the spirit on May 1. Tito’s Handmade Vodka, an […]

UA Introduces 200th Aircraft with Live Television

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UA Introduces 200th Aircraft with Live Television

Airline offers the world’s largest fleet of aircraft with live television United Airlines has equipped its 200th aircraft with live television, offering customers more than 100 channels of live programming while in-flight. United operates more live television-equipped aircraft than any other airline in the world. United currently offers live television on most Boeing 737 aircraft […]

Delta to Return More Than $1 Billion to Shareholders

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Delta to Return More Than $1 Billion to Shareholders

Balanced capital deployment creates up to $5 billion of value for shareholders through further debt reduction, return of cash to shareholders, and management of pension liability In a broad financial plan released today, Delta Air Lines announced a balanced capital deployment program aimed at creating up to $5 billion of value for shareholders, including returning […]

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Cessna New Citation M2 Reaches ‘Wing Mate’ Stage

Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. company, announced that the first production unit of the new Citation M2 has reached the significant milestone of wing and fuselage mating. Certification is expected in the second half of 2013. “The M2 program is progressing well, and we are all looking forward to advancing to the certification process […]

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Bombardier Expands Technical Training Agreement for CRJ Jets

Toronto-based FlightPath International appointed Authorized Technical Training Provider (ATTP) for all CRJ, Challenger 850, Challenger 870 and Challenger 890 aircraft technical training Bombardier today announced that it has appointed training services provider FlightPath International (FPI) of Toronto as its Authorized Technical Training Provider (ATTP) for all entitlement and recurrent technical training for Bombardier’s CRJ Series […]

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Boeing Delivers Wright-Patterson C-17

Boeing has delivered a training center for the C-17 Globemaster III airlifter to the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, enabling the base to cut costs by training pilots and loadmasters onsite. “Since we received our first C-17 at Wright-Patt in January 2011, our local crews have had to go on […]

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Boeing Brings B-52 into Digital Age with Significant Communications Upgrade

Boeing Brings B-52 into Digital Age with Significant Communications Upgrade – Enables in-flight task changing and weapons retargeting Boeing is providing an upgraded communications system for U.S. Air Force B-52 bombers so aircrews can send and receive information via satellite links, allowing crews to change mission plans and retarget weapons in flight and better interact with […]

If your flight is delayed, Enjoy it!

If Your Flight is Delayed or You Miss a Connection, Enjoy it in one of the World`s Best Airports If you are going to endure the usual headaches caused by long delays or last-minute flight cancellations, you would be lucky to be able to enjoy it. Gardens, waterfalls, movie theatres, markets, dance floors, casinos, museums and […]

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Orbital to Build Icon Space Weather Satellite

Company Joins University of California/Berkeley as Industrial Partner for New Heliophysics Satellite Mission Orbital Sciences Corporation, one of the world’s leading space technology companies, announced today that it has been selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to design, manufacture, integrate and test a new heliophysics science satellite that will investigate the connection between […]