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Airbus paints A330 tanker for Royal Aust

Airbus Military has painted one of the two A330 Multi Role Transport Tankers scheduled to be delivered to the Royal Australian Air Force this year in the service’s colours. The aircraft is the second to have undergone conversion and one of five the RAA…

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Politico: Senate committee passes NASA compromise bill

Democratic and Republican senators Thursday announced a breakthrough in a five-month stalemate over the future of the country’s space program, according to a Politico report.

Austrian Airlines agrees to use Boeing maintenance tools

Austrian Airlines will use Boeing Maintenance Performance Toolbox on its 777-200ERs, 767-300ERs and Next-Generation 737s, the two companies announced Thursday. [ This news article was originally published on Aerospace News. ...

Boeing turns 94

In honor of Boeing's 94th birthday, the company posted this picture of its first airplane at its first assembly building, on Lake Union in Seattle. [ This news article was originally ...

Alitalia gets first new Airbus A330-200

Alitalia has received its first new Airbus A330-200 airliner, Airbus announced Thursday. [ This news article was originally published on Aerospace News. To read the original version of this article ...

Boeing: First 787 Dreamliner delivery may slide into 2011

Boeing might not deliver its first 787 Dreamliner until early next year, Scott Fancher, vice president and general manager of the program, said Thursday. [ This news article was originally published ...

Boeing raises jet forecast thanks to "resilient" market

Commercial airliner demand is recovering well and looks stronger going forward than Boeing projected last year, according to Boeing Commercial Airplanes marketing chief Randy Tinseth. [ This news article was originally ...

Boeing chooses site for S.C. 787 Dreamliner parts plant

Boeing has chosen a site in North Charleston, S.C., for its new 787 interiors-fabrication facility, the company announced Thursday. [ This news article was originally published on Aerospace News. To ...

Bad day in NYC for Delta, Boeing 767s

Delta Air Lines stranded more than 600 passengers at JFK Airport Tuesday after three Boeing 767s developed mechanical problems in the space of six hours, the New York Post reported ...

Airbus union endorses buy-American line on tanker

A French Airbus union has declined to support EADS North America's bid for the U.S. Air Force's aerial refueling tanker contract, saying it understands calls to buy the tanker from ...

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