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Airbus paints A330 tanker for Royal Australian Air Force

Aubrey Cohen — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:39:00 +0000

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 RAAF has ordered.

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Politico: Senate committee passes NASA compromise bill

Aubrey Cohen — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:25:00 +0000

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.

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Austrian Airlines agrees to use Boeing maintenance tools

Aubrey Cohen — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:10:00 +0000

Austrian Airlines will use Boeing Maintenance Performance Toolbox on its 777-200ERs, 767-300ERs and Next-Generation 737s, the two companies announced Thursday.

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Premium Airline Traffic Rebounded In May – IATA

Airwise Airline News — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:14:12 +0000

Demand for first and business class tickets rebounded strongly in May, rising nearly a fifth year-on-year, after stagnating in April because of European airspace closures, air industry association IATA said.

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Boeing turns 94

Aubrey Cohen — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:30:00 +0000

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.

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Alitalia gets first new Airbus A330-200

Aubrey Cohen — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:21:00 +0000

Alitalia has received its first new Airbus A330-200 airliner, Airbus announced Thursday.

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Boeing: First 787 Dreamliner delivery may slide into 2011

Aubrey Cohen — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:44:00 +0000

Boeing might not deliver its first 787 Dreamliner until early next year, Scott Fancher, vice president and general manager of the program, said Thursday.

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Boeing raises jet forecast thanks to "resilient" market

Aubrey Cohen — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:30:00 +0000

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.

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

Aubrey Cohen — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:23:00 +0000

Boeing has chosen a site in North Charleston, S.C., for its new 787 interiors-fabrication facility, the company announced Thursday.

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010: Section-by-Section

SpaceRef Top Stories — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:46:42 +0000

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010: Section-by-Section

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