Thursday at 4:48 p.m.
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International
By Julie Johnsson and Kathy Bergen | The Obama Administration is open to negotiating a settlement to a long, costly trade dispute with the European Union over illegal government subsidies to planemakers Boeing Co. and Airbus SAS, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk told reporters Thursday.
But Kirk said the Americans won’t return to the table unless the Europeans agree to stop providing launch aid to Airbus’s aircraft development programs, such as the Airbus A350-XWB, Airbus’s response to Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner. Get the full story »
March 23 at 11:28 a.m.
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By Julie Johnsson
Japan’s natural and man-made disasters haven’t affected aircraft production at Boeing Co., or slowed flight-testing of its 787 Dreamliner and 747-8 jumbo jets, an executive of the aerospace manufacturer said Wednesday. Get the full story »
March 7 at 5:09 p.m.
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By Reuters
A Boeing 787 Dreamliner being manufactured for All Nippon Airways, Feb. 14, 2011. (Reuters/Anthony Bolante)
Boeing Co. said on Monday it began incorporating required changes to its long-delayed 787 Dreamliner to move the program toward certification this year by aviation authorities.
The work, to be done in San Antonio, Texas, includes installing electronic and mechanical equipment, software upgrades and testing systems.
A Boeing spokesman said the “change incorporation” step is required for all new airplane programs. He said the company expects the plane to be certified this year. Get the full story »
Feb. 3 at 11:01 a.m.
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Manufacturing
By Associated Press
The head of Boeing’s commercial airplanes division says it could eventually increase the production rate of its new 787 jetliner beyond the previously announced 10 per month it plans to build by the end of 2013.
