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Quoted: Boeing, which won the $860M contract to build the system, is now being told to replace it all with upgraded towers, but there's no word ...

Quoted: MUMBAI, India – “We believe that Nagpur will be an excellent location for the Boeing MRO facility because of the tremendous investment being made in the area by both government and private companies,” said Dinesh Keskar, vice president of Sales, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. “Boeing is committed to helping strengthen India’s air transport infrastructure by investing up to $100 million in this MRO facility.”

It is hard to understand why the Air Force would go with a non-American company.

Quoted: Boeing's loss of a $40bn US military contract to a group including Europe's Airbus draws angry protests.

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A 737 landing (from 2006?) on a collapsed right main landing gear. I find it interesting the the passengers do not immediately evacuate the plane (despite the sparks and flames around the right engine). Everyone waits calmly for the emergency equipment to spray foam retardant on the right wing. I'm not sure I would be so patient.

Quoted: Here is video of the 'TNT' 737 crash-landing at Birmingham Airport (EGBB)This landing happened after the aborted attempt at Nottingham East Midlands, where t...

Quoted: Air India's order consists of 23 777s, including eight 777-200LR (Longer Range) Worldliners and 15 777-300ERs (Extended Range), and 27 787-8 Dreamliners. Air India Express, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Air India, will receive 18 Next-Generation 737-800s.

I'll bet Dr. Evil is wait listed for one of these things.

Quoted: We heard about Boeing's tests of the Hummer-based Laser Avenger last month, but Popular Mechanics managed to score some pictures today,

who is leaking this? if boeing ever finds out, you can bet they'll be canned. interesting news, but...i'm kind of surprised that internal photos are getting leaked.

Quoted: Photos of the final-assembly process show the jet's first two forward sections did not fit properly when initially joined. On one side, there was a gap wide enough to stick a finger in.

Cool. Can't wait to fly in one of these.

Quoted: For the 747-8, Boeing has proposed some changes to the interior layout of the aircraft. Most noticeable will be the stairway to the upper deck. On present 747-300 and -400 models, the stairway is straight, narrow, and runs from the galley area located at door 2 (the second door from the front of the aircraft), to the back of the upper deck, on the left hand side.

Once a Boeing 307 Stratoliner and now a boat. I like the A.C sticking out of the side...classy.