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Entries for July, 2007

Boeing raises prices by 5.5 percent

Boeing has lifted list prices about 5.5 percent for all of its airplanes, including the 787 Dreamliner set to debut next month, to keep up with the costs of labor and materials.
The price increase is “generally consistent with the inflation rate for manufactured goods,” said Boeing spokesman Jim Condelles.
He said rising labor costs were a [...]

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First pictures of Boeing 787 Dreamliner

It has been a long time coming, but the first Boeing 787 Dreamliner has rolled off the assembly line. Charles Conklin — an avid aviation enthusiast — managed to snap some pictures of a fully assembled Dreamliner sans paint.

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Asia will need approximately 8350 new planes over the next 20 years

Airlines in the Asia Pacific region will invest more than 1 trln usd over the next 20 years to acquire thousands of new aircraft to meet growing traffic demand, aircraft maker Boeing said Monday.
The region will need a total of 8,350 new planes over the two decades, Boeing said.
Asia-Pacific is set to be the [...]

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