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Entries for October, 2008

GE Aviation working with NASA on open rotor engine technology

GE Aviation announced a teaming agreement with NASA to investigate the acoustic effects of open rotor engine technology next year at Glenn Research Center’s wind tunnel facilities.

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Boeing Dreamliner 787 probably won’t fly commercially until 2010

UBS analyst David Strauss released a report earlier today stating that the first 787 deliveries will not take place until 2010. Strauss cites the original schedule for flight test aircraft laid out in April, which says first flight was supposed to take place October 29, following a targeted assembly completion of August 31.
The assembly completion [...]

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Boeing delays Dreamliner 787 first flight to early 2009

Over a month after Boeing machinists began strike action, bringing jetliner production to a standstill, the airframer is now eyeing a further delay to the 787’s maiden flight.
Responding to comments by a Northwest Airlines executive concerning the carrier’s requirement that its 787s be delivered with the range and specifications promised, a Boeing spokesman in a [...]

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