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Customers cancel orders for early Boeing 787s
EVERETT — Two customers canceled orders this month for nine of the 10 early production 787 Dreamliners that…
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How do airplanes stay safe from lightning?
A German photographer got a great image of a Boeing 777 being hit by lightning. (You can see…
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A Boeing 787-9 joins the Terrible Teens
EVERETT — The Boeing 787 Dreamliners parked on Paine Field’s Runway 11-29 have a new member, at least…
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Boeings carbon fiber scraps end up in football pads
The Boeing Co. is working with Russell Brands to use excess carbon fiber from 787 Dreamliner production in…
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FAA reportedly approves GE engines on 787-9
The Federal Aviation Administration approved Boeing’s 787-9 for use with General Electric engines, according to the Chicago Tribune…
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Boeing exec Ray Conner takes ice bucket challenge
The head of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Ray Conner, joined countless others in taking the Ice Bucket Challenge on…
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Key industry players to attend defense and space conference
The speakers’ lineup for the Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance’s Defense, Space &Security Conference this fall in Seattle include…
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U.S. trade rep, labor discuss trade deal
SEATTLE — Regional labor leaders sat down with Ambassador Michael Froman, the U.S. trade representative, in Seattle on…
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Boeing wants more manufacturing land in South Carolina
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Boeing Co. wants land it acquired last December in North Charleston, South Carolina,…
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Could the KC-46 face competition from Airbus’ A330neo
EVERETT — Could Airbus’ A330neo give the European airplane maker a chance at winning the next contract from…
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SPEEA gets help from AARP Legal Foundation
WICHITA — AARP Foundation Litigation has joined the union representing engineers and technical workers at Boeing and other…
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Boeing 787-9 flyover slated for Seafair
EVERETT — Seafair gets started today, which means three days of hydroplanes and airplanes.
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Washington senators push to keep Ex-Im Bank
WASHINGTON — Washington’s U.S. Senators — Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray — have joined onto proposed legislation to…
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ANA orders 40 widebody Boeing airplanes
EVERETT — The Boeing Co. and All Nippon Airways have finalized an order for 40 widebody jetliners as…
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UTC Aerospace Systems makes a milestone delivery
EVERETT — UTC Aerospace Systems delivered its 5,000th set of landing gear for a Boeing 737 Next Generation,…
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Aerospace group names new executive director
The Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance, an industry advocacy group, has a new executive director.
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Task force takes up government use of drones
A task force convened by the governor to come up with recommendations for regulating unmanned aerial vehicles —…
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Graduation day for apprentice aerospace workers
The Aerospace Joint Apprenticeship Committee (AJAC) is holding a graduation ceremony Friday evening for 21 students who have…
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Inslee cancels trip to Finland after Farnborough Airshow
Gov. Jay Inslee is cutting short his July trip to Europe. He is visiting the United Kingdom in…