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FAA chief suspends dozing air traffic controller
WASHINGTON — An air traffic controller who fell asleep during a midnight shift and forced two planes to…
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New loan program will help students get aerospace training
OLYMPIA — A new program to provide short-term, low-interest loans to students of the Washington Aerospace Training and…
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Boeing CEO pay stays flat as incentive pay withheld
CHICAGO — Compensation for Boeing Co.’s Chairman and CEO stayed virtually flat last year at nearly $13.8 million,…
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FAA defuses potential lavatory bombs on airliners
WASHINGTON — Forget the threats aloft posed by explosives hidden in shoes and underwear. For nearly a decade,…
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Airbus faces charges over 2009 A330 crash
PARIS — A French judge filed preliminary manslaughter charges Thursday against Airbus over the 2009 crash of an…
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Japan suppliers keeping up with Boeing orders
The Boeing Co.’s Japanese suppliers still are shipping the jet maker parts after last week’s earthquake and tsunami.…
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Leaving for Mars — via Utah
As a child, Kavya Manyapu would stare into the night sky above Hyderabad, India. Her father would identify…
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Care to gamble on your airline ticket?
If Allegiant Air gets its way, you might be able to purchase a ticket where the final cost…
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Dreamliner delay costs Everett $2 million in revenue
EVERETT — Boeing’s failure to deliver the first 787s on time is affecting more than its customers. The…
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Boeing grabs orders at China’s air show
The past 48 hours have been good ones for the Boeing Co.’s order books. Chinese carriers gave Boeing…
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Port of Everett expecting more business from Japan
EVERETT — The Port of Everett’s director and its board chairman are planning a business trip to Japan…
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6 keys to how Boeing won the tanker contract
The Boeing Co.’s quest to win the air tanker contract lasted three rounds, covered a decade and required…
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Elbow room at Paine Field
MUKILTEO — As the time for a possible ruling by federal officials on passenger service at Paine Field…
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EADS’ next step: decide on protest
EADS officials now know why they didn’t get the Air Force tanker deal. They just don’t know what…
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6 keys to how Boeing won the tanker contract
The Boeing Co.’s quest to win the air tanker contract lasted three rounds, covered a decade and required…
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Vintage ex-military jet crashes in Hudson; pilot missing
KINGSTON, N.Y. — A vintage military jet, now privately owned and flown in air shows, crashed into ice…
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Time to celebrate
The shift change at Everett’s Boeing plant came shortly after the announcement that the Air Force had awarded…
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Key figures in the tanker saga
During the three contests the U.S. Air Force has held over the past 10 years to replace its…
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Space shuttle Discovery lifts off for the last time
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Discovery, the world’s most traveled spaceship, thundered into orbit for the final time Thursday,…
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Boeing wins!
The Boeing Co. has bested its European rival, EADS, for a $35 billion Air Force tanker contract, Pentagon…