Mark Mulligan / The HeraldJohn T. Sessions stands in front of the new Mig-29 he acquired for the aircraft collection at the Historic Flight Foundation.Photo taken 012711

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$6 million dream comes true

It’s 5 a.m. on a Sunday and John Sessions is up before the alarm clock goes off. He…

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New robotic jet will attack from aircraft carrier

LOS ANGELES — A bat-winged robotic jet resembling a miniature B-2 stealth bomber flew for the first time…

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Engine makers to join aero event

Three jet engine makers will make appearances for the first time next month at an annual aerospace conference…

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Boeing to submit tanker bid by Feb. 11

The Boeing Co. is preparing to submit its final offer in a $35 billion Air Force tanker contest…

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Boeing aid scrutinized

Should the city of Everett and state of Washington be told to stop subsidizing the Boeing Co.? Rival…

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China will open its skies to private aircraft

BEIJING — China started the first test flights of private aircraft in its tightly controlled airspace on Friday,…

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Business Briefs: Machinists file suit against anti-labor governor

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is facing her first big lawsuit after saying the state would try to…

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Cantwell plans to probe aerial tanker bid

With a decision in its $35 billion tanker contest expected soon, the U.S. Air Force has new tidbits…

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How much risk does radiation on planes pose?

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Transportation Security Administration says its new body-imaging scanners produce about the same level…

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Huge Boeing rocket lifts classified satellite from California

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — The largest rocket ever launched from the West Coast blasted off Thursday…

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Machinists sue over governor’s remarks on S.C. Boeing plant

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is facing her first big lawsuit after saying the state…

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County jobless rate dips to 9.8%

EVERETT — The jobless rate in Snohomish County fell significantly in December, mostly thanks to a big hiring…

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China’s splashy deal for 200 Boeing jets is nothing new

A $19 billion order for Boeing Co. jets grabbed headlines around the world Wednesday morning as part of…

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Boeing settles lawsuits in Denver runway crash

DENVER — Settlements have been reached in lawsuits filed against Boeing Co. by more than a dozen passengers…

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Obama, Hu spar over human rights, hail economic ties

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao sparred over human rights on Wednesday, with Obama…

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China to purchase 200 Boeing jets for $19 billion

WASHINGTON — Seeking to ease economic tensions with America’s largest trading partner, the White House said Wednesday that…

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Aerospace alliance proud of its training center

Five years ago today, Washington’s aerospace industry, which includes roughly 600 companies, began to speak with one voice.…

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Airbus tops Boeing in plane orders

Increased demand for commercial jets pushed the Boeing Co. and Airbus to add thousands of workers in 2010.…

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Man killed in apparent fall from jetliner wheel well

LAHORE, Pakistan — A young man died after apparently falling from the wheel well of a plane as…

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Business Briefs: U.S. threatens suit over secret union balloting

The National Labor Relations Board on Friday threatened to sue Arizona, South Carolina, South Dakota and Utah over…