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Boeing 787 Dreamliner Dream Tour Continues, And South Carolina Builds Jets!

It has been several months since we last heard about the B787 Dream Tour marketing tour. Last time Boeing shared an update from the tour it was hitting Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, but this time it is a little closer to … Continue reading

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Boeing 787 Dreamliner Wins The 2011 Collier Trophy

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner has won the 2011 Robert J. Collier Trophy, considered aerospace’s highest honor. As the National Aeronautic Association describes the award: The Robert J. Collier Trophy is awarded annually “for the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics … Continue reading

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A Look Inside The Boeing 787 Flight Test Program

Boeing’s posted a nice video look into the flight test program for the B787 Dreamliner. I love this kind of thing; of course, I’m a wee bit of a tech geek. The most visually impressive tests, in my opinion, are … Continue reading

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Boeing Gives Us A Peak At the B787 Assembly Plant in South Carolina

Boeing posted a video look at their new plant in South Carolina which houses the secondary B787 final assembly line. It’s a greenfield development and they found a few interesting things while building it – like 200,000 year old shark’s … Continue reading

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Boeing B787 Dreamliner Sets Two World Records

The Boeing B787 Dreamliner recently completed a round-the-world flight, setting two world records for its class in the process. The first is a distance record of 10,337 nautical miles for the first leg of the flight. The second is time … Continue reading

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