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The Final Exam
7:12 am
Thu April 4, 2013

Boeing Says Certification Flight Is Days Away

Credit KUOW Photo/Carolyn Adolph
A 787 destined for All Nippon Airways waits at Boeing's airplane delivery center in Everett, Wash.
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Boeing says a 787 Dreamliner destined for LOT Polish Airlines will take the certification test that could return the 787 fleet to the skies worldwide.

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Aviation Workforce Reduction
4:44 pm
Fri March 22, 2013

Boeing Machinists Optimistic Despite Layoffs

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A Boeing 747-8 being readied for its first flight at Paine Field in Everett, Washington..
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Boeing has announced it will lay off 800 machinists in the Puget Sound area this year. The company says workforce needs on two of its newest jet programs have been reduced.

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787 Dreamliner Crisis
7:09 am
Mon February 4, 2013

Dreamliner Investigation Continues In Two Countries

In Seattle, NTSB investigators and Boeing engineers examine the type of lithium ion battery used on the Boeing 787 to start the auxillary power unit and to provide backup power for flight critical systems.
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In Seattle, NTSB investigators and Boeing engineers examine the type of lithium-ion battery involved in the battery fire in Boston last month.
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The hunt for a solution to the 787’s battery woes continues. Investigators are crisscrossing oceans looking for a cause to the battery overheating problems that have grounded the Dreamliner since January 16. Teams of investigators are fanning out and crossing paths.

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787 Dreamliner Crisis
4:35 pm
Wed January 30, 2013

Boeing Earnings Up, Company Stands By Battery

Boeing 787
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The lithium-ion battery taken from this Japan Airlines plane Jan. 7 is now at a Navy lab for testing
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The Boeing Co. said today that there has been no negative financial impact as a result of the FAA's grounding of the 787 Dreamliner. The news dampened a wave of speculation over the potential cost of its safety troubles with its 787 which was grounded two weeks ago.

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