EVERETT, Wash. – The Boeing 787 Dreamliner flight test fleet passed 1,000 hours of testing yesterday. The program estimates that it is about 40 percent through the test conditions required to certify the first version of the all-new jetliner.

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WASHINGTON, DC – The National Transportation Safety Board is dispatching a team of investigators to assist the Transportation Safety Board of Canada with its investigation of today’s airplane accident in Ottawa.

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SEATTLE, WA – Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air customers checking bags can expect to retrieve their luggage five minutes sooner through an enhanced baggage service guarantee beginning today.

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WETASKIWIN, ALBERTA – Four Canadians have been inducted into Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame at its annual induction ceremony and dinner at the River Rock Casino and Hotel in Vancouver, B.C., Thursday, June 10.

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SEATTLE, WA. – Boeing today announced a second production rate increase on the Next-Generation 737 program, taking the rate from the previously announced 34 airplanes per month to 35 in early 2012.

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LAKE FOREST, Calif. – Panasonic Avionics Corporation, the world leader in state-of-the-art in-flight entertainment and communication systems, and AeroMobile today announced that Air New Zealand will transform its passengers’ in-flight experience through the companies’ eXPhone on-board mobile phone solution.

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EVERETT, Wash. – Boeing began fuselage assembly of the first 747-8 Intercontinental at the factory in Everett, Wash. Mechanics loaded panels for the 31-foot, 8-inch long front section of the new airplane into the assembly tool.

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CALGARY, AB – WestJet today launched a unique seat sale offer that provides increased savings on summer travel within Canada.

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BERLIN, GERMANY – Emirates, the Dubai-based international airline placed an order with Airbus for an additional 32 A380 aircraft taking the total firm order for the iconic flagship of the 21st century to 90 super-jumbos.

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ABBOTSFORD, BC – A new partnership between Rick Hansen Secondary and Coastal Aviation at Abbotsford Airport will provide students the opportunity to obtain their private pilot’s license while in high school.

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