Archive for June, 2008

787 passes power-on test of elecrtical systems (Everett Herald)

EVERETT — The Boeing Co. has completed another step toward putting its delayed 787 Dreamliner in flight later this year. On Friday, the company announced it has finished turning on electrical power on its new 787 Dreamliner, a process it began earlier in the month.
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Boeing 787 passes key electrical test (BizJournals)

Boeing Co. said its new 787 airplane achieved a milestone by completing a test of its electrical system called “power on.” (BA) (BA)
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Boeing: 787 ‘power on’ complete (Everett Herald)

EVERETT — The Boeing Co. has finished the process of turning on electrical power on its new 787 Dreamliner, an important milestone toward a first flight.
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Boeing Back in Tanker Running (HispanicBusiness.com)

The news was almost as unexpected as the decision by the Air Force earlier this year to award a $35 billion tanker deal not to The Boeing Co. but to a team that included the parent of Airbus.
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National business briefs: Boeing 787 powered up (The Kansas City Star)

The Boeing Co. said Friday that it had completed the process of powering up its 787 jetliner, a milestone for the much-delayed program.
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Boeing takes 787 outside factory (Everett Herald)

EVERETT — The Boeing Co. gave people another glimpse of its first 787 Dreamliner as it moved the aircraft out of the Everett factory briefly this evening to make way for a 787 test plane.
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BOEING ACHIEVES 787 POWER ON (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 (Bernama) — The Boeing Company has completed the Power On sequence for the first 787 Dreamliner last Friday, marking the completion of the next major milestone on the path to first flight later this year.
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Boeing Powers Up Tardy 787 (The Tampa Tribune)

The Boeing Co. says it has completed the process of powering up its 787 jetliner, marking a major milestone for the much-delayed program.
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Boeing powers up 787, still on track for flight this year (The Indianapolis Star)

CHICAGO » The Boeing Co. said Friday it has completed the process of powering up its 787 jetliner, a milestone for the much-delayed program. This keeps Boeing on track for a first flight this year of its first newly designed commercial plane in more than a decade. (AP)
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Photos: Boeing’s Dreamliner feels the power (CNET)

Electricity flows into first 787 on the assembly line–months behind schedule, but Boeing is upbeat in its latest progress report.
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