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December 15, 2009

Boeing B787 Update: Dreamliner Flies!

Flight Plan Has Been Filed, Weather OK

Boeing is finalizing plans for the maiden flight of the B787 Dreamliner in Everett, Washington at 1300 EST. A flight plan has been filed for the flight, and the weather appears to be cooperating.

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Labor Unions Stand With TSA Workers, Union At Events Nationwide

AFGE: Support For TSA Workforce More Important Than Ever

Thousands of members of the 57 AFL-CIO labor union affiliates will converge on airports across the country over the next week and into January in support of Transportation Security Officers, and efforts by the American Federation of Government Employees to gain collective bargaining rights at TSA.

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Flight 1549 Survivors Find They Have A Lot In Common

Surviving The "Miricle On The Hudson" Led To Romance

As first dates go, it's probably really not recommended, and possibly not even recognizable as a date. But when the airplane you're on suffers a bird strike and lands safely in the Hudson River, it's possible that could cause a bond between people, don't you think?

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Dreamliner First Flight To Be Webcast

Long-Anticipated Airliner Expected To Fly At 1300 EST Tuesday

So it all comes down to this. The low-speed and high-speed taxi tests are done. The repairs effected after some initial static testing caused delamination of composite material have been checked, stressed, bent, and found to be acceptable. And at 1300 EST on Tuesday, Boeing's 787 Dreamliner is finally expected to fly.

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