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The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner comes closer to entering airline operation as it has gained certification by the FAA and EASA for commercial service. Boeing is now in the final stages of preparing for the first 787-9 delivery to launch customer Air New Zealand. It looks like Wichita has taken another hit. Bombardier has laid off or reassigned workers in Wichita and Mexico as the Learjet 85 program continues to experience delays in its flight testing program. The company said through a spokesperson that part of the problem was that the company had started f
“These proclamations highlight the crucial role of general aviation as an economic driver, and an industry that supports communities large and small around the nation.” Source: Selena Shilad, Executive Director of the Alliance for Aviation Across America.
The National Aviation Hall of Fame was founded in 1962 as an Ohio non-profit corporation in Dayton, Ohio, the home of the Wright Brothers and the “birthplace of aviation.” The five founders of this organization were James W. Jacobs, Gregory C. Karas, John A. Lombard, Larry E. O’Neil, and Gerald E. Weller.
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