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Qantas Airlines, Australia's troubled flagship airline, announced Thursday that it is canceling orders for 35 Boeing 787 Dreamliners. The aircraft are valued at $8.5 billion at list price. You may recall that earlier this week that ANN reported that the FAA said it was unable to locate the manufacturing facilities claimed by Pipistrel using Google Earth, and cited that as one reason why it would no longer authorize the import of the motorgliders into the U.S. As part of its continuing investigation into the September 2011 crash of a
“We are very pleased to welcome XCOR to Florida as a prime example of how utilizing Florida’s existing infrastructure and leveraging our talented workforce capabilities can attract new and growing business to our state.” Source: Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carol.
Located in Birmingham, AL, the Southern Museum of Flight features a wide variety of aircraft and artifacts. Relics from the Wright Brothers, WWI equipment, rare and exotic aircraft from around the world and the Alabama Aviation Hall of Fame round out the collection.
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