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February 17, 2017

Boeing Debuts 787-10 Dreamliner With President Trump In Attendance

Airplane Scheduled To Fly In The Coming Weeks, Deliver To Customers In 2018

The Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner, the third member of the 787 Dreamliner family, made its debut today at Boeing South Carolina. Thousands of employees at the North Charleston, S.C. site celebrated the event, along with U.S. President Donald Trump and South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster.

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ALPA Calls For Secondary Barriers On Commercial Aircraft

Says Hardened Deck Doors Are Only A Partial Solution To Cockpit Security

The downing of four commercial airplanes and loss of nearly 3,000 lives on 9/11 was due, in part, to inadequate protection of the aircraft flight deck. Shortly after 9/11, Congress and the FAA required the installation of hardened flight deck doors on most commercial airline aircraft as one of many new layers of security. The hardened flight deck doors are an important improvement to security, but they are not a complete solution to preventing unauthorized individuals from entering the flight deck.

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Mesa Airlines Continues To Expand Its Partnership With United Airlines

Signs Agreement To Add 12 Additional Embraer E175 Aircraft

Mesa Airlines has announced plans to expand its partnership with United Airlines with the addition of 12 new Embraer 175 aircraft. These aircraft will bring Mesa’s E175 fleet count to 60 and the Company’s total number of large regional jets to 145. Mesa's United Express fleet will now total 80 aircraft, including 20 CRJ700s.

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GE Aviation's 5-Year Investment In U.S. Operations Exceeds $4 Billion

Record Production Intersects With New Technologies

Buoyed by record production on a new-generation of jet engines, engine components and aircraft systems, GE Aviation investments reached $4.3 billion in its expanding U.S. operations during 2011-2016 with another $1.1 billion invested in its international sites.

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Icelandair First To Operate 757-200 Scimitar Blended Winglets In Europe

Company Claims A 1.1 Percent Fuel Burn Reduction Over Traditional Blended Winglets

Icelandair is the first airline in Europe to install and operate with Scimitar Blended Winglets (SBW) on its Boeing 757-200 aircraft.

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AD: Rolls-Royce plc Turbofan Engines

AD NUMBER: 2017-03-02

PRODUCT: All Rolls-Royce plc (RR) RB211 Trent 768-60, 772-60, and 772B-60 turbofan engines.

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AD: The Boeing Company Airplanes

AD NUMBER: 2017-02-03

PRODUCT: Certain Boeing Model 767-200, -300, and -400ER series airplanes.

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Boeing South Carolina Teammates Reaffirm Their Choice to Stay Union Free

Overwhelmingly Reject Organization By The International Association Of Machinists

Workers at Boeing South Carolina (BSC) have voted to reject the International Association of Machinists’ (IAM) attempt to unionize the site. A total of 2,828 teammates of the approximately 3,000 eligible to vote cast ballots, with 74 percent (2,097) voting in support of the company.

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