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January 07, 2014

Airborne 01.07.14: Boeing Vote, ANN's Sebring Forums, Red Bull Race Update

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It appears that Washington State will remain the home of the 777X program. Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 751 in Puget Sound, District W-24 in Portland, and District 70 in Wichita, have confirmed that they have voted, by 51 to 49 percent, to accept an eight-year contract extension that assures the 777X airliner will be built in Puget Sound by IAM members. Dr. David Juwel, a regular contributor to ANN and a long-time advocate for greater expertise in sales and marketing for sport aviation compani

"With solid execution on our numerous production rate increases, the Boeing team performed extremely well in 2013. We delivered more advanced, fuel-efficient airplanes to our customers than ever before." Source: Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Ray Conner.

The speed of an aircraft relative to the surface of the earth.

Cavanaugh Flight Museum

The Cavanaugh Flight Museum opened in October 1993, the brainchild of its founder, entrepreneur Jim Cavanaugh. Cavanaugh placed his growing collection of historic aircraft in the new museum.