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The world's largest aerospace and defense company, Boeing has annual sales of $61.5 billion and 150,000 employees in 70 countries, including several hundred at its Chicago headquarters. Founder William Boeing starting building airplanes from a hangar in the Seattle area in 1916, and the bulk of Boeing's commercial airplane manufacturing remains clustered near Puget Sound. While European rival Airbus SAS gambled on a super-jumbo jet earlier this decade, Boeing correctly anticipated that airlines valued range and fuel-efficiency over aircraft size. The resulting product, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, has garnered more than $100 billion in sales, although the company has suffered some production s...
The world's largest aerospace and defense company, Boeing has annual sales of $61.5 billion and 150,000 employees in 70 countries, including several hundred at its Chicago headquarters. Founder William Boeing starting building airplanes from a hangar in the Seattle area in 1916, and the bulk of Boeing's commercial airplane manufacturing remains clustered near Puget Sound. While European rival Airbus SAS gambled on a super-jumbo jet earlier this decade, Boeing correctly anticipated that airlines valued range and fuel-efficiency over aircraft size. The resulting product, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, has garnered more than $100 billion in sales, although the company has suffered some production stumbles. The Dreamliner's first flight is set for late 2008.
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Robert Bissell
Robert Anthony Bissell 1955-2012 Robert Anthony Bissell (Bob) passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family Friday March 16, 2012 after a long battle with congestive heart failure. He was 56 years old. Bob was born in Pasadena, California on August 3,...Tags: Heart Failure
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Mesa Musings: Flying is a shadow of its former grace
Has anyone else noticed a marked deterioration in the quality of air travel? Flying used to be glamorous. Not so anymore. When was the last time you felt "special" as you boarded an airplane? Now, as I proceed down a jetway, I'm tempted to emit guttural...Tags: New York City, Air Transportation Industry, Los Angeles International Airport, Durham (Durham, North Carolina), Trips and Vacations
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Making strides — literally
NEWPORT BEACH — Give him a blueprint, and he says he can read it lickety split.
Give him a book, however, and that's a different story.
But Claude Bonham, 56, is trying.
The Costa Mesa resident was singled out and honored Thursday by the...Tags: Lungs and Airways, Diseases and Illnesses, Happiness (state of mind), Long Beach (Los Angeles, California), French Literature
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The Crowd: Space and green totally go together
Among the most fashionable folks attending Sept. 25's Discovery Science Center gala were a woman in a ball gown fashioned entirely of leaves, a petite gal in a little black cocktail dress made of a Hefty trash bag accented with a stole made of Swifter...Tags: Satellite Technology, Dance, Bank of America Corp., Science and Technology, Potatoes
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Time away from land, stress
Nine Orange Coast College students will board the Alaska Eagle Saturday morning, embarking on the first leg of an eight-month trip from Newport Beach to South America.
The 65-foot sloop will make its first stop at Easter Island, and then a new crew of...Tags: Education, Sailing, Georgia, Religious Festivals, Alaska
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Delta to offer nonstop O.C. to New York flights
Starting Sept. 7, John Wayne Airport will offer its first nonstop commercial service to and from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. Delta Airlines will operate once daily flights between JFK and the Orange County gateway aboard a Boeing...Tags: John Wayne, Orange County (New York), Continental Airlines, Kennedy Airport, New York
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Merger pains for United Airlines leave passengers hurting
It was an unusually bright, sunny day at Chicago O'Hare airport as passengers at Gate B9 of Terminal 1 waited to board the Boeing 757 that was docked at the gate.
The flight schedule monitor in the terminal said United Airlines Flight 629 to San...Tags: O'Hare International Airport, Air Transportation Delays, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Transportation, Air Transportation
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SpaceX capsule captured by space station crew in historic mission
For the first time, a cargo-carrying spacecraft made by a private company arrived at the International Space Station. SpaceX's unmanned Dragon spacecraft was captured by the space station's 58-foot robotic arm by astronaut Don Pettit aboard the space...Tags: Satellite Technology, National Government, Politics, Companies and Corporations, Science and Technology
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Chicago Law: What next for outgoing U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald?
The first question Patrick Fitzgerald faced at his news conference Thursday had to do with his future plans. He didn't make any big announcements.
"I have to figure out what I'm doing next," said Fitzgerald, who steps down next month as U.S. attorney...Tags: Politics, Companies and Corporations, Judges, Chicago, Eric Holder
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SpaceX rocket launch hailed as 'a new era in space exploration'
Los Angeles TimesIn a pivotal moment for private spaceflight, a towering white rocket lifted into space a cone-shaped capsule headed for a three-day trip carrying cargo to the International Space Station and a tricky rendezvous in outer space this week. The launch...Tags: Satellite Technology, Republican Party, Companies and Corporations, Rocketry, Science and Technology
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NASA hails SpaceX launch as 'a new era' for spaceflight
In a pivotal moment for private spaceflight, a towering white rocket lifted a cone-shaped capsule into space early Tuesday on a mission to the International Space Station. SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket carried the unmanned Dragon capsule into space after a 3:...
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Turkey president shops at Brooks Brothers and other NATO sightings
The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, had dinner at upscale Mexican restaurant Mercadito Monday while in Chicago for NATO. And as you would expect, he had plenty of company. Besides the Prince's table of seven, the large...
Tags: Dining and Drinking, Pat Quinn, Chicago White Sox, Illinois Governor, The Publican
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