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Boeing will complete 787/9 aircraft by 2014

Seattle, USA - Sections are moved by a 747/400 Large Cargo Freighter

Boeing will build a prototype of the aft section of the 787/9 aircraft by the end of the summer. This version would enter in service by 2014. The 787/9 will carry 290 passengers compared to 250 for the 787/8 by lengthening the fuselage 6m with a plug at the rear of mid-body section 43 and a plug forward of mid-body section 46. Matt Borland, director of aft-body assembly in Charleston, said that...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1140073
Rome, Italy, 05/02/2012 16:59
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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