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New aircraft. B-787/10 begins major assembly

Washington, Usa - The model has won 153 orders from nine customers around the world

Major assembly of the first B-787/10 Dreamliner airplane is underway, the latest major milestone in the development of the newest member of the 787 family. Boeing partner Kawasaki Heavy Industries began installing the circular frames into the midforward section of the fuselage on March 14, a full two weeks ahead of schedule. As a straightforward stretch of the 787/9, which entered service in 2014,...

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Rome, Italy, 03/16/2016 11:07
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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