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The B-767 put out of production?

Chicago, USA - It will depend by Pentagon's decision

Boeing is seriously thinking to shut down the production of the 767. In a first moment, in fact, it seemed that this aging plane could be re-converted as tanker plane for the air fuel supply of US Air Forces aircraft, but Pentagon suspended this program and, also when it will decide to re-start it, Boeing will have to compete with Airbus and Northrop Group to achieve the contract. Whether the industry...

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Rome, Italy, 03/01/2006 16:06
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