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Boeing Next-Generation 737-900ER takes flight

Seattle, Usa - The model will begin commercial service with Lion Air, the launch customer, in the next Spring

The newest member of the Boeing [NYSE: BA] Next-Generation 737 airplane family took to the skies over Washington state Friday on its maiden flight. Painted in the Boeing blue-and-white livery, the 737-900ER (Extended Range) took off at 9:21 a.m. PDT from the Renton Municipal Airport in Renton, Wash. The first flight marks the beginning of a five-month flight test program to obtain certification of...

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Rome, Italy, 09/07/2006 20:45
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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