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The Boeing Company celebrated the 20th anniversary of the first flight that was done by the C-17 airlifter in Long Beach, California. Test aircraft T-1 took off from the Boeing Long Beach site on a two hour flight that proved the engineering and design concepts of the aircraft and marked the beginning of the program on September 15, 1991.

While the grounding of Boeing Co.'s 787 Dreamliner jets did not have a "significant impact" on the company's latest earnings, it has cost the largest operator of those aircraft in lost revenue.

The crystals known as dendrites, which can cause lithium-ion batteries to short-circuit and fail, aren't a central focus but are among areas under investigation in Boeing 787 fire and smoke incidents, the NTSB said.Airlines news.

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd (7270.T), a first-tier supplier for Boeing Co's (BA.N) 787 passenger jet, said there was no change to its production plans for the grounded Dreamliner's wingbox.

The first Boeing 787 permitted to fly since Jan. 16 landed at Paine Field in Everett, Wash., on Thursday after a "ferry flight" from Fort Worth, Texas, where it was being painted for future delivery to China Southern Airlines.Airlines news.

Tests by Boeing that were approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) before the 787 Dreamliner was certified to fly showed minimal danger of smoke, let alone fire

The Boeing Co. remains confident that it will bring the new version of its 777 aircraft - the 777X - into service by the end of the decade, and the plane reportedly will sport a novel feature.Airlines news

Japan's Civil Aviation Bureau said on Friday it would send two investigators to Seattle as part of the probe of the battery problem on Boeing's (BA) 787 Dreamliner.

British Airways will switch its Sydney-Singapore-London services from Heathrow's Terminal 3 to the newer Terminal 5 in April this year, after its joint venture alliance with Qantas winds up at the end of March.

Etihad is boosting its Brisbane-Singapore-Abu Dhabi flights to a daily schedule, adding extra options for Virgin Australia frequent flyers heading from Queensland to Singapore or connecting onward via Abu Dhabi.

American Airlines and Republic Airways Holdings have signed a 12-year capacity purchase agreement for Republic to provide large regional aircraft that will fly with the American Eagle livery.

A federal judge on Thursday rejected United Continental Holdings Inc's (UAL.N) attempt to throw out a lawsuit accusing the world's largest carrier of taking benefits away from some of its most loyal fliers.

India's second biggest carrier Jet Airways, close to a tie-up with Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways, swung to a quarterly profit of INR850 million rupees ($15.98 million) on Friday on lower costs and rising fares in an under-serviced market

Kristin Chenoweth was reportedly the victim of airline abuse after boarding an American Airlines flight from Dallas to L.A. The Emmy award-winning actress was allegedly reduced to tears when a flight attendant accused her of not completing the correct paperwork

Northrop Grumman is developing the MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for the US Navy to provide long-endurance maritime surveillance. The biggest UAS ever operated by the navy, Triton will fly missions of up to 24 hours scouting out large areas of the ocean, working hand-in-hand with the manned Boeing P-8 Poseidon which can fly in for a closer look at targets of interest.