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Boeing said the first 787 deliveries, to All Nippon Airways of Japan, were now slated to begin in late November or December of 2008, instead of the original target date of May. The first test flight, which had been expected by the end of this year, was now expected to take place by the end of March, Boeing said.
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Boeing ... equipped the B-29 with advanced radar equipment and avionics. Depending on the type of mission, a B-29 carried the AN/APQ-13 or AN/APQ-7 Eagle radar system to aid bombing and navigation. These systems were accurate enough to permit blind bombing through cloud layers that completely obscured the target. The B-29B was equipped with the AN/APG-15B airborne radar gun sighting system mounted in the tail, insuring accurate defense against enemy fighters attacking at night. The B-29s also routinely carried as many as twenty different types of radios and navigation devices.
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Boeing was not included in the talks and was not thought to be included in any rescue package. By announcing deep cuts in its work force, congressional aides said lawmakers writing the bill may be convinced that Boeing should be included.
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An Active Gust Alleviation system, similar to the system that Boeing built for the B-2 bomber, improves ride quality.[45] Boeing, as part of its "Quiet Technology Demonstrator 2" project, is experimenting with several engine noise-reducing technologies for the 787. Among these are a redesigned air inlet containing sound-absorbing materials and redesigned exhaust duct covers whose rims are tipped in a toothed pattern to allow for quieter mixing of exhaust and outside air. Boeing expects these developments to make the 787 significantly quieter both inside and out.[47]
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Afterward, Bair declined to name the suppliers Boeing "won't use again." He said he was referring not just to the six first-tier airframe partners — Alenia of Italy; Mitsubishi, Fuji and Kawasaki of Japan; Spirit of Wichita, Kan.; and Vought of Texas — but ... to some of their suppliers in the second tier.
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[I]n June 2005, Boeing and the United States government reopened the trade dispute with the WTO, claiming that Airbus had received illegal subsidies from European governments. Airbus has ... retaliated against Boeing, reopening the dispute and also accusing Boeing of receiving subsidies from the US government.[11]
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