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[One] famous Boeing plane from World War 2 was its B-29 Superfortress. These pressurized planes could fly higher than other bombers, and had a 5830 mile range. B-29s were chosen to deliver the two atomic bombs to Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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The Boeing 737 is the most popular commercial passenger jet of all time. Each day, the 4,000 737s that are in service worldwide carry a combined total of about 1.3 million passengers. Every 5.3 seconds, a 737 takes off from an airport somewhere on the globe. (Source - Cheryl Addams)
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Boeing has a long tradition of aerospace leadership and innovation which makes them a natural partner for Microsoft and the Flight Simulator team. Flight Simulator X features the Boeing 747-400, the largest airliner currently in service, and the Boeing 737-800, which is the world's most popular.
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Recently... links between GE and Boeing -- and between Airbus and Rolls -- have deepened. GE was already the exclusive supplier of engines for Boeing's 737 single-aisle model, the best-selling jetliner in history. Boeing in 2005 selected GE over Rolls to supply engines for a planned update of its 747-8. Rolls-Royce is the exclusive engine supplier for two large versions of Airbus's four-engine A340 model. If these relationships cement, the engine industry could fall into a longstanding U.S.-European row like the one over Boeing and Airbus. The U.S. and European Union have filed rival suits in the World Trade Organization over each other's alleged subsidies to the plane makers.
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William Boeing left the aviation industry in 1934, returning in World War II to assist in fulfilling the vast military production requirements. Although he was active in the aviation scene for only 18 years, few men in history have contributed so much to a single industry.
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In October 2004, Boeing filed a complaint at the World Trade Organization (WTO), claiming that Airbus had violated a 1992 bilateral accord when it received what Boeing deems as “unfair” subsidies from several European governments. Airbus retaliated by filing another complaint, contesting that Boeing had ... violated the accord when it received tax breaks from the U.S. Government. Moreover, the E.U. also complained that the investment subsidies from Japanese airlines violated the accord.
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