787 Dreamliner Will be Ready Early 2011

The long-awaited Boeing 787 Dreamliner will be ready for service early next year.

Rolls-Royce, which supplies some of the engines used in the 787 Dreamliner, will meet with Boeing (BA) this week to work out plans to recover from an engine blow-out last month, Bloomberg News said.

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The plan will allow the 787 Dreamliner to enter service on schedule.

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Ford May Reduce Lineup to as Few as 20 Models

“Fewer brands means you can put more focus into improving the quality of engineering,” CEO Alan Mulally said Monday. The second-largest U.S. automaker has been surging ahead in both sales and honors over the past year.
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Boeing Delays Maiden Flight of 787 Test Jet

Boeing (BA) is delaying the maiden flight of one of its test 787 Dreamliner jets.

“Typical build and flight-test challenges” are holding back the sixth test jet’s maiden flight, while workers are “finishing the structure and dealing with anything you have to deal with in getting a flight-test plane ready,” Boeing spokeswoman Yvonne Leach told Bloomberg News .

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Safran and BAE Systems to Buy L-1 Identity Solutions

French state-controlled Safran, which sells anything from jet engines to drones to guidance systems, said Monday it is buying Connecticut-based security firm L-1 Identity Solutions for $1.09 billion in cash, or $12 per share –…

Russia to Buy 50 New Boeing 737 New Generation Airliners

Russia will buy 50 new Boeing (BA) 737 Next Generation airliners in a deal worth $3.7 billion.

Russian Technologies, a state-owned company that manages the government’s stakes in 12 regional airlines, will buy the aircraft, The Associated Press said….