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Monthly Archives: February 2019
Ketchikan historical museum displays model boats
Thank you for Reading. Please purchase a subscription to continue reading. A subscription is required to continue reading. Thank you for reading 10 free articles on HeraldCourier.com. You can come back at the end of your 30-day period for another … Continue reading
Boeing jet deliveries slow in January, but significant orders booked
Boeing jet deliveries slowed markedly in January. In particular the 737 assembly line in Renton delivered just 34 jets, far short of the 52 per month production rate, partly because of a slowdown in deliveries to China while it’s in … Continue reading
50 years ago today, the first 747 took off and changed aviation
It’s not an exaggeration to say Boeing’s future was on the line that Sunday morning at Everett’s Paine Field, exactly 50 years ago. Feb. 9, 1969, was the first flight for model No. 1 of the 747, the largest commercial … Continue reading
The plane that shrunk the world: It’s the behemoth that turned air travel into a luxury holiday
At just after 11am on February 9, 1969, the first jumbo jet readied to take to the air for its inaugural test flight. Pilot Jack Waddell fired up one of the huge aeroplane’s four mighty Pratt Whitney jet engines. As … Continue reading
The CEO of America’s biggest exporter on manufacturing in America, doing business in China and President Trump
About one third of the 737 aircraft that Boeing builds are bought by Chinese customers. – Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images The Boeing Co. is a force in the global economy. Its America’s biggest exporter and the U.S. Defense Department’s second largest contractor. They’re … Continue reading
James V. McCoy – Hartford Courant
James V. McCoy, 50, of Enfield, beloved husband of Janice (Stokes) McCoy passed away Friday, February 8, 2019 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born December 16, 1968 in Hartford, son of Mary (Mathewson) McCoy and the late … Continue reading
50 years after the 747 first flew, a 797 is on the horizon
EVERETT —It’s been 50 years since the world’s first Boeing 747, escorted by a surplus F-86 Sabre military jet to keep an eye on things, took off from Paine Field on Feb. 9, 1969. Saturday marks the golden anniversary of … Continue reading