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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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

No media source currently available Pop-out player Earth’s north magnetic pole is moving, researchers say. It has moved so much, so quickly that a group of scientists hurried to change a model that helps guide shipping, airplanes and submarines in … Continue reading →

Feb. 09–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 … Continue reading →

If you’re near Meiringen in Switzerland over the next few days, look up and you might be treated to an incredible spectacle, as almost 100 highly skilled aeromodellers take to the skies above the scenic Haslital region for the 2018 FAI F4 … Continue reading →