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Problems Sour Boeing's 'Dream Summer'

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 6, 2009 5:10 AM CDT

(Newser) – Boeing was expecting to ride high on defense contracts in mid-2009 even as its 787 Dreamliner transformed air travel—but widespread problems have shadowed the firm's "dream summer," Dan Reed writes in USA Today. The Dreamliner's launch was delayed for a fifth time... Read full story »

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