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GE and the Rise of China's Energy Industry

GE announced this week that energy-related deals signed with five Chinese partners will generate $2 billion in revenue.READ»

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What Will Commercial Aircraft Look Like in 2050?

Boeing's 747-8 jumbo jet may represent the best of what engineers have to offer now, but Airbus has reached 40 years into future and come back with a design that barely resembles the aircraft of today. The Concept Plane, revealed ...READ»

The Fast Company Guide to Boeing's Jumbo-est Jumbo, the 747-8

Late yesterday, Boeing's 747-8 freighter prototype number three lumbered into the Spring sky above Everett's Paine Field on its maiden flight. It then flew about successfully for two and a half hours before swooping heavily down on ...READ»

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First Flight Frenzy: Boeing and Airbus Aircraft Slip the Surly Bonds...

Since Boeing and Airbus are in a pitched battle for superiority in the aircraft industry, you may not be surprised to learn that both companies have scheduled first flights for new planes at the very same time. But you'd be wrong, ...READ»

Another Plane Hits the Sea, but Aircraft Are Still Safe

More terrible aviation news: A passenger jet carrying 153 souls has crashed into the sea in the Indian Ocean. According to press reports, the flight was a Yemenia Airbus A310 flying out of Yemen into the island of Comoros. It was ...READ»