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  Trump's '$200 Billion' Boeing-Qatar Deal Worth Less Than Half What He Claims

  Jalopnik - Ryan Erik King

  It's difficult to imagine that Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg was pleased that his company was caught in the crossfire of President Trump's ill-advised …

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  2 days ago

  What Were The Painted Targets On Old Warplanes For?

  slashgear.com - Shane O'Neill

  Even if you have only cursory knowledge of aviation and military history, odds are you can picture an old warplane in your mind. The drab colors, the …

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  Trump's So-Called 'Free' $400 Million Plane Would Actually Cost Taxpayers Nearly $1 Billion

  Jalopnik - Collin Woodard

  President Donald Trump is set to receive a Boeing 747 from the nation of Qatar, reportedly worth between $250 million and $400 million, in a move …

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  A Single Person Managed All Of Newark Airport's Flights For 3 Hours

  Jalopnik - Ryan Erik King

  Being an air traffic controller is such a mentally demanding job that it has a mandatory retirement age of 56. Now, imagine being the only person who …

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  3 days ago

  Whatever Happened To The Boeing 777X?

  Jalopnik - Nicholas Werner

  Being the biggest commercial twinjet in the world, rocking the biggest commercial engines in the world, it was supposed to rule the air. The Boeing …

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  4 days ago

  Why The 737 MAX Has Been Such A Headache For Boeing

  Jalopnik - Nicholas Werner

  Since it first flew in 1967, the Boeing 737 has been one of the greatest success stories in commercial aviation. With a small, narrow-body (a single …