• Crashed airplane lifted from sea in Bali

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    A section of a Lion Air Boeing 737 is removed from the seaa four days after it crashed while trying to land at Bali's international airport near Denpasar on Wednesday. The pilot and co-pilot of a Lion Air plane that crashed at Bali's airport have passed initial drug tests, an official said on April 15, as investigators probe the causes of the accident that left dozens injured but no fatalities.

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    Indonesian millitary partially remove the crashed Lion Air plane from the sea near the coastline of Bali's Ngurah Rai International Airport, Bali, Indonesia. A Lion Air jetliner was forced into an emergency landing near the coastline off Bali's Ngurah Rai Airport on 13 April, after it skidded off the runway. There were 108 people on board the Boeing 737 800 NG plane, which had been coming in for a 3:35 pm (0735 GMT) landing. All passengers were safely evacuated. Forty-five were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment of minor injuries.

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    Indonesian rescue workers use a crane to remove a section of a Lion Air Boeing 737 from the sea.

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    An investigation team from Boeing investigate the wreck of the crashed Lion Air plane as its partially removed from the sea near the coastline of Bali's Ngurah Rai International Airport.

    See our first post in PhotoBlog from the crash.

  • Andy Clark / Reuters

    A worker stands in front of an engine on the Boeing 777 at an assembly operation in Everett, Wash., Oct. 18, 2012. Boeing is ramping up all production to produce more jets, more quickly than ever before. It's a race to turn a record backlog of more than 4,000 orders into revenue and profit, which airlines and investors will be watching when the company posts third-quarter results on Oct. 24.

    Boeing speeds up plants for soaring demand

    Reuters reports — As director of 777 manufacturing at Boeing Co , Jason Clark is busy overseeing more than 3,000 factory workers who build seven of the $300 million airliners every month. Full story…

    EDITOR’S NOTE: This image was received by NBC News on Oct. 22, 2012.

  • Panoramic image: At home in a retired Boeing 727

    Above, Bruce Campbell relaxes in the Boeing 727-200 that he converted to a home in rural Hillsboro, Oregon. Campbell bought the used airplane from Olympic Airways, and had it flown from Athens, Greece to Portland-Hillsboro Airport. He removed the wings before towing the fuselage to his property and reattaching the wings there. (John Brecher / msnbc.com)

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    The rear staircase serves as the main entry to the home, which is sited in a former walnut orchard. 

    Slideshow: A plane home

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    Bill Briggs reports in the Bottom Line blog that Campbell won't subdivide the interior into rooms, as he thinks planes work well just they way they are:

    “Aircraft are flying homes for people,” Campbell said. “They stay in the sky sometimes for 12 to 14 hours at a time and people have to eat and use the toilet and do almost everything else we normally do -- and all of those facilities are in there. They’re built along with lighting and climate control, everything.

    “What I’m trying to demonstrate is that the conversion process can be really very simple and straightforward. If people want something different (inside), they can always redecorate.”

    See more images inside and out of Cambpell's converted airplane home in this slideshow.  And for even more information, see his project's website at AirplaneHome.com.

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    Built in 1969, the airplane made 43,000 flights for Olympic Airways in Greece before Campbell acquired it. This image was stitched from three frames.

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  • Aircraft large and small put on a show at the Farnborough International Airshow

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    A Swedish Saab JAS 39 Gripen runs through a display at the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, Britain, July 10. The Farnborough Airshow is in its second day.

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    A businessman looks at a U.S Airforce C-17 transport plane at the Farnborough International Airshow in Hampshire, southern England, on July 10. In the first two days, Boeing picked up an order for 100 aircraft valued at $9.2 billion.

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    A man walks beneath a Boeing 787 Dreamliner at the Farnborough International Airshow in Hampshire, southern England, on July 10. In the first two days, Boeing picked up an order for 100 aircraft valued at $9.2 billion. The U.S. manufacturer is set to sweep the event, with deals for at least 200 jets still pending.

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    Big plane makers gather at the 2012 Farnborough International Air Show in the U.K., one of the world's major aerospace exhibitions, to ink plane orders and show off their latest aircraft.

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    Protesters stand outside Boeing's head offices during an anti-NATO protest march in Chicago May 21, 2012.

    Protests dwindle at Boeing headquarters as NATO summit concludes in Chicago

    Reuters reported on Monday that between 200 and 300 demonstrators, some throwing paper planes, gathered in a festive atmosphere at airplane maker Boeing. The turnout was a fraction of the thousands who attended a march on Sunday where dozens were arrested and a number of protesters and police injured during fierce clashes.

    Attendance at a week of anti-NATO demonstrations was less than organizers expected. Only two of the rallies drew numbers into the thousands and one of those relied heavily on hundreds of nurses visiting for a convention. Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy said arrests for the week were roughly 93 people, including some 45 people during the clashes on Sunday.

  • First Boeing 787 built in South Carolina rolls out of factory

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    The first 787 Dreamliner passenger jet to be assembled at Boeing's South Carolina facility is rolled out during a ceremony in North Charleston on Friday. The factory stood at the center of a bitter labor dispute last year and the site of a recent manufacturing glitch that threatened to disrupt the 787 production rate target.

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    Workers celebrate as the first 787 Dreamliner passenger jet to be assembled at Boeing's South Carolina facility is rolled out.

    The show-off tour and the rollout are a triumph for South Carolina, which has faced numerous setbacks before reaching this point.

    In 2011, the National Labor Relations Board questioned the legal standing of the site's new final assembly line when it charged Boeing with selecting South Carolina over Washington in retaliation against the Machinists union for past strikes.

    That legal specter evaporated last year when the International Association of Machinists (IAM) union did a deal with the company to secure the 737 MAX for Renton and dropped its objections to the Dreamliner production line here.

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    A new Boeing 787 Dreamliner being built for Air India is seen on the production line at Boeing's new production facilities in North Charleston, South Carolina on Friday.

    The jet is capable of flights of around 8,000 nautical miles - here's a track left by a 19-hour test flight:

    The test pilots flew a 787 Dreamliner nonstop, drawing the Boeing logo over eight states. NBC's Brian Williams reports.

    See other images of the 787 previously in PhotoBlog.

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  • Boeing hands over first 787 to All Nippon Airways

    By Rich Shulman

    Maybe I'm a little biased because this is so close to home, but it sure is nice to see American workers manufacturing a state of the art product. Full story.

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    Hundreds of Boeing employees and media gather near a Boeing 787 Dreamliner during a ceremony to celebrate the delivery of the first 787 to customer All Nippon Airways (ANA) of Japan during a ceremony at the company's headquarters in Everett, Wash., September 26. The delivery comes after a multi-year delay due to production issues on a project which had been in development since 2003.

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    An All Nippon Airways flight attendant displays the ceremonial key to its first Boeing 787 wide-body jet following a delivery celebration, Monday, Sept. 26 in Everett, Wash.

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    Boeing Co. workers and others gathered and hold up scarves that read "first delivery" and "we fly 1st" as they stand next to an ANA Boeing 787 during a delivery celebration, Monday, Sept. 26, in Everett, Wash.

     

  • Boeing delivers first 787 to Japanese airline

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    All Nippon Airway (ANA) flight captain Yoshiro Taneda looks over the first Boeing 787 Dreamliner to be delivered to the Japanese airline at Boeing's Everett factory Aug. 6.

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    All Nippon Airway (ANA) Senior Executive Vice President Mitsuo Morimoto, second from left, and Boeing Vice President and General Manager of the 787 program Scott Fancher, second from right, celebrate the unveiling of the first Boeing 787 Dreamliner to be delivered to launch customer ANA at Boeing's Everett factory Aug. 6. Boeing presented the plane on Saturday, decked out with the blue and white colors of the Japanese airline, to ANA executives and crew under clear skies at its Everett factory north of Seattle. The first domestic flights are set to start in Japan in September.

     

    By Katie Cannon, Senior Multimedia Editor

    Given the description of the plane below, the rollout of this aircraft sounds like it was something that was worth waiting for despite all of the delays.

    KING 5 News reports:

    The Dreamliner is not only a breakthrough because of what it's made out of, mostly of super strong carbon fiber and plastic composites, but because of the interior.

    Even the seats are different. Instead of having somebody's seat recline right into your face, the seat backs stay upright and it's the seat bottom that slides out.

    And the windows aren't like anything you've seen, there are no shades. Instead they are electronic and 30 percent bigger than on other jets.

    Boeing carefully studied attitudes people have about air travel and found that by the time passengers navigate the airport and security, they're ready for a break. The spacious interior is designed to give them that.

    Read more here.

  • NTSB calls for inspection of Boeing 737 jetliners

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    National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Deborah Hersman points out on a model Southwest Airlines plane the position where the fuselage skin was torn from a Boeing 737-300 aircraft during a news briefing April 5, at the NTSB headquarters in Washington, DC. The 15-year-old Southwest aircraft was on its way from Phoenix to Sacramento and had to make an emergency landing when the accident happened on Friday, April 1, 2011.

    AP: The order is aimed at finding weaknesses in the metal exterior, but virtually all of the affected aircraft will have already been inspected by the time the order takes effect.

    The safety directive applies to about 175 aircraft worldwide, including 80 planes registered in the U.S., the Federal Aviation Administration said. Of those 80, nearly all are operated by Southwest. Two belong to Alaska Airlines. Read the full story here.

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    Photographers surround the damaged fuselage skin section from Southwest Airlines Flight 812 Boeing 737 in the materials labratory at NTSB Headquarters in Washington, DC April 5. Cracks have been found in five Southwest planes after an emergency inspection was carried out on the airline's fleet when a five-foot hole 'exploded' in the roof of Flight 812 on April 1.

    Go behind the scenes at the Boeing 737 factory in Renton, WA in this slideshow.

    While most manufacturing is done overseas, the 737 is still made in Washington. Find out why.

     

  • Boeing's 747-8 is unveiled in Everett, Wash.

    By Katie Cannon, Senior Multimedia Editor

    The factory in Everett, Wash., where these planes are produced is the largest building in the world by volume and covers nearly 100 acres. For more fun facts on the facility that is located roughly 30 miles north of Seattle, click here, and if you are planning a trip to the Seattle area, you may be interested in booking a tour of the plant here.

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    The Boeing company rolls out the newest version of its 40-year-old 747 jumbo jet at its headquarters in Everett, Wash. The 747-8 Intercontinental will seat 467 passengers, 51 more than the current version of the 747, and burn less fuel while offering passengers more comfort, Boeing said. It is the first appearance of a radically new version of the passenger jet since the first jumbo, with its humped two-storey cabin and 196-foot (69 metre) wingspan.

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    An attendee touches the belly of a Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental, the company's newest and largest passenger plane, during an unveiling ceremony, Feb. 13, at the company's factory in Everett, Wash. The new plane features quieter, more fuel efficient engines, more seating and a redesigned interior. The first plane also featured a red paint job, a departure from the traditional Boeing blue.

     

  • Boeing 747 goes to help extinguish Israeli forest fire

    Read more about the fire here.

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    US Evergreen 747 supertanker sprays over a burning area in Ein Hod in the Carmel Forest on the outskirts of Haifa, Israel, on Dec. 5, as dozens of firefighting planes from around the world battled the blaze which has killed 41 people so far.

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    In this photo taken on Saturday, Dec. 4, smoke rises from a forest fire outside Haifa, Israel.

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    A man inspects the remains of a burnt house in the village of Ein Hod, outside Haifa, Israel, on Dec. 5.

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    Israeli police officers mourn during the funeral of their comrade Yitzhak Melina in Haifa Dec. 5. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government faced calls for consequences on Sunday over a huge four-day-old forest fire that has killed 41 people, including Melina, and been called the worst in Israel's history.