Boeing plans to make the first flight of the 787-9 next week

Boeing plans to make the first flight of the 787-9 next week, a stretch version of its high-tech Dreamliner. A flight next week will put Boeing on the early side of its schedule for the jet, which it said would make its first flight in the second half of 2013. The first delivery is due in mid-2014. (airguideonline.com) More...