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News Summary: Orders for 102 Boeing stretch 787s

MORE BOEING FOR THE BUCK: Boeing won major orders for a stretched-out version of its popular 787 Dreamliner jet at the Paris Air Show, further evidence of a strengthening market for more expensive long-haul jets. Full story

Qatar mulls being launch customer for 777 upgrade

PARIS (Reuters) - Qatar Airways is talking to Boeing <BA.N> about being a launch customer for a successor to its mini-jumbo, the 406-seat 777-9X, Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker said at the Paris Airshow on Monday. Full story

Boeing's Conner says battery didn't slow other programs

PARIS (Reuters) - Boeing's <BA.N> extraordinary effort to solve battery problems that hit the 787 Dreamliner early this year did not disrupt progress on other aircraft programs, which remain on schedule. Full story

Air rivalry intensifies as Airbus A350 makes first flight

TOULOUSE, France (Reuters) - After the Dreamliner, the Hushliner? Full story

Airbus has successful maiden voyage

   After years of development, Airbus’s A350XWD made its long awaited maiden voyage. The plane was designed to be more fuel-efficient and a to be a direct competitor to Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner. ITV’s Amy Welch reports.

Boeing 787 grounding raised questions on FAA process: congressman

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rick Larsen, the U.S. congressman who has Boeing Co's biggest factory in his district, said at a hearing on the 787 Dreamliner on Wednesday that the grounding of the jet raised "legitimate questions" about whether the certification process of the Federal Aviation Administration Full story

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Airbus, Boeing battle over long-haul jets heats up

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  Boeing CEO: Confident Fix Will Hold

Boeing's 787 Dreamliner battery fix includes ventilation in case of a fire, reports CNBC's Phil LeBeau.

  Talking Numbers: Get on Board Boeing?

Boeing's 787 Dreamliner has completed its first flight since grounding four months ago. Carter Worth, Oppenheimer and Steve Cortes, Veracruz, discuss how to play the stock now.

  Boeing's Dreamliner Back In the Air

After four months of being grounded, Boeing's 787 Dreamliners are back in the sky, reports CNBC's Phil LeBeau.

  Dreamliner Completes First Flight

After four months of being grounded, Boeing's 787 Dreamliner has finished its first U.S. commercial flight, reports CNBC's Phil LeBeau. Rick Whittington, Drexel Hamilton analyst, discusses the impact on the company's stock.

  Boeing Delivers First 787 Since Grounding

Boeing has delivered the first 787 Dreamliner since its grounding in January, reports CNBC's Phil LeBeau.

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Boeing Commercial Airplanes Chief Executive Conner speaks during a news conference after he boarded An All Nippon Airways' Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner test flight at Haneda airport in Tokyo
Boeing Commercial Airplanes Chief Executive Conner speaks during a news conference after he boarded An All Nippon Airways' Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner test flight at Haneda airport in Tokyo

Boeing Commercial Airplanes' Chief Executive Ray Conner speaks during a news conference after conducting an All Nippon Airways' Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliner test flight at Haneda airport in Tokyo April 28, 2013. REUTERS/Yuya Shino

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An airport ground staff inspects an ANA Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner plane, which flew from Sapporo, after it landed at Haneda airport in Tokyo

An airport ground staff inspects an All Nippon Airways' Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner plane, which flew from Sapporo in Northern Japan, after it landed at Haneda airport in Tokyo May 26, 2013. Japanese airliner ANA resumes commercial flights of Dreamliner 787 for the first time on Sunday since Boeing

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