Boeing's newest passenger jet, the 747-8 Intercontinental was displayed to the public for the first time at a ceremony at the plane builder's Everett, Wash. factory on Sunday morning.
In a statement published by the FAA late Tuesday afternoon, the agency's Administrator Randy Babbitt announced his resignation. Babbitt had been arrested for drunk driving over the weekend.
Under a wet lease agreement with British Airways, the new company will operate BA's existing premium transatlantic Airbus A318 service between London City Airport and New York JFK.
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