China is expected to become the world's number two plane market as it will require some 5,000 new commercial airplanes valued at $600 billion over the 20 years, Boeing projected on Wednesday.
On this day in 1964, the Vietnam War's first U.S. air operations take place. Terrorists attack Athens Airport in 1973. In 1981, Ronald Reagan fires 11,500 air traffic controllers.
Throngs of Boeing employees and suppliers gathered in Everett, Wash. on Friday to celebrate the completion of the 1,000th Boeing 777 widebody airliner.
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