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The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is one of the most successful general aviation airplanes worldwide, used extensively for flight training and recreational flying.
President Barack Obama toured and spoke at the Boeing factory in Everett, Wash. on Friday before an audience of the airframer's workers and with three 787 Dreamliners as a backdrop.
Taiwan-based China Airlines agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $40 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices in the air transportation industry, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Monday.