Boeing on Tuesday announced that it has begun assembling the 1,000th 767 airplane at its factory in Everett, Washington, marking an important milestone for the company.
Airbus on Monday announced that it had increased its production output for the ninth year in a row in 2010, achieving a new company record of 510 commercial aircraft deliveries.
A passenger plane crashed on Tuesday night in the Russian Krasnoyarsk region, killing seven people, Russian Emergency Service Chief Irina Andianova said, Interfax reported.