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Business/Financial

Boeing’s P-8 Takes To The Skies For First Flight

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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

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By Geoff Fein Boeing [BA] conducted the first flight of its P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft Saturday, a significant milestone for the program, according to a Navy official. Capt. Mike Moran, P-8A program manager, told reporters the program is staying on schedule during a teleconference call Monday. Boeing worked the program real hard, overcame some challenges, and kept the program on track to meet a schedule where we could see this airplane flying for the first time Saturday,…

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