| Business/Tech Analysts: Airbus and Boeing "virtually certain" to re-engine
Airbus and then Boeing are "virtually certain" to decide next year to re-engine their single-aisle airlines, pushing replacement of their A320 and 737 families to late in the 2020s, according to a new analysis. Pratt & Whitney talks Irkut, Comac, Boeing, Airbus
Developing PW1000G geared turbofan engines for Russia's MC-21 airliner will help make the case for a possible reengining of Boeing and Airbus' single-aisle offerings, a Pratt & Whitney official said on Friday. Microsoft may speed up to $150M in Yahoo payments
The Associated Press reports: SUNNYVALE, Calif. – Microsoft Corp. may accelerate up to $150 million in reimbursements due Yahoo Inc. if their proposed Internet search partnership is approved by regulators. Contrails over Seattle
One of the few benefits of Seattle's recent cold snap is more and better contrails. I couldn't resist snapping some photos from the office this morning. Boeing: Air Force tanker request underestimates fuel costs
The Air Force's draft aerial refueling tanker request for proposals undervalues how much a plane that uses less fuel will save taxpayers over its lifetime, a Boeing official wrote Thursday. Photo gallery from Airbus A400M first flight
Here's a photo gallery from the Airbus A400M's first flight Friday. Airbus A400M transport flies
The first Airbus Military A400M military airlifter completed its first flight Friday. Robots of future may need a good lawyer
Crazed robots running amok used to be the stuff of late-night science fiction movies, but for some Stanford professors, that entertaining fiction is close to becoming reality and people need to start thinking about the legal implications now. Clean-energy guru: Microsofties are 'masters of innovation'
To Paul Dickerson, the former chief operating officer of the U.S. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Microsoft is exactly the type of company the world needs fighting climate change. Boeing 787 first flight window opens Dec. 15
The window for the first flight of the 787 Dreamliner will open at 10 a.m. Dec. 15, Boeing announced Thursday evening. Boeing validates side-of-body fix, finishes gauntlet testing
Analysis of results from the Nov. 30 static test of the 787 Dreamliner showed the fix of an issue where the wing meets the fuselage of the composite aircraft worked, Boeing announced Thursday. U.K. Independent reports on "jet cemetery"
Kemble Airfield, Britain's a busiest RAF base during World War II, is now "the world's most prolific aircraft boneyard," according to a Thursday story in the U.K. Independent newspaper. Yahoo 'identifying' employees to send to Microsoft
Yahoo said Wednesday it is in the process of "identifying" 400 employees to send to Microsoft under the companies' search deal, The Wall Street Journal reports. Geek of the Week: Maya Bisineer of Memetales
If the cyborg revolution comes, Maya Bisineer will be ready. The entrepreneur and software developer is seattlepi.com's Geek of the Week. Is Virgin Galactic heralding the space tourism age?
Virgin Galactic's unveiling this week of what promises to be the first manned commercial spaceship may signal the start of rapid development of this new business arena. 
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