| Boeing/Aerospace Et tu, Economist? The Economist Thursday joined the chorus of European outrage about the U.S. Air Force's aerial refueling tanker request, following Northrop Grumman's decision this week to pull out of the competition. President taps Boeing's McNerney to lead export council President Barack Obama Thursday named Boeing Chairman, President and Chief Executive Jim McNerney as chairman of the President's Export Council. New forcast halves airlines' predicted 2010 loss When is a forecast loss of $2.8 billion good news? Boeing gives former exec Carson $1.5 m consulting fee Boeing will pay Scott Carson, who retired last year as head of the company's Commercial Airplanes division, a $1.5 million retainer fee to serve as a consultant, the company said in a regulatory filing Thursday. Boeing 747-8 Freighter achieves initial airworthiness Boeing has completed initial airworthiness testing on the 747-8 Freighter, clearing the way for engineers to accompany pilots on flights and for the remaining two flight-test 747-8 Freighters to start flying, the company announced Thursday. Plane first flew in Seattle 100 years ago Charles Hamilton piloted the first airplane in Washington 100 years ago Thursday, a day after William Boeing bought the shipyard that would become his first airplane factory. Hardest part of free-fall from 120,000 feet is sitting The hardest part about riding a balloon up to 120,000 feet, jumping out and free-falling faster than sound before parachuting to Earth is likely to be sitting around in the pressure suit, Austrian pilot Felix Baumgartner said Wednesday. 
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