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• Southwest to save by delaying delivery of planes

  its dividend and could soon buy back more of its own shares.Southwest said Wednesday that it will delay 30 firm orders for Boeing 737 jets, which CEO Gary Kelly said would cut capital spending through 2018 by more than $500 million. The airline is also giving   Read more »

• Boeing resumes 787 deliveries after 4-month halt

  restarted deliveries of 787s on Tuesday after a four-month halt while it dealt with the smoldering batteries that had kept the planes grounded.Boeing handed the plane over to Japan's All Nippon Airways at its factory in Everett, Wash.Airline flights and deliveries   Read more »

• United to resume 787 flying on May 20

  -- United Airlines expects to start flying its Boeing 787s again on May 20.The 787s had been grounded because of concerns about smoldering batteries, but they have been returning to the skies. Ethiopian Airlines was the first to fly a 787 again, on April 27.The   Read more »

• Australia plans to buy 12 EA-18G Growler aircraft

  -- Australia said Friday it would buy 12 Boeing EA-18G Growler advanced electronic warfare technology aircraft because it can't risk delivery delays in their replacement, the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters.The government announced last year that   Read more »

• NYPD: Tech confirms part found near WTC from Boeing 767

  Boeing Co. technician has confirmed that an aircraft part found last week behind a building in lower Manhattan came from a Boeing 767, but still have not verified if it came from one of the two jetliners involved in the 9/11 attacks that destroyed the Twin   Read more »

Around the web

• Cabin crew praised as engine bursts into flames mid-flight

  engines yesterday. FAILED It was the most serious incident at Heathrow since January 2008, when another British Airways flight, a Boeing 777, crash landed after both its engines failed as it approached the airport. David Gallagher, the chief executive of a 12:07 AM from Irish Independent Read more »

• Boeing-built WGS-5 Satellite Enhances Tactical Communications for Warfighters

  customer solutions, and the world's largest and most versatile manufacturer of military aircraft. Headquartered in St. Louis, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is a $33 billion business with 59,000 employees worldwide. Follow us on Twitter: @BoeingDefense. 5/24/13 from Space Ref Read more »

• Burnaby-based company awarded military helicopter contract

  systems - will operate in extremes of weather on deployed operations throughout the world during day and night conditions." Boeing was awarded a contract for 15 helicopters by the Canadian government in 2009, and deliveries are expected to begin this year. 5/24/13 from Burnaby Now Read more »

• Memorial march for veterans Monday in Gainesville

  Memorial Day parade will begin at 10 a.m. Monday, March 27, with a flyover from local pilot Tony Manzo, who will be flying his Boeing-made, bright yellow, P-17 Stearman biplane. The parade route will begin at First Baptist Church on Green Street, travel to 5/24/13 from Forsyth News Read more »

• Will Boeing Stock Fall Back to Earth?

  of Boeing hit a multiyear high this week , rising a cent below $100 for the first time since 2007. Since the beginning of the 2013, Boeing stock has performed about twice as well as the S&P 500, gaining more than 30% . Usually a period of such strong stock 5/24/13 from WalletPop Read more »