Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:50:56 PDT Boeing to Meet Again With U.S. Air Force Officials on Tankers (Bloomberg.com) Aug. 14 (Bloomberg) — Boeing Co. , aiming to win a $35 billion U.S. refueling-tanker contract after the Pentagon reopened the contest, said its executives will meet for a second time with Air Force officials on Aug. 16 to discuss details of the proposal.
Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:10:00 PDT Engine panel falls off Qantas jet in flight An engine access panel fell off a Qantas Airways jumbo jet en route to Singapore from Melbourne, Australia, on Friday, the latest in a string of incidents for the airline.