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Greenpoint Technologies has signed a deal to complete two more VIP Boeing Dreamliners.

Flydubai is showcasing the interior of its new Boeing Max 8 on the Dubai Airshow ramp, along with new livery features marking the UAE’s 50th anniversary.

VIP Completions expects to deliver a refurbished Boeing 767 VIP before the end of the year.

Under the 777 project, Werx will assist in the development of an STC for the conversion that will be owned by partner company Kansas Modification Center.

A contract with Costa Rica’s COOPESA calls for Boeing to open two more conversion lines for the BCF next year.

JAL has accelerated the retirement of its Boeing 777s by a year.

The interim order by U.S. authorities to inspect all Pratt & Whitney PW4000-112s applies to some 125 Boeing 777s.

NTSB chairman Robert Sumwalt said that a fan blade from the PW4000 that failed in-flight on February 20 showed so-called "beach" marks.

An inflight engine failure suffered by a cargo 747-400 involved a smaller version of the PW4000 that failed over Colorado on February 20.

Authorities expect to find no survivors from the Boeing 737-500 that crashed into the Java Sea Saturday.