| | USATODAY.com - Travel - News - Boeing studies advanced version of 747 jumbo jet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01) |
 | | LE BOURGET, France (Reuters) Boeing said on Monday technologies that could be developed for its planned 7E7 plane may also be used to build an advanced version of its classic 747 jumbo, allowing it to fly further with more passengers. |
 | | Orders for the venerable jumbo, which first flew in 1969, have slowed to a trickle in recent years as airlines were hit by a slump in air travel and rival Airbus SAS stole customers with its A380 superjumbo, due to enter service in 2006. |
 | | Late last year Boeing scrapped plans to build a fast jet, the Sonic Cruiser, after customers said they wanted cost efficiency more than speed. |
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