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	As spectators look on, a Boeing C-17 transport plane touches down July 22 at the Farnborough Air Show in England. Organizers expected 300,000 people and 1,200 exhibitors to attend the weeklong event.

High-flying no more?

Boeing steps into this year's Farnborough Air Show a changed company. Now headquartered in Chicago, the aerospace giant has weathered 10 daunting months since the Sept. 11 attacks. All this week, Times aerospace reporter David Bowermaster files from England as Boeing tries to put its best landing gear forward at the British aerospace extravaganza.

Aviation event has its big, fast and noisy side
Walt Gillette paused until the fighter jet shaking the walls of Boeing's temporary headquarters flew to another corner of the Farnborough Air Show ... [July 26, 2002]

Sonic Cruiser's fate is still up in the air
The man in charge of Boeing's Sonic Cruiser program met the media at the Farnborough Air Show yesterday and did his best to stem a rising tide of questions about the high-speed jetliner's fate. [July 25, 2002]

Boeing expects Air Force to sign lease for tankers
Boeing is continuing to negotiate with the Air Force on a lease for 100 767 refueling tankers and expects to have a signed agreement by late September, according to John Sams, program manager. [July 25, 2002]

Airbus will likely build factory in the U.S.
With the expected agreement yesterday between Boeing and the parent company of Airbus to work together on military programs came the unexpected news that the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co. (EADS) is likely to build a facility in the U.S. [July 24, 2002]

Boeing fears effects of market on sales
The threat of a prolonged stock-market decline that erodes consumer confidence and further dampens air travel has become a major concern inside Boeing Commercial Airplanes. [July 24, 2002]

Boeing executives concerned about stock-market decline
The threat of a prolonged stock-market decline that erodes consumer confidence and further dampens air travel has become a major concern inside Boeing Commercial Airplanes, according to Randy Baseler, vice president of marketing. [July 23, 2002]

Rivals announce collaboration on missile defense
Boeing and the parent company of Airbus today are expected to announce a groundbreaking, transatlantic partnership to collaborate on missile-defense systems. [July 23, 2002]

Virgin Airways chief has high praise for Airbus
Richard Branson is often described as the world's greatest marketer. The flamboyant chief executive of Virgin Atlantic Airways put his sales skills on prominent display at the Farnborough Air Show yesterday as he celebrated the first delivery of the Airbus A340-600. [July 23, 2002]