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  • The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has reshuffled its attack plan for the East Side Access tunnel—including stripping the largest contractor of some work—in an effort to speed up the much-delayed megaproject.

    MTA Shakes Up East Side Work Ted Mann 2012

  • BEIJING— Boeing Co. began a "world tour" of its new 787 Dreamliner passenger jet in Beijing on Sunday to create more buzz for the much-delayed wide-body plane, after a Chinese airline dropped plans to buy the aircraft.

    Boeing's 787 on 'World Tour' Norihiko Shirouzu 2011

  • Among these was nation building in Haiti; humanitarian intervention followed by chaos in Somalia; and ethnic cleansing in Bosnia, where a much-delayed effort culminated with the Dayton peace accords.

    Diplomat Brought Home Hostages, Returned Canal Stephen Miller 2011

  • The much-hyped, much-delayed plane, which made its maiden revenue flight last week with All Nippon Airways Co., is seen as an ultraefficient workhorse for so-called long, thin routes, flying passengers thousands of miles between cities and providing service that would be uneconomical using a superjumbo such as the 747 or the Airbus A380.

    Dreamliner's Here: Now Learn to Fly It Doug Cameron 2011

  • In December 2009, Boeing finally flew the much-delayed 787 Dreamliner, which is nearing the end of its flight-test program, with first delivery to All Nippon Airways Co. slated for sometime this summer.

    Newest Boeing 747 Takes Maiden Flight Peter Sanders 2011

  • LONDON—The billions of pounds spent so far on England's much-delayed electronic patient record system within the National Health Service have been poorly used and the project urgently needs to be reassessed to ensure taxpayers get value for their money, the U.K.'s National Audit Office said Wednesday.

    Auditor Blasts NHS E-Records Project Sten Stovall 2011

  • The much-delayed flight of the shuttle Discovery is on schedule to take place Thursday, with the countdown set to begin at 3 p.m.

    Shuttle Discovery ready for final flight -- finally 2011

  • American still has 54 737-800s slated to enter its fleet by 2013, has more 777s on order and is a customer for Boeing's much-delayed 787 Dreamliner aircraft.

    American Air Plans Big Jet Purchase Daniel Michaels 2011

  • There are worries, too, about the public's response to much-delayed plans by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to slash the huge $100bn annual bill for state subsidies for food and other staples.

    Dread juggernaut of conflict with Iran is drawing closer Simon Tisdall 2010

  • France, already the world's most nuclear per-capita economy, is midway through building the much-delayed €6 billion state-of-the-art Flamanville nuclear reactor led by state-controlled power behemoth Électricité de France SA.

    French Austerity Push Won't Touch Nuclear Plans Geraldine Amiel 2011

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