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Deadline for Auto Fuel Economy Proposal to Slip

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The Obama administration will push back the release of the most ambitious proposal ever for automakers to improve fuel efficiency of their passenger cars, sport utility vehicles and pickups.
Boeing 787

787 Dreamliner: 5 Reasons Boeing's Big Bet Will Win

Boeing has delivered its first 787 Dreamliner to All Nippon Airways and a company vice president told employees in a ceremony they are part of a once-in-a-lifetime experience. It's a signature moment for the company, aviation, the flying public, and even America.
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Boeing Dreamliner Set for First Delivery

Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner, the world's first commercial airplane made largely of lightweight composite materials, is set for first delivery to a customer next week.
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Air France-KLM Hands Out $12 Billion Order to Boeing, Airbus

Air France-KLM decided to refurbish the fleet by ordering $12 billion worth of new jets split between Boeing and Airbus. The carrier handed out 25 new jets from both makers which are expected to be confirmed by Dec. 31.
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Obama Retracts Proposal to Tighten Clean Air Rules

Following a disappointing jobs report, the Obama administration announced it has decided to postpone a requirement to tighten the nation's clean air standards, claiming the process is too expensive for businesses and local governments to implement in the current economic climate.
Dreamliner

Boeing 'Dreamliner' to (Finally) Take Flight

After years of headaches and heartbreak, Boeing Co. got the green light from the U.S. government on Friday to enter its 787 Dreamliner into commercial service to fly passengers.
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Toyota Releases 7th Generation Camry for 2012

Toyota has launched the seventh-generation Camry, which the Japanese automaker claims as the America's best-selling car for nine years running and 13 of the past 14 years.
Traffic moves slowly on the 405 freeway in Los Angeles, California

Obama unveils sharp increase in auto fuel economy

Several major auto makers on Friday embraced the Obama administration's proposal to push the industry further away from once-dominant gas guzzlers to more lean and efficient vehicles.
Boeing flags flutter as an Airbus A380, the world's largest jetliner, takes part in a flying display during the 49th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport near Paris

US airlines prep plane orders; AMR said to be close

An avalanche of airplane orders from the largest U.S. airlines may be on the way, with at least four major carriers in talks to buy fuel-efficient narrow-body planes to renew aging fleets.
Ford Gaining Marketshare

Analyst: Ford Gaining Marketshare

An analyst says Ford had an impressive sales month in June. The auto industry will report its numbers Friday. Ford's stock climbed as much as 4 percent on the news.
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Ford plans its smallest engine ever

Ford Motor Co is developing its smallest engine ever as part of its push to wring out greater fuel savings as gasoline prices rise and federal standards on fuel economy grow stricter.

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