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Boeing reports start of final assembly for third flight-test 787.

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US aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) has started final assembly of the third flight-test aircraft for the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

Upon completion of the assembly the aircraft will be fitted with an interior

as part of the flight-test programme and certification process.

This is the fifth Dreamliner to go into the first position of the 787 production system, Boeing said.

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