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Boeing restarted certification tests of its 787 tre dreamliner. the flights were grounded last november after a fire in an electrical panel. boeing needs the faa to sign off to sell them commercially. once they confirm that hurdle they can announce delivery schedule. they will report fourth quarter earnings the end of the month. welcome back to "world business today" live on cnn. donald trump is the latest to try to cash in on indias property market. the u.s. billionaire plans to build a 65-st...

>> im not so sure about that. things that democrats and people like me supporting were popular elements, tax cuts for middle class. trying to extend unemployment insurance. things republicans were asked for were the less popular things. im not sure where the leverage lies. we are always trying to do what is best for the american people. i think borrowing 63 billion dollars from the chinese to give tax cuts to millionaires and billionaires is a nicening if we could afford to do it, but we cant. s...

Engines and double-deckers, you can instantly recognize the airbus. but now you can recognize the 787 dreamliner even when it doesnt have the name on the tail. richard quest, cnn at the farnborough air show. day 91 of the gulf oil disaster. authorities detect seepage coming from the sea floor but not from the busted wellhead. flash flooding in eastern kentucky over the weekend killed at least two people and damaged or destroyed about 200 homes. last month was the hottest june on record. an...

Back of the rolls-royce engines. its probably the most distinctive part of the 787. rolls-royce put them there to reduce the noise from the engines and help the performance. if all else fails, look to the beautiful wings of the 787. everyone pretty much agrees the uniquely shaped wing with its sweeping arc at the end, gives it a very distinctive profile. >> the wings, those carbon wings, very graceful the way theyre swept back, the way they unload when the plane lands. its just beautiful. >> rep...

Oh, yes, hours of fun. they call them the chevrons, or maybe the cookie cutter at the back of the rolls royce engine. its probably the most distinctive part of the 787. rolls royce put them there to reduce the noise of the engines and help the performance. if all else fails, look to the beautiful wings of the 787. everyone pretty much agrees the uniquely shaped wing with its sweeping arc at the end, gives it a very distinctive profile. >> the wings, those carbon wings, very graceful the way they...

Easy to see what is different. but look more closely and there are plenty of telltale signs that this is a new aircraft. lets start at the nose. a sharper, sleeker, much more pronounced nose on the front of the 787 with large side windows. look out from the front and just at the side, it could only be the 787. now look at the windows. boeing has made a lot of noise about the fact the windows on the dreamliner are much bigger, allowing more light into the aircraft. but what will really excite us ...

Pleasantness, sweetness and light, my dear friend, welcome, welcome to farnborough. and look behind me at these brilliant planes. weve got the 380, weve got the 787 dreamliner, the a-330, the a-400m, a real potpourri. but the talk today was all about orders. huge orders for boeing and for airbus. a new leasing company, huge order for airbus. and emirates, the dubai-based airline, ordering third 777s from boeing, taking their fleet to 101. a quick look, a first glance. yet without the name on the...

Because theyve written off the old debt. its huge. >> its a good sign for the economy when people are shopping for airplanes. you remember at the brink of the recession, fewer people were showing up at these things. >> reporter: yeah. and the really important thing, of course, that plane right in the middle, the 787, which is making its debut outside the united states, the dreamliner, that has sold 863 of them. that tells you the importance, not only for the puget sound and the northwestern unit...

That this is a new aircraft. lets start at the nose. a sharper, sleeker, much more pronounced nose on the front of the 787 with large side windows. look out from the front and just at the side, it could only be the 787. now look at the windows. boeing has made a lot of noise about the fact the windows on the dreamliner are much bigger, allowing more light into the aircraft. but what will really excite us will be the new technology, innovative, interesting and fiddle with until your hearts conten...

Pair of attacks near baghdad, killing nearly 50 people. their targets, government-backed sunni militia men. the first attacker plowed into a group lined to collect their paychecks. a second gunman stormed militia headquarters in the far west anbar province, opening fire before blowing himself up. the attacks were the deadliest against iraq security force far this year. secretary of state hillary clinton is in pakistan this morning announcing $500 million in new aid programs. the idea is to hel...