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The Last of Its Kind

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Dale Jones tows Boeing’s final 717 from its assembly plant in Long Beach on Thursday. The plane, the last of 156, will be delivered to AirTran Airways in May. Boeing halted production of the twin-engine jet because of slow sales. The move brings to an end commercial airliner manufacturing in California.

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