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Boeing Dreamliner delivery flight is medical mission

Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines have teamed up to take advantage of a 787 Dreamliner delivery flight to deliver medical supplies and equipment to Ethiopia’s largest hospital.

Published: Oct. 23, 2012 at 12:53 p.m. PDT
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Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines have teamed up to take advantage of a 787 Dreamliner delivery flight to deliver medical supplies and equipment to Ethiopia’s largest hospital.

The delivery flight of Ethiopian Airlines’ third 787 from Everett to Addis Ababa carried 20,000 pounds of medical supplies to Black Lion Hospital. Among the cargo were several anesthesia machines, patient monitoring equipment, intensive care beds and surgical equipment.

Read more here: http://blog.thenewstribune.com/business/2012/10/23/dreamliner-delivery-flight-is-medical-mission/

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