The Year In Commercial Aviation

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Final Compilations by ANN News Editor, Tom Patton

The commercial airline industry saw several milestones in 2009,
including the first flight of the long-awaited Dreamliner. But the
year was marred with tragedy as well, and the economy continued to
cause airlines to scramble for ways to improve the bottom line.

One of the major ongoing stories of the year was the continuing
development of alternative fuels, and the FAA made strides with
NextGen, though perhaps not as large as they had hoped. Here, then,
are some of the big stories we covered in the commercial airline
industry in 2009.