In this 08 July 2007 file photo, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner is unveiled during the world premiere of the aircraft in Everett, Washington. US aerospace giant Boeing is readying its 787 Dreamliner for first test flight in the coming days, banking on the new fuel-efficient plane to sail above stiff market headwinds. Boeing expects the much-delayed Dreamliner to have its maiden flight by June 30 on a schedule that puts delivery of the plane to first customer, All Nippon Airways (ANA), in the first quarter of 2010. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

In this 08 July 2007 file photo, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner is unveiled during the world premiere of the aircraft in Everett, Washington. US aerospace giant Boeing is readying its 787 Dreamliner for first test flight in the coming days, banking on the new fuel-efficient plane to sail above stiff market headwinds. Boeing expects the much-delayed Dreamliner to have its maiden flight by June 30 on a schedule that puts delivery of the plane to first customer, All Nippon Airways (ANA), in the first quarter of 2010.

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  1. JAT Tehnika mechanics work on maintening of Russian Transaero Boeing 737, in front of JAT Boeing 737-300, in technical maintenance hangar at Belgrade International airport, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. JAT Airways said Wednesday that all its flights have been grounded indefinitely because its maintenance company has stopped servicing its planes over unpaid bills. JAT said that none of its aircraft has taken off since Tuesday evening, when aviation maintenance company JAT Tehnika halted its work on JAT's fleet.
  2. A visitor takes a picture of Boeing passenger airliner models on display at the China Aviation Expo in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009.
  3. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - SEPTEMBER 21: Crew members exit a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier with Space Shuttle Discovery mounted atop after landing at the shuttle landing facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on September 21, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Discovery completed its mission to the International Space Station earlier in the month and was forced to land at Edwards Air Force Base in California after bad weather prevented a landing at Cape Canaveral.
  4. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - SEPTEMBER 21: Space Shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier, taxis back to the mate-demate area after landing at the shuttle landing facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on September 21, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Discovery completed its mission to the International Space Station earlier in the month and was forced to land at Edwards Air Force Base in California after bad weather prevented a landing at Cape Canaveral.
  5. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - SEPTEMBER 21: Space Shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier, taxis back to the mate-demate area after landing at the shuttle landing facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on September 21, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Discovery completed its mission to the International Space Station earlier in the month and was forced to land at Edwards Air Force Base in California after bad weather prevented a landing at Cape Canaveral.
  6. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - SEPTEMBER 21: Space Shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier, taxis back to the mate-demate area after landing at the shuttle landing facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on September 21, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Discovery completed its mission to the International Space Station earlier in the month and was forced to land at Edwards Air Force Base in California after bad weather prevented a landing at Cape Canaveral.
  7. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - SEPTEMBER 21: Space Shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier, taxis back to the mate-demate area after landing at the shuttle landing facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on September 21, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Discovery completed its mission to the International Space Station earlier in the month and was forced to land at Edwards Air Force Base in California after bad weather prevented a landing at Cape Canaveral.
  8. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - SEPTEMBER 21: Crew members exit a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier with Space Shuttle Discovery mounted atop after landing at the shuttle landing facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on September 21, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Discovery completed its mission to the International Space Station earlier in the month and was forced to land at Edwards Air Force Base in California after bad weather prevented a landing at Cape Canaveral.
  9. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - SEPTEMBER 21: Space Shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier, touches down on the shuttle landing facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on September 21, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Discovery completed its mission to the International Space Station earlier in the month and was forced to land at Edwards Air Force Base in California after bad weather prevented a landing at Cape Canaveral.
  10. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - SEPTEMBER 21: Space Shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier, touches down on the shuttle landing facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on September 21, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Discovery completed its mission to the International Space Station earlier in the month and was forced to land at Edwards Air Force Base in California after bad weather prevented a landing at Cape Canaveral.
  11. Space shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier, is towed along the tarmac at the shuttle landing facility after arriving at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, Sept. 21, 2009.
  12. Space shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier, returns to the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, Sept. 21, 2009.
  13. Space shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier, returns to the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, Sept. 21, 2009.
  14. Space shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier, returns to the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, Sept. 21, 2009.
  15. The space shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier, lifts off from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009. The space shuttle Discovery is on a cross-country flight to Florida after landing from space earlier this month in Southern California.
  16. The space shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier, lifts off from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009. The space shuttle Discovery is on a cross-country flight to Florida after landing from space earlier this month in Southern California.

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  2. The skull of a cow is seen near Tisma Lagoon, some 35 km (22 miles) south of Managua, December 14, 2009. Nicaragua was among the 10 countries most affected by extreme natural phenomena in the period 1990-2008, according to the classification of climate risks in 2010, filed by the non-profit organisation Germanwatch.
  3. Boston Celtics guard Rajon Rondo looks for an open man as Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol (R) and guard Mike Conley double team Celtics forward Kevin Garnett during the second half of NBA basketball action in Memphis, Tennessee December 14, 2009.
  4. Tourists look at Argentina's Perito Moreno glacier near the city of El Calafate, in the Patagonian province of Santa Cruz, December 14, 2009. Scientists warn that glaciers in the Andes are melting because of the effects of climate change. According to studies, these accumulations of ice are thawing at a pace so fast that they could disappear in 25 years.
  5. AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 15: Media personality Hayley Holt competes in one of the races in between the Surf Boat Duel between the Blues and the Warriors at the Viaduct Harbour on December 15, 2009 in Auckland, New Zealand. Both the Blues and the Warriors are in pre-season training ahead of the upcoming Super 14 and NRL seasons.
  6. AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 15: Members of the Blues Super 14 team watch their team mates compete in the Surf Boat Duel between the Blues and the Warriors at the Viaduct Harbour on December 15, 2009 in Auckland, New Zealand. Both the Blues and the Warriors are in pre-season training ahead of the upcoming Super 14 and NRL seasons.
  7. AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 15: Anthony Tuitavake of the Blues watches the action on the water during the Surf Boat Duel between the Blues and the Warriors at the Viaduct Harbour on December 15, 2009 in Auckland, New Zealand. Both the Blues and the Warriors are in pre-season training ahead of the upcoming Super 14 and NRL seasons.
  8. AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 15: Ali Williams of the Blues (L) and Steve Price of the Warriors (R) chat as they watch the action on the water during the Surf Boat Duel between the Blues and the Warriors at the Viaduct Harbour on December 15, 2009 in Auckland, New Zealand. Both the Blues and the Warriors are in pre-season training ahead of the upcoming Super 14 and NRL seasons.
  9. AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 15: Joe Rokocoko of the Blues watches the action on the water during the Surf Boat Duel between the Blues and the Warriors at the Viaduct Harbour on December 15, 2009 in Auckland, New Zealand. Both the Blues and the Warriors are in pre-season training ahead of the upcoming Super 14 and NRL seasons.
  10. AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 15: Manu Vatuvei (L) and Michael Luck (R) of the Warriors watch the action during the Surf Boat Duel between the Blues and the Warriors at the Viaduct Harbour on December 15, 2009 in Auckland, New Zealand. Both the Blues and the Warriors are in pre-season training ahead of the upcoming Super 14 and NRL seasons.
  11. Florida Panthers' goalie Tomas Vokoun (29) of the Czech Republic blocks a shot at the goal as New York Islanders' Matt Moulson (26), readies his stick during the third period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Dec. 14, 2009, in Uniondale, N.Y. The Panthers beat the Islanders 7-1.
  12. New York Islanders' Dwayne Roloson reacts as Florida Panthers' Nathan Horton (16), Michael Frolik of the Czech Republic (67) and Dmitry Kulikov (43) of Russia celebrate the first of two goals by Horton in the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Dec. 14, 2009, in Uniondale, N.Y.
  13. Florida Panthers' Nathan Horton (16),hits the puck past New York Islanders' goalie Dwayne Roloson for his second goal of the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Dec. 14, 2009, in Uniondale, N.Y.
  14. Florida Panthers' Nathan Horton (16),hits the puck past New York Islanders' goalie Dwayne Roloson for his second goal of the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Dec. 14, 2009, in Uniondale, N.Y.
  15. New York Islanders' Dwayne Roloson reacts as Florida Panthers' Nathan Horton (16), Michael Frolik of the Czech Republic (67) and Dmitry Kulikov (43) of Russia celebrate the first of two goals by Horton in the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Dec. 14, 2009, in Uniondale, N.Y.
  16. In this photo released by Greenpeace, three protestors hang a 100 square meter banner over the side of the Sydney Opera House in Australia, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009. With climate negotiations at an impasse as world leaders arrive in Copenhagen, Greenpeace activists attempted to send the message: "Stop The Politics, Climate Treaty Now."