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Contact: Sandy Ward, Marketing Director Mukilteo, Wash – November 1, 2007 – The Future of Flight Aviation Center & Boeing Tour are honoring veterans on November 12, 2007, Veterans Day (celebrated), by offering all US military veterans including retired and active duty US military (in uniform or with military ID) FREE admission to the Future of Flight Aviation Center & Boeing Tour on Monday, November 12 th. Boeing Tours will be offered on a space available basis on the 12th and cannot be reserved in advance. The Future of Flight Aviation Center & Boeing Tour is open from 8:30am – 5:30pm daily except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. Tours of the Boeing Assembly Plant run at 9am, 10am, 11am and 1pm, 2pm with the last tour at 3pm. The Future of Flight Aviation Center is a unique learning and interpretive facility designed to let visitors experience the marvel of commercial jet aviation and production. It celebrates the historic accomplishments of the last 50 years since the first flight of the Boeing 707 and highlights the technological possibilities for powered, winged flight during the next 50 years. The 73,000-square-foot Future of Flight facility includes a 28,000-square-foot Aviation Gallery with interactive exhibits and displays, 9,000-square-foot, rooftop observation deck overlooking Paine Field, Boeing Tour Center, conference space for 250 people, special event space for groups of up to 750 people , a 240-seat theater, 125-seat café, Future of Flight Store and Boeing Store. The Future of Flight Aviation Center also features Aviation Zones with hands-on exhibits, videos, graphics and interactive stations where visitors can design their own airplanes. The facility also encompasses The Boeing Tour – the only public tour of a commercial jet assembly plant in North America. For more information, visit www.futureofflight.org . |