The Comets Rival Nears Completion -- An exact scale model of the new Boeing jet airliner which is now nearing completion at the Boeing Airplane Companys work at Renton, Wash., U.S.A. The prototype will be used for demonstration purposes for commercial air lines, and will be a serious rival to the British Comet III. Depending on range and payload requirements the ***** will carry 80 to 150 passengers, and is scheduled to ***** the New York to London trip non-stop in less than *****. April 03, 1954.