Monthly Archives: October 2014

Daughter recalls dad’s passion for planes – Suffolk News

When James William Hall’s sister died in 1952, the 12-year-old found refuge in what would become a lifelong passion: control line model airplanes. Kathy Hines, his only child, said Frances May Hall was James’ only sibling. “His parents went into … Continue reading

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Bombardier Profit Falls, But Beats Analysts’ Estimates

Bombardier Inc. surprised markets Thursday with better-than-expected results on stronger airplane deliveries, and said efforts to streamline corporate operations could generate savings of over a quarter-billion dollars annually beginning in 2015. The company recorded a $120 million charge in the … Continue reading

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Fitch Rates Boeing’s Proposed Senior Unsecured Notes ‘A’

NEW YORK CHICAGO, Oct 28, 2014 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Fitch Ratings expects to assign an ‘A’ long-term rating to The Boeing Company’s (BA) proposed issuance of approximately $850 million of senior unsecured notes. The notes will be issued in three … Continue reading

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Can Smaller Tails Mean Greener Planes?

The large amount of jet fuel required to fly an airplane from point A to point B can have negative impacts on the environment and—as higher fuel costs contribute to rising ticket prices—a traveler’s wallet. With funding from NASA and … Continue reading

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Fairfield Flying Aces: Generations bond, imaginations soar with model planes

Men who once were active pilots and air crew chiefs are now passing their enthusiasm and know-how about flying to young people through a model plane workshop at the Fairfield Senior Center. The program’s first session, called Build-A-Plane Day, took … Continue reading

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Windowless Plane Would Let Passengers See World Around Them

If a window seat is enough to make you nervous on a flight, you might want to avoid a new kind of plane that could fly in as soon as a decade. UK-based tech innovation company Centre for Process Innovation … Continue reading

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Behind the Wheel of the Bespoke Bentley

In Crewe, in the northeast of England, Noel Thompson is using an ordinary kitchen fork to punch a perforated line into a lovely piece of burgundy leather. He’s one of 3,700 employees who make one of the world’s most coveted … Continue reading

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