Monthly Archives: January 2016

Sy in the Sky: Torrance Airport Legend Merlyn “Sy” Symons

 Added on January 27, 2016  Eddie Solt Merlyn “Sy” Symons stands next to his 1947 Beechcraft Bonanza V-tail in one of the original hangers he built at the Torrance Airport. “Sy knew Louis Zamperini by ‘Louie,’ said friend Dennis Murphy. … Continue reading

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Johnson City Radio Controllers Club provides fun, flight

Model aviation is on the rise due to technological advances in the creation of fully-functional, small-scale aircraft -airplanes, helicopters, rockets and lighter-than-air machines – which in turn, have expanded the market, lowered prices and generated an exponential interest in the … Continue reading

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Abundance of optimism for Boeing’s Dreamliner program in 2016

Low fuel prices and an unstable global economy haven’t shaken Boeing’s confidence in its 787 Dreamliner program. Company executives said Wednesday that this year’s production increase is still on target, plans are underway to expand the North Charleston campus and … Continue reading

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1929 Duesenberg Model J Disappearing Top Torpedo Convertible Coupe

There is no version of the Duesenberg Model J that isn’t a rare work of art. In the style of the best of the prewar luxury cars, each body was custom made by a third party coachbuilder, and even two … Continue reading

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Boeing Beats Q4 Earnings Estimates, Profit Plunges Y/Y

Aerospace giant The Boeing Company (BA – Analyst Report) delivered fourth-quarter 2015 adjusted earnings of $1.60 per share, confidently beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.25 by 28%. Earnings, however, plunged 30.7% from $2.31 per share a year ago, owing … Continue reading

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25 Reasons to Visit Romania With Diana-Florina Cosmin

All photos by Vali Barbulescu Diana is my model in life. She is an amazing writer, a passionate traveler, a very smart and beautiful woman, she is a gifted journalist (editor-in-chief at Forbes), she is well-grounded, sensible and altruistic, and … Continue reading

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The Challenger Explosion, 30 years later

By Sarah B. Boxer “I often say that we were tremendously excited, the whole bunch of us were tremendously excited that we were kind of on this major interstate highway moving toward the heavens,” says June Scobee Rodgers, remembering Jan. … Continue reading

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