Monthly Archives: December 2017

Did Aviation Anxiety End the Era of Kid-Friendly Airports? | JSTOR …

The thought of traveling by air during the busy holidays can conjure feelings of anxiety, bitterness, and even dread. For many parents with young children, the idea of wrangling little ones through a phalanx of security checkpoints and a byzantine … Continue reading

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‘He loved airplanes,’ says sister of Canadian pilot who died in Panama crash

Ron Simard died doing what he loves.   “He loved airplanes,” his sister, Louise Simard, told CBC. Louise Simard is a former Saskatchewan health minister and MLA who lives in Regina. “That was a passion of his; he was doing … Continue reading

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Herbert Smedley Walters, 91, pharmaceutical salesman who gave to Friends’s Central and Villanova University

Herbert Smedley Walters, 91, formerly of Newtown Square, a retired pharmaceutical salesman who gave generously to Friends’ Central School and Villanova University, both alma maters, died Wednesday, Dec. 13, of respiratory failure at his home in Bradenton, Fla. Courtesy of … Continue reading

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‘Queen Of The Skies’ Bids Farewell At Its Birthplace

Nostalgia is flowing freely in the skies this week as Delta Air Lines takes its remaining Boeing 747 jumbo jets on a farewell tour. They’re the last of the iconic jumbos in U.S. passenger service. The swan song stopped at … Continue reading

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Did Aviation Anxiety End the Era of Kid-Friendly Airports?

The thought of traveling by air during the busy holidays can conjure feelings of anxiety, bitterness, and even dread. For many parents with young children, the idea of wrangling little ones through a phalanx of security checkpoints and a byzantine … Continue reading

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Farewell to the 747, the plane that shrank the world

For a half-century, Boeing mechanics in a sprawling factory north of Seattle have riveted together aluminum panels into the familiar hump-backed form of the 747 jumbo jet. Test pilots then put each new plane through its paces on an adjacent … Continue reading

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A Feud Between Boeing and Bombardier is Casting a Spotlight on US-Canadian Trade Deals

Boeing ba and Bombardier bombf traded barbs on Monday over the U.S. planemaker’s claim that its Canadian rival benefited from billions of dollars in illegal government subsidies and dumped its newest jetliner in the United States at below cost. At … Continue reading

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