Monthly Archives: April 2019

Boeing might represent the greatest indictment of 21st-century capitalism

A veteran commercial pilot and software engineer with over three decades of experience has just written the most damning account of the recent Boeing 737 fiasco. At one level, author Gregory Travis has provided us with the most detailed account … Continue reading

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Automation Transformed How Pilots Fly Planes. Now the Same Must Happen With Cars

The future of driving is supposed to feel like flying. The names some car companies give their newest technology—Autopilot, Pilot Assist, Super Cruise, Pro Pilot—are all aviation-inspired terms being used by automotive companies for their semi-autonomous systems. Just like with … Continue reading

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AINsight: Airplanes Crash for a Reason | Business Aviation

Business is booming for air safety investigators around the world. Following a period of relative calm in 2017, the safest year on record for passenger airlines, there has now been a steady uptick in both accidents and fatalities. In fact, … Continue reading

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“The toughest guy I’d ever met”: Pearl Harbor survivor Ray Garland’s memorial shares stories of a life fully lived – The Spokesman

Pastor Bill Hemenway said that when one looks over the first few chapters in Ray Garland’s life, “it’s more than most people get to live” in a lifetime. But Garland wasn’t just a Marine with an extraordinary story as the … Continue reading

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Pay $4 to drive to the Westside? Congestion pricing could cut traffic gridlock, report says

SCAG had initially considered studying tolling in downtown Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Hollywood, West Hollywood, Warner Center and Los Angeles International Airport, but focused on the Westside because the traffic is worst there, so congestion pricing could have the greatest … Continue reading

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Dismantling OPM and Changing the Face of the Federal HR Program

View this article online at https://www.fedsmith.com/2019/04/26/dismantling-opm-changing-face-federal-hr-program/ and visit FedSmith.com to sign up for free news updates A president who wants to get rid of a federal agency has to be ambitious. Eliminating a federal agency is next to impossible. Every agency … Continue reading

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The Week in History: April 27-May 3 | News | aberdeennews.com

April 27 1822: The 18th president of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant, was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio. 1973: Acting FBI Director L. Patrick Gray resigned after it was revealed that he’d destroyed files removed from the safe of … Continue reading

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