Author Archives: Writer

Navy Grounds Top Guns

The U.S. Navy’s elite cadre of fighter pilots—made famous by Top Gun—are not flying nearly often as they would like. Instead, many of the Navy’s elite Boeing F/A-18 Hornet strike fighter squadrons are sitting on the ground with only two … Continue reading

Posted in Model Airpanes | Tagged | Leave a comment

At 113, Woman Lies About Her Age So She Can Join Facebook

Oct, 15 2014 — — Updated at 8:43 p.m. ET A second health care worker who has tested positive for the Ebola virus was airlifted from a Dallas hospital, where she became infected, to Emory University hospital in Atlanta for … Continue reading

Posted in Model Airpanes | Tagged | Leave a comment

Gone Girls: Human Trafficking on the Home Front

Login / Register OR No Account? Register here. Long-form In the struggle to eradicate child prostitution in Los Angeles, a new strategy is offering hope: compassion for those being bought and sold October 14, 2014 Mike Kessler Crime Add a … Continue reading

Posted in Model Airpanes | Tagged | Leave a comment

First Japan passenger jet in 4 decades rolling out

By YURI KAGEYAMAAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) – The first made in Japan passenger jet in four decades reaches a development milestone later this week. A “rolling out” ceremony in Nagoya, central Japan on Saturday will unveil the long awaited … Continue reading

Posted in Model Airpanes | Tagged | Leave a comment

Could Gas Explosions Explain Bermuda Triangle Mystery?

Explosions of trapped methane gas are thought to account for the mysterious craters found in Siberia, including this one.Credit: Screengrab Newslook Video The discovery of several mysterious craters in Siberia earlier this year launched a wave of speculation about their … Continue reading

Posted in Model Airpanes | Tagged | Leave a comment

Boeing Starts Building Parts For First 737 MAX

‘)})() //– LOS ANGELES—Production of fuselage stringers for the first Boeing 737 MAX has begun at the company’s Auburn, Wash., fabrication site, setting the clock ticking toward assembly of the first new-generation, re-engined model in 2015. Initial parts are entering … Continue reading

Posted in Model Airpanes | Tagged | Leave a comment

Queens lawmaker files FAA complaint after airplane noise hits ear-splitting levels

Handschuh, David Queens residents have been complaining about noise from planes taking off from JFK and LaGuardia airports. State Sen. Tony Avella filed a complaint with the FAA after one flight registered over 90 decibels. The ear-splitting noise registered by … Continue reading

Posted in Model Airpanes | Tagged | Leave a comment