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Can Drones Be Good?

It was a cool day in Dallas last November, when a small quadcopter lifted itself off the ground of an American Airlines hangar and buzzed towards a Boeing 737. The drone, a DJI Mavic Enterprise, had been outfitted with a … Continue reading

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Aircraft MRO Market 2019 Growth Along with Global Industry Size, Share, Trends, Key Drivers, Major Manufactures, Business Insights and Forecast 2023 – Press Release

Aircraft MRO Market Research Report 2019: Industry Size, Share, Trends, Growth and Opportunity Assessment, Regional Analysis and Segmentation By MRO Type (Engine, Component, Line Maintenance, Airframe, and Modifications), By Aircraft type (Narrow-body, Wide-body, and Others), By Application (Commercial Air Transport, … Continue reading

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What About This . . .? By Wayne William Cipriano

Whenever we go anywhere in the car, I always seem to be the one who does the driving. It’s not that I like driving so much (I don’t), or that my control issues extend to operating the car (they don’t), … Continue reading

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From Hovercrafts to Personal Submarines, 5 Made-to-Order Machines for an Epic Adventure

There’s a new way to play. The world’s most intrepid adventurers are no longer content to join the masses on a hike to Machu Picchu or a dive to the Great Barrier Reef. Instead, they’re hacking together epic toys that … Continue reading

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Airbus steps up pressure on suppliers over Canadian jet

MONTREAL (Reuters) – Europe’s Airbus is ratcheting up pressure on suppliers like United Technologies to cut costs for its Canadian-developed A220 jetliner as it expands factory facilities to cope with anticipated demand for the former Bombardier model. Long seen as … Continue reading

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The Flight That Changed Everything | History

America’s youngest jet-setter was seven years old when he boarded a Pan American World Airways Boeing 707 in New York, headed to Paris. It was October 26, 1958 and along with his parents and two older sisters, Loren Hopkins was … Continue reading

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Don Chadwick Went from Building Model Planes to Creating Silicon Valley’s Favorite Seat

Don Chadwick, 82, is an industrial designer and co-creator of Herman Miller Inc.’s Aeron chair. The ergonomic office seat was introduced in 1994 and first became popular with technology and Internet firms in the late 1990s. It is included in … Continue reading

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