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FAA names local as Master Pilot

Safe flying is what everyone wants when in the air, and accidents are always bound to happen. But to avoid accident or incident for 50 years is considered beating the odds, and only a handful of pilots have accomplished this; … Continue reading

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Boeing has set a World Record for manufacturing the most-produced commercial jet aircraft model.

© Copyright 2018 Advantage Business Media Article source: https://www.manufacturing.net/news/2018/03/boeing-breaks-record-most-produced-commercial-jet-aircraft-model

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Tyler ISD CTC students complete model airplane in memory of beloved teacher

At the beginning of the school year, Tyler ISD Career and Technology Center (CTC) engineering teacher, Durk Watts, gave his aviation students a task: to rebuild a massive model airplane donated to the program by an airliner associated with Tyler … Continue reading

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Boeing’s 737 hits historic milestone: 10000 planes produced

Boeing celebrated Tuesday production of its 10,000th single-aisle 737, putting what is already the best-selling jet of all time on track to become the best-selling large transport airplane in history. Yet when the plane first flew more than 50 years … Continue reading

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New Boeing jet to accelerate services shake-up | Reuters

(Reuters) – Boeing Co (BA.N) is doubling down on its landmark new strategy designed to muscle in on the business of maintenance providers by making its next jet the laboratory for in-house services that could radically alter the global business … Continue reading

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Electrically-charged airplanes could avoid lightning strikes – New Atlas

David Szondy March 12th, 2018 Article source: https://newatlas.com/electrically-charged-airplanes-lightning/53753/

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India Grounds Airbus A320Neo Jets With Faulty Pratt Engines

India took the drastic measure of grounding all Airbus SE narrow-body planes powered by the latest Pratt Whitney engines, removing the aircraft from the country’s skies after a series of in-flight incidents. A320neos with even one Pratt engine featuring a … Continue reading

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