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Boeing Is Killing It by Squeezing Its Suppliers – Bloomberg

So much goes into the development of a commercial aircraft—billions of dollars, millions of work hours, rivers of sweat—that when a new model is finished, the designers like to throw a party. At Boeing Co.’s rollout of the 777 in … Continue reading

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Retired Air Traffic Controller builds airplane from scratch

ENTERPRISE, Ala. (WTVY) — A retired air-traffic controller says the sky is the limit. Jerry May has been flying since the ’70s.He retired three years ago.But he’s continued to work hard on a passion started in 2012. Gerald May, Retired … Continue reading

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Boeing Clocks In With Record Deliveries

The airline industry is booming, and plane makers are seeing some nice tailwinds from increasing demand. In this Industry Focus: Energy clip, host Sarah Priestley and Motley Fool contributor Adam Levine-Weinberg go through Boeing‘s (NYSE:BA) most recent year in deliveries. Tune … Continue reading

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Dennis C. Wolfe

Also surviving are his children, Denise J. (Donald) Minor of Circleville, Anita K. (John) Rogers, Kevin J. (Kathy) Wolfe, all of Chillicothe; grandchildren, Aaron (Sarah) Minor, Chase (Casey) Minor, Kelly Rogers, Nathan Rogers, Kameron Wolfe and Kimberly Wolfe; a great-grandson, … Continue reading

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Automobiles, airplanes helped South Carolina set another record for exports in 2017

South Carolina set its eighth consecutive record for exports in 2017 with $32.2 billion worth of goods leaving the Palmetto State for foreign markets, according to figures from the U.S. Department of Commerce. The 2017 export total represents a 2.9 … Continue reading

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They’re making a ‘Flying Boxcar’ plane into a mobile coffee shop. Because it’s too cool not to.

Once the airplane is a bus, the group could use it as a mobile café, a gallery, a museum, and a stage for outdoor musical performances. Clam-shell doors open the back, where the jeeps and howitzers would once have driven … Continue reading

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Group wants probe of TVA’s jets, luxury helicopter

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A clean-energy advocacy group called for an investigation Tuesday after finding that the Tennessee Valley Authority bought two corporate jets, a Mercedes-Benz luxury helicopter and another plane in recent years. The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy … Continue reading

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