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This Student Team is Designing a Functional Jet Engine Model with the Help of Rolls Royce

There’s a shortage of students in STEM subjects. Whether its developing rockets to Mars, the new future of public transport or a bridge, society needs engineers to make it happen.3D Hubs Student Grant finalist JetX are a team of aerospace … Continue reading

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Primoco UAV finishes 2017 flying high, with sales of unmanned airplanes in Russia and Malaysia

Czech company Primoco UAV SE, which develops, manufactures and sells the unmanned aircraft Primoco UAV One 100/150 soared to a sky high finish in 2017. “When I look at the results of the whole year, I consider the development, certification and … Continue reading

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Did Aviation Anxiety End the Era of Kid-Friendly Airports? | JSTOR …

The thought of traveling by air during the busy holidays can conjure feelings of anxiety, bitterness, and even dread. For many parents with young children, the idea of wrangling little ones through a phalanx of security checkpoints and a byzantine … Continue reading

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‘He loved airplanes,’ says sister of Canadian pilot who died in Panama crash

Ron Simard died doing what he loves.   “He loved airplanes,” his sister, Louise Simard, told CBC. Louise Simard is a former Saskatchewan health minister and MLA who lives in Regina. “That was a passion of his; he was doing … Continue reading

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Herbert Smedley Walters, 91, pharmaceutical salesman who gave to Friends’s Central and Villanova University

Herbert Smedley Walters, 91, formerly of Newtown Square, a retired pharmaceutical salesman who gave generously to Friends’ Central School and Villanova University, both alma maters, died Wednesday, Dec. 13, of respiratory failure at his home in Bradenton, Fla. Courtesy of … Continue reading

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‘Queen Of The Skies’ Bids Farewell At Its Birthplace

Nostalgia is flowing freely in the skies this week as Delta Air Lines takes its remaining Boeing 747 jumbo jets on a farewell tour. They’re the last of the iconic jumbos in U.S. passenger service. The swan song stopped at … Continue reading

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Did Aviation Anxiety End the Era of Kid-Friendly Airports?

The thought of traveling by air during the busy holidays can conjure feelings of anxiety, bitterness, and even dread. For many parents with young children, the idea of wrangling little ones through a phalanx of security checkpoints and a byzantine … Continue reading

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