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Obits, Nov. 17

Keith Biggers Allen Keith Biggers, 78, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017. He passed away peacefully at his home in Georgetown, S.C. ​Keith was the son of the late Joe Allen and Eloree Rogers … Continue reading

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Boeing & flydubai Ink $27B Deal for 225 737 MAX Airplanes

The Boeing Company BA has inked a deal with flydubai for 225 737 MAX airplanes. Valued at $27 billion at current list prices, the order was awarded during the 2017 Dubai Air Show. It marks the largest-ever single-aisle jet order … Continue reading

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Tesla unveils its monster Tesla Semi truck and lets us step inside

Elon Musk has a plan to reinvent trucking, and it will ride on the sizable back of the new Tesla Semi. The all-electric truck, which Musk unveiled Wednesday night in a Hawthorne Municipal Airport Parking lot (adjacent to his SpaceX … Continue reading

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Texas teacher, students praise AOPA aviation curriculum

The banter between aviation teacher Nathan McAfee and his students was frank but informative as they discussed the pros and cons of a lesson associated with AOPA High School Aviation STEM curriculum. The students in McKinney, a Dallas suburb, were … Continue reading

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Publisher’s View: The Last Straw

Straws – those slender plastic tubes from which to sip frothy, sweetened, coffee drinks, sodas, and other beverages – are awesome.  Children transform them into toys, sucking in chocolate milk at different speeds, in a kind of stutter-step race to … Continue reading

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Boeing, flydubai Sign Historic Deal for 225 737 MAX Airplanes

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing [NYSE: BA] and flydubai signed a landmark agreement today for 225 737 MAX airplanes with a list price value of $27 billion. The deal represents the largest-ever single-aisle jet order … Continue reading

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Model aircraft runway set to be given the go-ahead on former colliery site in Calverton

Plans for a model flying club to create a runway for its radio controlled-aircraft are set to get the green light to go-ahead at a planning committee next week. On Tuesday, November 21, a decision will be made on the … Continue reading

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