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Help! Children and youngsters are visiting the airfield… | World Air …

Klaus Strienz presents ideas for the development of a children and youth program to use for an “open house” at an airfield or at a large field in the community or near a school. Editor: Klaus StrienzContact: Klaus Strienz, director … Continue reading

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Wisconsin suing Kestrel Aircraft over loan debt, stalled financing

The state of Wisconsin is taking legal action against an airplane manufacturer that received $4 million in state loans and millions more in tax incentives in 2012 to build a plant in Superior that was to employ 665 people. Five … Continue reading

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A sense of direction

SHOW ARTICLE –> Warren Blum is living his dream as a dive instructor for Mike Severns Diving and a ride-share driver for Uber and Lyft. It’s quite evident that Warren Blum has a talent for explaining things. And it’s a … Continue reading

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We won’t be flying in electric planes for at least 15 years, says industry expert

HOME EDITION News Economy Finance Health Care Real Estate Wealth Autos Earnings Energy Life Media Politics Retail Commentary Special Reports Asia Europe CFO Council Markets Pre-Markets U.S. Asia Europe Stocks Commodities Currencies Bonds Funds ETFs Investing Trading Nation Trader Talk … Continue reading

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LTU students to race cars they’ve designed in annual Grand Prix

Nine colleges and universities will rev up their scaled-down race cars Saturday as Lawrence Technological University hosts its annual Blue Devil Motorsports Grand Prix for Formula SAE teams. Formula SAE is a student design competition organized by SAE International, formerly … Continue reading

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The FAA is on the lookout for exploding airplanes

A midair engine explosion on a flight last month has prompted the Federal Aviation Authority to mandate “visual inspections” of the parts in question. The components, Airbus A380 superjumbo engines, were the subject of an emergency directive released by the … Continue reading

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Aircraft plans grounded: Wisconsin taking legal action against …

Five years after the loans were made to Kestrel Aircraft, the manufacturing plant hasn’t been built, there are no aircraft manufacturing jobs in Superior and Kestrel — now part of ONE Aviation, headed by Northland aviation mogul Alan Klapmeier — … Continue reading

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