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Yingling Aviation Delivers First Ascend 172s

Suburban President Tom Trumbull (left) accepts delivery of first Yingling Ascend 172 from Yingling CEO Lynn Nichols (right). Article source: http://www.aviationpros.com/press_release/12337388/yingling-aviation-delivers-first-ascend-172s

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Hobbyist defeats FAA in battle over drone registration, but says the fight’s not over

Small recreational drones no longer have to be registered with the FAA. (Aerix Photo) Recreational drone users no longer have to register their flying machines with the Federal Aviation Administration, thanks to a federal court ruling handed down today, but the … Continue reading

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Piaggio Renews Focus on Business Aviation

Renato Vaghi, who was appointed Piaggio Aerospace’s CEO nine months ago, said the Italian aircraft manufacturer is refocusing on business aviation. “Last year, we restructured as a clearer [more focused] company,” he told AIN. “We’re going through a big transformation.” … Continue reading

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VERIFY: Has Boeing met obligations to create jobs?

A Boeing employee drives a lift near a GE engine for a Boeing 777 airliner June 13, 2012 at the Boeing Factory in Everett, Washington. Photo: Stephen Brashear/Getty Images (Photo: Stephen Brashear, Custom) In December 2013, the Washington legislature granted … Continue reading

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Spotlight on Dave Mason – A ‘model’ citizen – The Daily Post

You could call Dave Mason a “model” citizen. Mason was recently asked to construct a 1/350th scale model of the USS Texas, which was the first ship served on by Charles R. Ware. The model was unveiled on May 12 … Continue reading

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Symposium presents cutting-edge research in math and computing

Faculty of Stanford’s Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering (ICME) shared their cutting-edge research at Friday’s ICME Xpo, the department’s annual research symposium. Margot Gerritsen Ph.D. ’97, associate professor of energy resources engineering and director of ICME, and Gianluca Iaccarino, … Continue reading

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IMF offers 3-pillared prescription for African growth

Countries in sub-Saharan Africa need to get their budgets in order, diversify their economies and look after their poorest people, the IMF said. According to the IMF’s regional economic outlook, tf they do that, there is no reason why the … Continue reading

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