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Rockford Skies: The Power Behind The Planes

At first glance, Rockford doesn’t seem like a place where aerospace would spring up.  Yes, it has an airport, but what morphed this northern Illinois city into a hub for critical aircraft components?    In this case, it was a matter … Continue reading

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Look what lies ahead

Most of us boomers and beyond were raised with dial phones, Kodak film cameras, stick shifts, TV antennas and Encyclopedia Britannica. But just looky now. Today, even the most revolutionary technologies become obsolete soon after they appear. A recent Internet … Continue reading

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Long time model airplane collection back in public view

Click Here to access the online Public Inspection File Viewers with disabilities can get assistance accessing this station’s FCC Public Inspection File by contacting the station with the information listed below. Questions or concerns relating to the accessibility of the … Continue reading

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‘Shunpike’ to see Tuckers, Rolls-Royces and Camaros at car museums in Central Pennsylvania

Shunpiking is “use of a side road to avoid the toll on (or the speed and traffic of) a superhighway,” according to Merriam-Webster. To fans of road trips, shunpiking is a celebration of the joy of driving – and of … Continue reading

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Black box data from EgyptAir flight MS804 shows smoke alarms sounded

Data from one of the black boxes of a crashed EgyptAir plane showed smoke alarms had sounded on board, while soot was found on the wreckage, an Egyptian-led investigative committee has said. Related: Egypt says flight 804 ‘black box’ fixed … Continue reading

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Advocates sharply disagree on solutions to airplane noise

More than 675 people turned out for the meeting Wednesday night of The Select Committee on South Bay Arrivals, which is comprised of county and city officials from the San Francisco Peninsula and tasked with addressing the airplane noise issue … Continue reading

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Boeing Advancing Toward Developing New Midsize Jetliner

EVERETT, Wash.—After a year of meetings with potential customers, Boeing Co. is advancing toward developing an all-new jetliner with up to 270 seats that would target midrange flights of up to 10 hours. The proposed plane would enter service around … Continue reading

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