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Legal update on drones: FAA provides needed guidance to model airplane hobbyists

It may have been news to hobbyists that model airplanes are considered unmanned aircraft (i.e., drones) and therefore subject to Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) regulation. Although the FAA did not have the regulatory personnel to enforce its authority routinely, Advisory … Continue reading

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Boeing plans to intensify global collaborations, says new CEO Muilenburg

New Boeing Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg in Seattle Tuesday offered a vision of the jet maker as a sprawling multinational enterprise that intends to build ever deeper industrial connections across the globe. As the aerospace business booms worldwide, that strategy … Continue reading

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Ford, Alcoa Expand Aluminum Supply Deal

Ford Motor Co. reached a new supply deal with Alcoa Inc. that would expand its use of aluminum in the car maker’s F-150 pickup truck and other vehicles, a leg up for the lightweight metal in an industry that has … Continue reading

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Japanese Firms Try to Secure Lead in Drone Market

Japanese companies are clamoring to secure a niche in the development of drones – small, unmanned aircraft capable of automated flight. Regulations have been tightened since a drone was landed atop the prime minister’s office in April, but these aircraft … Continue reading

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Remote-control airplane enthusiasts show off super-detailed models

“If I crash, I just take what’s usable and start again,” he said. The 50-year-old Crystal River resident took up the radio-controlled scale model aircraft hobby about 25 years ago after he was severely injured in a motorcycle accident and … Continue reading

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Bella Thorne, Bella Hadid & Gregg Sulkin Endured A Bizarre Flight Delay Trying …

At least they know how to laugh it off?! Bella Thorne, Bella Hadid, and Gregg Sulkin were trying to get to London on Saturday afternoon when their plane leaving New York City had a very random and bizarre accident! Related: … Continue reading

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Firms try to secure lead in drone market

Aerosense’s drones are expected to serve a variety of purposes, including surveys and progress checks of construction and civil engineering sites. “We’ve already been approached by over 100 companies, both inside and outside of Japan,” Aerosense President Hisashi Taniguchi said … Continue reading

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