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All 150 Aboard Germanwings Flight 9525 Feared Dead

SEYNE, France—An Airbus A320 carrying 150 people from Barcelona to Düsseldorf crashed into an alpine mountainside Tuesday after an unexplained 8-minute descent, leaving no apparent survivors and two countries in mourning. Officials who flew over the crash site in the … Continue reading

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Fretting privacy violations, lawmakers advance drone bills

Trying to preempt privacy concerns with the growing technology, the Florida House and Senate are moving forward with bills regulating the use of drones. The unmanned aircraft have wide-ranging possible uses, including for a same-day delivery plan announced by Amazon.com, … Continue reading

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Airline world’s tiny secret: Infatuation with model planes

Last SlideNext Slide In this Feb. 5, 2015 photo, Fiji Airways model planes are lined up awaiting completion at Pacific Miniatures in Fullerton, Calif.(Photo: Chris Carlson, AP) Tags United Airlines World War II CIT Group eBay Robin Hayes NEW YORK … Continue reading

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Plane crash kills 150 people in French Alps; Europe in shock

SEYNE-LES-ALPES, France (AP) — A black box recovered from the scene and pulverized pieces of debris strewn across Alpine mountainsides held clues to what caused a German jetliner to take an unexplained eight-minute dive Tuesday midway through a flight from … Continue reading

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Tom Cruise on ‘Impossible’ Plane Ride-Along: ‘The Most Dangerous Stunt I’ve …

What were the dangers?  Cruise: The things we were all very concerned about were particles on the runway and bird strikes. We spent days clearing out the nearby grass of any birds, and they brushed the runway as best they could. … Continue reading

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Models help plane sales take off

NEW YORK — In America, businessmen shake hands. In Japan, they bow. But all over the world airline executives engage in a greeting that is all their own: the exchange of model airplanes. When airlines start flying to new cities, … Continue reading

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When It Pays to Think Like a Finance Manager

If you want approval for a new project — purchasing new equipment or computer systems, applying for a patent, building a new store — chances are you need your company’s finance department on board. To get the green light, it … Continue reading

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