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Iran shoots down US drone aircraft

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Learning to fly radio controlled planes

RIO GRANDE, Ohio — Learning to fly just became a little easier. Recently, the Rio Grande Flyers Club held a public demonstration of radio controlled model airplanes at the Bossard Memorial Library in Gallipolis, Ohio, with both adults and children … Continue reading

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Airbus racks up orders for planes in Paris, including models produced in Alabama

Airbus SE cleaned up on the first day of the 2019 Paris Air Show, locking in $13 billion in orders for new jets versus zero for Boeing Co., and introducing a long-range narrow-body meant to deflate enthusiasm for its U.S. … Continue reading

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Giant radio-controlled models celebrate planes of D-Day

Seventy-five years ago this month, the D-Day invasion to liberate France was kicked off by almost 1,000 C-47 Dakota planes — the military version of the two-engine DC-3 commercial airliner — dropping 23,400 soldiers in parachutes and gliders behind the … Continue reading

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Why This Airline CEO Just Bought 200 Boeing 737 MAX Planes—Despite Recent Issues

So much for the 737 MAX hangover. After a quiet Day 1 at the Paris Air Show, Boeing announced a trio of deals Wednesday that stunned the aviation sector. The aircraft manufacturer has new orders lined up from airline customers … Continue reading

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Learning to fly radio controlled planes

RIO GRANDE — Learning to fly just became a little easier. Recently, the Rio Grande Flyers Club held a public demonstration of radio controlled model airplanes at the Bossard Memorial Library with both adults and children invited to attend. A … Continue reading

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Tiny Love Stories: ‘Our Families Couldn’t Know’

India Is an Ache Landing in Mumbai feels like releasing a breath I didn’t know I had been holding. My husband remembers India as dirt, poverty, noise. I remember aromas of masala-fried pomfret, generosity of gruff cabbies saying, “No madam, … Continue reading

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