Monthly Archives: March 2014

WACO business comes to Troy

By Melanie Yingst Staff Writer After World War I, flying became a new frontier that captured the nation’s interest as planes took to the sky and brought excitement with air shows and innovation that sparked the interest of Clayton Brukner. … Continue reading

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Meet Boeing’s trailblazers, the women who broke barriers

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End may be near for F/A-18 Super Hornet

Workers at Northrop Grumman’s 1-million-square-foot facility in El Segundo have been cranking out fuselage sections for the Navy’s F/A-18 fighter jet for decades. But now, the end may be near. Since entering service in 1983, the lithe twin-engine fighter-bomber has … Continue reading

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Southwest’s Fleet Initiatives Are Helping Preserve Its Low-Cost Advantage

Southwest Airlines‘ (NYSE:LUV) low-cost model has historically been the cornerstone of its business strategy. The carrier designed its low-cost model in order to profitably charge lower fares from customers that in turn enabled it to eat into market shares of … Continue reading

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Visual Work Instructions and the Paperless Factory

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AIN Blog: Torqued: Manned and Unmanned Aircraft: Sharing the Skies

I have to admit that my interest in drones–or unmanned aircraft systems, as the FAA prefers to call them–has been re-energized by my students at Vaughn College of Aeronautics. Sure, like most aviation enthusiasts, I’m interested in anything that flies … Continue reading

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World’s biggest aircraft

Propulsors: these contain the main engines that power the craft, helping it to take off, manoeuvre and land Fins: work in a similar way to fins and wings on most planes, helping with controlling the direction of the craft Vectoring … Continue reading

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