Monthly Archives: January 2015

One airline figured out how to make sure its airplanes never disappear

First Air, a Canadian airline, flies across some of the most remote and sparsely populated areas on the continent, with routes going as far north as Resolute Bay, inside the Arctic Circle. Its planes are often beyond the reach of … Continue reading

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Boeing bullish, dismisses doubts

SEATTLE — As a record production year winds down at Boeing, executives shrug off analysts’ worries about a possible downturn and express full confidence in busy years ahead for Washington state’s aerospace industry. With massive production hikes planned and a … Continue reading

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Sound off for Thursday, Jan. 1

NO MORE COMMIES Can my fellow Sound Off callers make a New Year’s resolution to stop calling one another “communists” when they’re not communists, and “extreme right-wingers” when they’re not extreme right-wingers? That being said, happy New Year! NOT SO … Continue reading

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What the AirAsia 8501 Wreckage Tells Us About the Plane’s Fate

Two and a half days after AirAsia flight 8501 went missing en route from Surabaya to Singapore, search teams finally found the plane’s remains on Wednesday, pulling bodies and debris from Indonesia’s Karimata Strait between the islands of Belitung and … Continue reading

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Radio Control Society gathers to teach, tinker, compete and cruise

On clear days when the wind is light, a miniature airport on Williams Bend Road buzzes with the sound of model airplanes, flown by members of the Knox County Radio Control Society. “Landing!” yells Phil Cope, flying a sport aerobatic … Continue reading

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Airbus pilot defends Flight QZ8501 captain amid finger-pointing over crash

Police carry debris from a boat believed to be from the AirAsia QZ8501 jet on January 1, 2015 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. ― Reuters picKUALA LUMPUR, Jan 1 ― The captain of the Indonesia AirAsia Flight QZ8501 … Continue reading

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