Monthly Archives: March 2017

Boeing says 737 MAX 10X jet has support from airlines, suppliers

SEATTLE Boeing Co (BA.N) defended its proposed 737 MAX 10X aircraft on Wednesday, saying it has drawn plaudits from numerous airlines and interest from parts suppliers to rebut criticisms aired at an industry conference on Tuesday. The comments showed Boeing’s … Continue reading

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State’s brightest kids swarming Classic Center this week | Online …

About 2,600 of Georgia’s brightest kids are swarming though Athens’ Classic Center this week, along with their intelligent robots, miniature solar-powered cars, model planes powered with rubber bands, videos, computer programs and just about anything else an engineering-minded youngster might … Continue reading

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Aiken Middle students learn about teamwork at Manufacturing Day

The exercise had come down to the last team, and the last throw. It would be up to Aiken Middle School student Toriec Smith to send his team to victory or defeat. He held the carefully crafted paper airplane above … Continue reading

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Nonagenarians write books about their Greene County family – Observer

Cora Jewell, 91, of Ohio, recently wrote a biography of her father, Larry Jewell, who was a Greene County Methodist pastor. She will be signing copies of her book Monday at Eva K. Bowlby Library. Jane Ross, 90, of Jefferson … Continue reading

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Moving Factories To Low-Cost Areas Still Key To Maintaining Profits, UTC Says

A top executive of United Technologies Corp. assured analysts Friday that moving factories to low-cost areas has been key to maintaining profit. Months after the aerospace and building systems conglomerate acceded to demands by President Donald Trump to drop plans … Continue reading

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Airbus CEO Tom Enders Has a Flight Plan for Growth

Thomas Enders, chief executive of European aircraft giant Airbus, turned a boyhood obsession with airplanes into a fulfilling career and a thrill-seeking pastime. When he’s not skydiving, the German-born Enders, 58, loves to hang out with test pilots taking the … Continue reading

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FAA Issues Final Airworthiness Directives for Airbus Aircrafts

Targeted News Service WASHINGTON, March 10 — The Federal Aviation Administration published the following rule on March 3 in the Federal Register for a new Airworthiness Directive (AD) for Airbus Model A318-112 aircrafts, . . . Targeted News Service Document … Continue reading

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