Monthly Archives: December 2017

Nostalgia Galore As ‘Queen Of The Skies’ Bids Farewell In US Passenger Airline Fleets

Nostalgia is flowing freely in the skies this week as Delta Air Lines takes its remaining Boeing 747 jumbo jets on a farewell tour. They’re the last of the iconic jumbos in U.S. passenger service. The swan song stopped at … Continue reading

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Boeing-Bombardier dispute ramps up at US trade hearing

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Farewell to the 747, the Plane That Shrank the World

For a half-century, Boeing Co. mechanics in a sprawling factory north of Seattle have riveted together aluminum panels into the familiar hump-backed form of the 747 jumbo jet. Test pilots then put each new plane through its paces on an … Continue reading

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Stealth turns 40: Looking back at the first flight of Have Blue

reader comments 80 On December 1, 1977, a truly strange bird took flight for the first time in the skies over a desolate corner of Nevada. Looking more like a giant faceted gemstone than something designed to lift-off, the aircraft … Continue reading

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SCUTT, Everett R., Sr.

SCUTT – Everett R., Sr. Of Hamburg, NY. December 14, 2017. Married to the love of his life for 48 years, Salvatrice A. (Vullo) Scutt; dearest father of Everett R. (Beth) Scutt Jr., David J. (Magda) Scutt, Brian R. (Jolene) … Continue reading

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Eagles Are Out and Registration Is Back In a Not-Fun-Week for Drones

Remember back when you could fly drones without having to pay the government money first, and when the only thing you had to worry about was a midair takedown by an anti-drone hit squad made up of highly-trained Dutch eagles? … Continue reading

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Delta Air Lines buys 100 Airbus planes, a loss for Boeing

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