Monthly Archives: April 2018

Entrepreneur in Her 90s, Lady Leslie Ridley-Tree Is a Rock Star

Lady Leslie Ridley-Tree, CEO of Pacific Air Industries, is the 2018 Rock Star: Life Achievement Award recipient, the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (SOE) Foundation has announced. The SOE Foundation Board unanimously chose Lady Ridley-Tree, who is not only a successful businesswoman … Continue reading

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74 years later, a pilot who crashed in France returns home – Post

BUYSSCHEURE, France (AP) — It is early afternoon on a spring day in 1944. On a French farm 20 miles from the English Channel, two young brothers tend the cows — perhaps they goof off a bit — as their … Continue reading

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Boeing’s 787-10 and the 787 at 10

As Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner begins its second decade, the promises that this first composite airliner will fly farther, cheaper and with less fuel burn than previous generations have been clearly demonstrated. 630 aircraft are currently in service with 45 airlines … Continue reading

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John Clayton Yost

John Clayton Yost, of Austin and Galveston, Texas, and Aspen, Colorado, passed away on March 28, 2018 surrounded by his children and sister after a brief battle with cancer. Born July 22, 1943 to Katherine Andrews Yost and Francis Randolph … Continue reading

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Q&A: Bob Sowder, co-owner, Sowder Group Marketing and Media

Why are people using drones commercially? The advantage to using a drone for business or for marketing is you can now have the ability to cost-effectively put a camera in the sky where before it was cost prohibitive to do … Continue reading

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Villages model plane pilot uses innovative approach – Villages

Scott Sloot likes to go fast. Whether it’s piloting his model T-28 aircraft or in his restored ’68 Camaro SS, the resident of the Village of Sanibel is always going full out. The fact that he does it all with … Continue reading

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