Monthly Archives: March 2019

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s women empowerment: East Bay event honors women in aviation

OAKLAND — Airplane buffs young and old gathered at the Oakland Aviation Museum on Sunday to celebrate women in their proper place — the sky. Little girls played with toy planes, zooming them on and off model aircraft carriers. Older … Continue reading

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‘A punch in the nose for Boeing’: Second fatal crash raises questions about plane’s safety

CLOSE A jetliner carrying 157 people crashed shortly after takeoff from the Ethiopian capital Sunday, killing everyone aboard, authorities said. At least 35 nationalities were among the dead. (March 10) AP The airplane model is the same. Some key circumstances … Continue reading

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Parting with his stuff: Warehouse of collectibles stuns the imagination

Bob Mench has been filling a building for years. Now he’s ready to sell. Bob Mench is a guy who collects stuff – lots and lots of stuff. Unlike most people, however, he doesn’t keep it all in a spare … Continue reading

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China to deploy four AG600 massive amphibious plane in take a look at flight

BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) — Four AG600 large amphibious airplanes will conduct flight tests to facilitate its certification schedule, said its developer the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) Friday. In 2019, AVIC will focus on three major aspects to … Continue reading

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Airlines Were Supposed to Fix Their Pollution Problem. It’s Just Getting Worse

We’ve detected unusual activity from your computer network To continue, please click the box below to let us know you’re not a robot. Article source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-10/airline-pollution-is-soaring-and-nobody-knows-how-to-fix-it

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Two dead as paragliders collide at Torrey Pines in San Diego County

The two men — one flying north, the other flying south — collided in the air, then crashed into a north-facing cliff, stranding them in a precarious position. Article source: https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-paragliders-killed-in-san-diego-20190309-story.html

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20 vintage photos of women in the workplace

Women have been unsung heroes of the worldwide workforce for centuries. More recently, they were vital in World War I and II, taking jobs on both sides of the Atlantic the world previously thought only men could hold such as … Continue reading

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