Monthly Archives: April 2019

FAA says Boeing 737 Max 8, the plane that’s crashed twice in 5 months, is still safe to fly

The US’s top air-safety regulator has said the plane model involved in Sunday’s Ethiopian Airlines crash, the second such disaster in five months, is safe to fly. The Federal Administration said in a Continued Airworthiness Notification to the International Community … Continue reading

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Flashback: Fight Club

One key setpiece in the film is Tyler Durden’s house on Paper Street. This disintegrating, dilapidated residence was created in two parts: an exterior facade constructed in San Pedro, California, and interiors erected on Stage 15 at Fox. “The interior … Continue reading

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Boeing making ‘steady progress’ on path to 737 MAX software certification: CEO

WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) – Boeing Co is making “steady progress” on the path to certifying a software update to the grounded 737 MAX and has made the final test flight before a certification flight, its chief executive said on Wednesday. Boeing’s … Continue reading

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This helicopter-airplane hybrid could take flight for civilians as early as 2020—take a look

Article source: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/17/photos-tiltrotor-helicopter-plane-hybrid-could-fly-civilians-by-2020.html

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Lewis County’s New Airport Manager Brings Lifelong Love of Aviation

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Apollo 11 spacecraft on display in Seattle for 50th anniversary

April 13, 2019 — Fifty years after splashing down in the Pacific Ocean, the spacecraft that carried the first astronauts to land on the moon has again returned to the United States’ west coast. “Columbia,” the Apollo 11 command module … Continue reading

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Amazon not exactly nipping at FedEx’s heels, but growing delivery network

E-commerce behemoth Amazon is bulking up its airplane fleet and experimenting with direct-to-consumer shipping from Amazon merchants in Los Angeles, Chicago and New York areas. Should FedEx be worried? There are a lot of things FedEx says it is worried … Continue reading

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