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Boeing’s 747 jumbo jet may have won a reprieve from an uncertain future as United Parcel Service agreed to buy at least 14 freighters — the biggest order in almost nine years. The deal for 747-8 aircraft, fueled by UPS’s … Continue reading →

Trevor Bauer had hoped to pitch a bloody good game. Instead, he had trouble finding the plate and his pitch count rose rapidly. Nine days after he walked off the mound with his stitched-up right pinkie dripping blood as if … Continue reading →

Photo Courtesy of Gianna Ciaglia Gianna Ciaglia, freshman in aerospace engineering, poses with a rocket she built in her Aerospace 100 course. Kayla Guo, Contributing WriterOctober 27, 2016 Seventy-five years ago marked the formation of the 99th Pursuit Squadron at … Continue reading →

Bob Hoover arrives for the 11th Annual Living Legends Of Aviation Awards in Beverly Hills, California. 2014 file photo. (Photo by Gabriel Olsen/Getty Images) Growing up in Nashville in the 1920s and ’30s, Bob Hoover spent hours putting together model … Continue reading →

Paul Catala LAKELAND — It’s a scaled-down way to take a time-traveling trip back to the skies of World War II. Beginning today, Oct.20 and running through Saturday, Oct. 22, the war birds of yesterday will take to the sky over … Continue reading →

After a slow start to the first three quarters of 2016, Airbus Group SE (AIR.PA) is aiming to bolster production considerably to end the year strong. The European manufacturer has promised shareholders that it will significantly increase production levels in … Continue reading →

Danny Salazar’s only chance to pitch in the postseason was if the Indians made the World Series. They both met their goals. Salazar, who hasn’t pitched since Sept. 9 because of tightness in his right forearm, will be on Cleveland’s … Continue reading →