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CLOSE When U.S. Sen. Huey Long was shot on a first floor hallway in the Louisiana Capitol that he built, bullets were flying from everywhere. A plaque and glass display now mark the spot where he was shot and where … Continue reading →

German auto parts manufacturer Webasto opened its 10th factory in China this month, a new wholly owned vehicle sunroof plant in the southern province of Guangzhou. Operations at a smaller, adjacent leased facility are to be moved gradually to the … Continue reading →

Boeing has been hit by a slowdown in deliveries of 737 fuselages from Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita, Kansas. Although Boeing says it’s a short-term problem, the supply-chain glitch is threatening to stem, at least temporarily, the flow of cash it … Continue reading →

This file photo shows two Thunderbolt P-47 fighter planes during a test flight in the United States. In May 1944, a P-47 piloted by U.S. Lt. Frank Fazekas was hit by German fire over Buysscheure, northern France. Two boys watched … Continue reading →

Boeing has been hit by a slowdown in deliveries of 737 fuselages from Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita, Kansas. Although Boeing says it’s a short-term problem, the supply-chain glitch is threatening to stem, at least temporarily, the flow of cash it … Continue reading →

Just before 10 a.m. on a spring morning sixty years ago, Canada’s first supersonic fighter plane roared off the ground and into the sky above Malton, Ont., with a World War Two pilot in the cockpit and a crowd of … Continue reading →

To help relieve its pilot shortage, the Air Force needs to lean on more bad guys. Check that: They need good guys who fly like bad guys. And one Newport News-based contractor has that job in its sights. Airborne Tactical … Continue reading →