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How covering airlines has altered the way I fly

Not so long ago, I had a conversation with my friend Matt that we both thought was really funny. What if, we imagined, we walked into a bar one day and heard two people at nearby stools engaged in an … Continue reading →

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Losing bidder for new search-and-rescue aircraft takes Canadian government to court

The group of companies that lost the competition for Canada’s new search-and-rescue aircraft is going to court to try to overturn the contract. Procurement Minister Judy Foote and Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan announced on Dec. 8 that the government had … Continue reading →

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Smithsonian space exhibition to come to Heinz History Center – Pittsburgh Post

WASHINGTON — Apollo 11 command module Columbia spent 8 days, 3 hours, 18 minutes and 35 seconds in space. It spent 46 years at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum. And now it’s being prepped for a 142-day mission … Continue reading →

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Catherine Zuber and Tony Straiges Among 2017 Theatre Development Fund/Irene Sharaff Awardees

Six-time Tony Award-winning costume designer Catherine Zuber and legendary scenic designer Tony Straiges are among the 2017 TDF/Irene Sharaff Awards recipients which were just announced by Theatre Development Fund (TDF), a not-for-profit service organization for the performing arts. The awards … Continue reading →

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Strike on ISIS Drone Cell Highlights Airman’s Novel Intel Methods

It all started with a small tip of intelligence. A U.S. airman in Virginia spotted a piece of intel thousands of miles away. Ten days later, warplanes bombed 11 sites in the Middle East where American military officials say Islamic … Continue reading →

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Machinists Union to Trump: Bring Boeing Jobs Home

U.S. President Donald Trump continued to flaunt his support for American manufacturing on Friday, at the debut of Boeing’s 787-10 Dreamliner aircraft in North Charleston, S.C. “What’s happening here at Boeing South Carolina is a true American success story,” said … Continue reading →

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Reverse Engineering: How to Reconstruct Aircraft Parts

In the aerospace world, the procurement of spare parts is not always easy and is usually expensive, specially for older aircraft. At some point, when it comes to vintage aircraft, spare parts become rare, or in a worst case they … Continue reading →

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