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Stealth Jets Slow, Half-Blind Debut

The U.S. Marine Corps is pressing ahead with plans deploy the stealthy F-35B jump jet to frontline fighter squadrons this July despite flawed software and very limited ability to maneuver. That’s despite fixes to the software that are already available … Continue reading →

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France Faces Daunting Search for Wreckage of Germanwings Flight 9525

SEYNE, France—An Airbus A320 carrying 150 people from Barcelona to Düsseldorf crashed into an alpine mountainside Tuesday after an unexplained 8-minute descent, leaving no apparent survivors and two countries in mourning. Officials who flew over the crash site in the … Continue reading →

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The Rise of the Mile-High Building

Enlarge icon Pinterest icon Close iconWill this be the view from someone’s breakfast nook? Arclight/Alamy If you’ve sat in an airplane’s window seat, you know what the world looks like from a mile up. It’s that point during takeoff and … Continue reading →

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Fretting privacy violations, lawmakers advance drone bills

Trying to preempt privacy concerns with the growing technology, the Florida House and Senate are moving forward with bills regulating the use of drones. The unmanned aircraft have wide-ranging possible uses, including for a same-day delivery plan announced by Amazon.com, … Continue reading →

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Plane crash kills 150 people in French Alps; Europe in shock

SEYNE-LES-ALPES, France (AP) — A black box recovered from the scene and pulverized pieces of debris strewn across Alpine mountainsides held clues to what caused a German jetliner to take an unexplained eight-minute dive Tuesday midway through a flight from … Continue reading →

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Tom Cruise on ‘Impossible’ Plane Ride-Along: ‘The Most Dangerous Stunt I’ve …

What were the dangers?  Cruise: The things we were all very concerned about were particles on the runway and bird strikes. We spent days clearing out the nearby grass of any birds, and they brushed the runway as best they could. … Continue reading →

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When It Pays to Think Like a Finance Manager

If you want approval for a new project — purchasing new equipment or computer systems, applying for a patent, building a new store — chances are you need your company’s finance department on board. To get the green light, it … Continue reading →

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