Monthly Archives: October 2014

Q&A: Mitsubishi Aircraft CEO on Japan’s New Jet

By Eric Pfanner Teruaki Kawai, president of Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp., with a model of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet. Eric Pfanner/The Wall Street Journal On Saturday, Japan will show off the first commercial airliner it has developed in about half a … Continue reading

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Seniors to lead kids making, flying model planes

A free children’s program on making and flying rubber band-powered model airplanes is planned at the Fairfield Senior Center on Saturday, Oct. 25, from 9:30 a.m. to noon and is designed for children 11 and older, the senior center said. … Continue reading

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Navy Grounds Top Guns

The U.S. Navy’s elite cadre of fighter pilots—made famous by Top Gun—are not flying nearly often as they would like. Instead, many of the Navy’s elite Boeing F/A-18 Hornet strike fighter squadrons are sitting on the ground with only two … Continue reading

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At 113, Woman Lies About Her Age So She Can Join Facebook

Oct, 15 2014 — — Updated at 8:43 p.m. ET A second health care worker who has tested positive for the Ebola virus was airlifted from a Dallas hospital, where she became infected, to Emory University hospital in Atlanta for … Continue reading

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Gone Girls: Human Trafficking on the Home Front

Login / Register OR No Account? Register here. Long-form In the struggle to eradicate child prostitution in Los Angeles, a new strategy is offering hope: compassion for those being bought and sold October 14, 2014 Mike Kessler Crime Add a … Continue reading

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First Japan passenger jet in 4 decades rolling out

By YURI KAGEYAMAAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) – The first made in Japan passenger jet in four decades reaches a development milestone later this week. A “rolling out” ceremony in Nagoya, central Japan on Saturday will unveil the long awaited … Continue reading

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Could Gas Explosions Explain Bermuda Triangle Mystery?

Explosions of trapped methane gas are thought to account for the mysterious craters found in Siberia, including this one.Credit: Screengrab Newslook Video The discovery of several mysterious craters in Siberia earlier this year launched a wave of speculation about their … Continue reading

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