Monthly Archives: January 2015

Can You Guess the World’s Most Popular Airplane? (Hint: It’s Not From Boeing …

Aerospace manufacturers Boeing (NYSE: BA  ) and Airbus (NASDAQOTH: EADSY  ) may be among the best known aircraft makers but neither one makes the most produced or most sold aircraft in the world. That honor belongs to Cessna, now part of Textron … Continue reading

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Text of Del. Gov. Jack Markell’s State of the State speech

DOVER, Del. — 2015 STATE OF THE STATE: Seizing Opportunities – Embracing a Bright Future (Remarks as prepared for delivery) President Blevins, Speaker Schwartzkopf, members of the 148th General Assembly, other elected officials, members of the Cabinet, members of the … Continue reading

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Antique Tractor and Toy Show draws crowd

Tom Jurenka of Hingham looks at a scale model of a Case 1600, like the one he uses on his farm Saturday at the Antique Tractors and Toy Show at Montana ExpoPark.(Photo: TRIBUNE PHOTO/LARRY BECKNER) There was something for everyone … Continue reading

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On cloud nine

A handful of high-fliers are discovering the joys of single-engine aircraft. For hobby pilots in Pune, nothing compares to the magic of being airborne in a single engine aircraft. The pure joy of defying the pull of gravity to fly … Continue reading

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NTSB: Finding planes that disappear into the ocean requires new equipment

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Disneyland Measles Outbreak Spreads

The measles outbreak in California is getting worse: There are at least 59 cases of the disease in the state, of which 42 have been linked to “Disneyland or Disney California Adventure Park in Anaheim, California,” according to the California … Continue reading

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American Airlines’ first Boeing 787 has landed at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport

  UPDATE, 7:07 p.m.: The Boeing 787 touched down on Runway 36L and will taxi by Founders Plaza before heading toward American Airlines’ maintenance hanger on the east side of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. UPDATE, 4:50 p.m.: You want to … Continue reading

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