Monthly Archives: December 2015

The first Boeing 737 MAX rolled off a spanking-new assembly line in Renton last week, and on Tuesday morning it emerged in a teal-colored livery from the paint hangar for a celebratory unveiling before up to 8,000 first-shift employees. Until … Continue reading →

Mark Jacobsen leads me through a maze of children’s toys in his little apartment a few miles from Stanford University. We head to a small patio out back. And here, sitting on folding tables, within earshot of kids playing and … Continue reading →

Honda Aircraft has been awarded final type certification for the HondaJet, allowing deliveries of the light business jet to begin. The certification also means that the full effect of Honda Aircraft’s first aircraft offering will begin to be felt in … Continue reading →

Airbus is producing A320 airplanes in Mobile. (Mike Kittrell/Alabama NewsCenter) By: Mike Tomberlin It’s a pattern we’ve become used to in Alabama. An international automaker chooses a site in the state for a new manufacturing plant. It produces a popular … Continue reading →

Finally, the tablet part snaps magnetically to the top half of the keyboard, like this (below left). At this point, you can raise the screen to any reasonable angle (right): It’s quick, satisfying, and fun to do. It also has … Continue reading →

The pilots of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 were suddenly confronted by a cascading loss of electrical power in which many of the airplane’s vital systems shut down, placing an urgent demand on the crew to understand and deal with the … Continue reading →