Monthly Archives: May 2016

EBACE: Honeywell is keeping one step ahead

Speak to certain executives at the aerospace division of Honeywell and there is one word that dominates conversation: connectivity. And, as they outline the potential for reliable, high-speed, in-flight broadband, there is an almost evangelical zeal in their delivery. Carl … Continue reading

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Frantic search underway off coast of Egypt for missing EgyptAir flight carrying 66 people from Paris

CAIRO — An EgyptAir plane made abrupt turns and plunged steeply Thursday shortly before disappearing from radar over the Mediterranean Sea, a Greek official said, deepening the mystery over the possible final moments aboard the Cairo-bound plane with 66 people … Continue reading

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Senate THUD appropriations may carry on through Monday

By Martine Powers 05/19/16 10:00 AM EDT With help from Jennifer Scholtes, Lauren Gardner and Heather Caygle APPROPRIATIONS CARRY ON: Will Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell be able to adhere to his tight timeline for the Transportation, Housing and Urban … Continue reading

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The F-35 Stealth Fighter’s Dirty Little Secret Is Now Out in the Open

The U.S. Senate just confirmed what an Air Force general hinted at in February 2016 — and which should have been obvious for years to close observers of U.S. air power. The Joint Strike Fighter program is not developing one, common warplane … Continue reading

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NEWS BRIEFS: May 18, 2016

MILLERSBURG Millersburg RC Modelers to take to the sky Millersburg RC has a brand new flying site and its members invited the public to its Grand Opening Calibration, which begins at 9 a.m. Saturday. Fifty or more RC pilots will … Continue reading

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When Putting A Price On Carbon, What We Don’t Know Could Kill Us

17 May 2016 | The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pegs the social cost of carbon at roughly $40 per ton of carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere, meaning that each ton emitted today will generate that much damage in … Continue reading

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Ballards find second business life after sale of EagleMed

When Jim and Iva Ballard sold their 32-year-old air ambulance service, EagleMed, in 2009, they didn’t want to stop working. “I just felt like I didn’t want to go somewhere and sit in a rocking chair,” said Jim Ballard, a … Continue reading

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