Monthly Archives: September 2017

Meet the Beech engineer who didn’t get paid to design the Bonanza airplane

An estimated 350 airplanes are descending on the Wichita area for the American Bonanza Society’s 50th Anniversary convention. The group’s annual convention, which starts Thursday and is expected to draw about 800 of the group’s 9,200 members, comes on the … Continue reading

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Saudia Airlines Deploys New Wi-Fi on 76 Airplanes

Photo courtesy of SITAONAIR Saudia Airlines has deployed new in-flight connectivity (IFC) technology across 76 aircraft with a unique business model. According to SITAONAIR, supplier of Saudia’s IFC, first and business class passengers will receive free Wi-Fi access by entering … Continue reading

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Deregulation of Air-Safety Rules Can Be a Model

The Trump administration has a real opportunity to deliver on its promise to streamline the regulatory state. That opportunity comes from the proposed elimination of more than 50 regulations imposed on the airline industry — many of them designed to … Continue reading

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‘Potentially catastrophic’ Hurricane Irma nears eastern Caribbean islands

Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what’s happening in the world as it unfolds. Article source: http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/05/us/hurricane-irma-puerto-rico-florida/index.html

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Underwater images confirm Avro Arrow discovery

A search team has released underwater images that confirm the discovery of an Avro Arrow test model at the bottom of Lake Ontario. Researchers from Raise the Arrow, an expedition led by the OEX Recovery Group, showed the newly captured … Continue reading

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Robert Keith Larsh

Robert Keith Larsh, 87, of Indianapolis passed away Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. Bob was born April 11, 1930, at Crawfordsville, to Orval J. and Gladys (Swails) Larsh. He graduated from Crawfordsville High School in 1948 and in 1951 was married … Continue reading

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SC: Darwin Simpson Retiring from Spartanburg Downtown Airport

Sept. 19–Darwin Simpson’s fascination with aircraft began as a child, fashioning model planes out of small sticks. Simpson, now 74, has been flying airplanes for 53 years, including the one he keeps in a hangar at the Spartanburg Downtown Memorial … Continue reading

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