Monthly Archives: March 2018

Tyler ISD CTC students complete model airplane in memory of beloved teacher

At the beginning of the school year, Tyler ISD Career and Technology Center (CTC) engineering teacher, Durk Watts, gave his aviation students a task: to rebuild a massive model airplane donated to the program by an airliner associated with Tyler … Continue reading

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Boeing’s 737 hits historic milestone: 10000 planes produced

Boeing celebrated Tuesday production of its 10,000th single-aisle 737, putting what is already the best-selling jet of all time on track to become the best-selling large transport airplane in history. Yet when the plane first flew more than 50 years … Continue reading

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New Boeing jet to accelerate services shake-up | Reuters

(Reuters) – Boeing Co (BA.N) is doubling down on its landmark new strategy designed to muscle in on the business of maintenance providers by making its next jet the laboratory for in-house services that could radically alter the global business … Continue reading

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Electrically-charged airplanes could avoid lightning strikes – New Atlas

David Szondy March 12th, 2018 Article source: https://newatlas.com/electrically-charged-airplanes-lightning/53753/

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India Grounds Airbus A320Neo Jets With Faulty Pratt Engines

India took the drastic measure of grounding all Airbus SE narrow-body planes powered by the latest Pratt Whitney engines, removing the aircraft from the country’s skies after a series of in-flight incidents. A320neos with even one Pratt engine featuring a … Continue reading

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Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum volunteers bringing aviation history back to life

When my brother Bob was just 13, he would build model airplanes so patiently and carefully that every wheel turned, every propeller spun and every decal was perfectly placed. Me? I was just 5 and itching to get my fingers … Continue reading

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Airbus partners with Siemens and Rolls-Royce to compete in the electric air race – Energy Digital

Energy Digital takes a look at the race to deliver the first commercial electric aircraft. Mark Cousin, SVP Flight Demonstrators CTO at Airbus, talks about the company’s collaboration with Rolls-Royce and Siemens. The great electric air race is underway. European … Continue reading

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