Monthly Archives: February 2019

The Airbus Superjumbo Faces Another Threat to Its Existence

Asia, in particular, appeared ripe for the A380. Japanese carriers, traditionally loyal to Boeing, had deployed the aging 747 on heavily commuted short-distance routes. China, with its growing class of tourists and a rapidly expanding economy, seemed like an obvious … Continue reading

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Small plane crashes in west Harris County; at least one dead

Caption Close Article source: https://www.chron.com/houston/article/Airplane-crashed-in-west-Harris-County-13578713.php

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Future of the double-decker A380 on the line again; Airbus could give up on giant jet

A year after Airbus SE won what appeared to be a lifesaving order for its A380 double-decker plane, the flagship program’s future is once again on the line. Gulf carrier Emirates may convert some or all of its most recent … Continue reading

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Is This Amelia Earhart’s Plane? Debris from Wreck Found Off Papua New Guinea

In the late 1930s, a little boy on a Papua New Guinean island saw a plane — its left wing engulfed in flames — crash onto the beach. The little boy told his elders, but they didn’t believe him. The … Continue reading

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Expanding 3-D-Printing Network Aims To Improve U.S. Veterans’ Healthcare

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) grew its national integrated virtual 3D printing network from three hospitals in early 2017 to 20 at the close of 2018. The expanding network, which started at VA’s Puget Sound Health Care System, allows VA health … Continue reading

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Livermore Lab’s breakthrough advances 3d printing applications | Around Town | Jeb Bing | PleasantonWeekly.com |

“It looks like something you might find aboard the Starship Enterprise,” said Jeremy Thomas, a spokesman for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). He was talking about a projector that can beam a three-dimensional video into a container of photosensitive resin … Continue reading

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Taking flight

In contrast to other aviation schools in Nigeria that cost as much as $41,000 annually, the International College of Aeronautics charges a $413 fee, currently subsidized to $235. Joshua Ajibode, one of the commercially licensed pilots who leads the flight … Continue reading

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