Monthly Archives: March 2019

How to find out if you’re flying on a Boeing 737 Max

As countries around the world are grounding all Boeing 737 Max planes after the Ethiopian Airlines crash on Sunday that killed 157 people, U.S. passengers are growing concerned after the FAA announced airlines can still fly the Boeing jet in … Continue reading

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Is Commercial Flight Safer Than Ever?

People stand near collected debris at the crash site of an Ethiopia Airlines flight on March 11th, 2019. (Photo: Michael Tewelde/AFP/Getty Images) Following a fatal Boing 737 crash in Ethiopia last Sunday that killed all 157 people on board a … Continue reading

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What to Know if Your Boeing 737 Max 8 Flight Was Canceled

For passengers like Mr. Damiani, 29, the change of face by U.S. authorities meant they needed to change plans. He tried rescheduling his flight online, but was redirected to call the customer service line. When he called the line, he … Continue reading

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A jet’s engine and 300 hp power, this is the truck that wowed the world | Video

The body of a mini truck that is over 70 years old and the engine of a sea plane that stopped flying in the 1950s. These two were used by a four-member family in the US to build an extraordinary … Continue reading

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Grounding of 350 Boeing aircraft causes huge logistical problems

Leadership teams across the commercial aviation industry, including airlines, leasing companies and manufacturers, treat safety as a number one priority. Aside from the obvious commercial reasons for such a stance there is a deep rooted moral element in executive minds … Continue reading

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Data and Voice Recorders Are Recovered in Ethiopian Airlines Crash

The F.A.A. hasn’t taken that kind of step on a fleet of aircraft since 2013, when it ordered Boeing 787s to stop flying temporarily after a problem with the plane’s battery system was identified. The agency, which certified the latest … Continue reading

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Turner High School students take on state science competition

TOWN OF BELOIT – Thirty Turner students left early this morning to spend the next two days taking tests. Varsity and junior varsity teams from Turner High School are venturing to the University of Wisconsin-Stout to compete in the Wisconsin … Continue reading

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