Monthly Archives: March 2016

Asian upstarts eye global aircraft market

Reuters/Singapore Indonesia is about to roll out its first passenger plane, one of several smaller, homegrown aircraft being studied in Asia, designed especially for short hops across the region’s emerging markets, where air travel is booming. State-owned aerospace firm PT … Continue reading

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Audit Slams DEA for $86 Million Wasted on Afghanistan Spy Plane

     WASHINGTON (CN) – In 2008, the Drug Enforcement Administration bought a plane.     Drug trafficking has long been known to fund terrorist groups, and the DEA wanted to put this aircraft to use in Afghanistan.     With help from the Department of Defense, the … Continue reading

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Chinese Aircraft Manufacturer to Build Safer Planes Using Big Data, Cloud Technology

Manny Salvacion | Mar 29, 2016 07:12 AM EDT The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) America Corporation is developing safer planes using big data and cloud technology. (Photo : Reuters) A Chinese aircraft manufacturer has come up with an … Continue reading

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95-year-old WWII pilot from SLO is still flying high

Harry Moyer parked next to his 1964 Mooney at the San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, stepped out to gaze at his airplane and commented, “There’s our time machine.” “We save a little time when we go places,” Moyer elaborated … Continue reading

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Breakthrough aircraft to transform remote mining

On Wednesday, Lockheed Martin signed the first customer for the LMH-1, the giant defense contractor’s hybrid airship. The LMH-1 is a unique new aircraft which is part helium dirigible, part cargo helicopter, part passenger airliner and part hovercraft. UK-based Straightline Aviation … Continue reading

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Dietary changes shaped the evolutionary paths of pro humans – Escondido Health

Australopithecus sediba did not have the jaw and tooth structure required for a diet of hard foods. Most of australopiths were having adaptations in their jaws, teeth and faces that allowed them to process foods that were difficult to chew. … Continue reading

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KELLY SLATER DISCUSSES ‘LONG-TERM SLUMP’

If he doesn’t place first this year, it will be the longest World Title losing streak of his career since he started the ‘CT. Keep in mind, that means the lengthiest period with Kelly as a fulltime competitor – he … Continue reading

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