Monthly Archives: November 2016

Bringing Back The Supersonic Era: Boom’s Planes Are Faster, Cheaper Than The Concorde

If you thought supersonic passenger travel died with the retirement of the Concorde fleet in 2003, get ready for what one company—and Richard Branson—thinks could be the launch of a new age in which people fly from New York to … Continue reading

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United Continental Postpones Boeing 737 Jets

United Continental Holdings Inc. said Tuesday that it would postpone receiving dozens of new Boeing Co. jets to trim spending. The third-largest U.S. airline will defer 61 planes from a 65-jet order for 737-700s and convert them into the new Max … Continue reading

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3 Ways to Redesign Your Product and Spark a Price Revolution

LAST CHANCE—join us live at the Entrepreneur 360™ Conference in Long Beach, Calif. on Nov. 16. Use code SAVE100 for a special rate » The following excerpt is from Richard Koch and Greg Lockwood’s book Simplify. Buy it now from Amazon | Barnes Noble | iTunes … Continue reading

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Canada: 2 hurt in near miss involving plane, suspected drone

TORONTO (AP) — Officials say a Porter Airlines flight approaching Toronto’s island airport took evasive action to avoid a suspected drone, injuring two flight attendants. Julie Leroux of Canada’s Transportation Safety Board said the near collision occurred at 7:30 a.m. … Continue reading

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A supersonic jet faster than the Concorde will get public design debut in Centennial

A skinny little airplane parked in a hangar of the Centennial Airport aims to revolutionize how people fly and reintroduce the world to supersonic flight. Boom Technology has spent two years designing a supersonic passenger plane with the financial economics the defunct … Continue reading

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O’Hare engine explosion on Boeing 767 poses puzzle for investigators

The nearly catastrophic explosion of an engine that caused a fire on an American Airlines Boeing 767 just short of takeoff in Chicago on Oct. 28 occurred when a specific part that had never before failed broke into pieces. The … Continue reading

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This Project Manager’s Workflow Hack Transformed How GE Builds …

On any given day at GE Aviation, there are thousands of engine parts in circulation. Finding used parts has often meant calling up facility managers and asking them to physically search for material, sometimes to the point of walking to … Continue reading

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