Monthly Archives: May 2017

Meet the F-35s participating in Northern Edge ahead of 2020 arrival

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (KTUU) – Ahead of finding a permanent home at Eielson Air Force Base, F-35s are participating in Exercise Northern Edge for the first time in program history. And as they’ve done each day of Northern Edge … Continue reading

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Childhood memories: Call it a case of ‘Mother Knows Best’

Soon after Dad had uprooted our family to North Dakota from our lovely Minneapolis neighborhood to chase a business venture, I moped in the dank basement of our bland rambler, tapping the keys of a dilapidated piano left by the … Continue reading

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Roy Ilegbodu: How We Saved Arik from Crashing

Exactly two months after he assumed office as the Chief Executive Officer of Arik Air, Captain Roy Ilegbodu, in this interview, told Obinna Chima, about efforts made by his team to reposition the ailing airline. Ilegbodu also spoke about the … Continue reading

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Boeing 737 Max back in flight as first plane delivery looms

File picture shows ground crew members escorting a Boeing 737 MAX as it returns from a flight test at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington, January 29, 2016. — Reuters picCHICAGO, May 13 — Boeing Co resumed flights of its new … Continue reading

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3D printing, married to traditional metal casting, could reshape …

Autodesk has partnered with a Michigan foundry in a 3D printing proof-of-concept project that resulted in a new magnesium commercial airline seat frame so light it could save an airline more than $200 million in fuel costs. Autodesk used its … Continue reading

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Boeing grounds 737 MAX planes over quality issue with engine

Just days away from its first 737 MAX delivery after a remarkably problem-free development effort, Boeing’s new single-aisle jet program got a nasty jolt when a freshly discovered engine-manufacturing problem prompted it Wednesday to ground the entire MAX fleet. Boeing … Continue reading

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Steelers’ new quarterback is aerospace engineer

The competition in the desert was as fierce as any Southeastern Conference football game; 754 students went down to the wire to fabricate an aircraft strong enough to carry a payload of hockey pucks around a 3,000-foot-long flight course for … Continue reading

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