Monthly Archives: March 2018

Boeing’s 737 hits historic milestone: 10,000 planes | The Seattle Times

Boeing celebrated Tuesday production of its 10,000th single-aisle 737, putting what is already the best-selling jet of all time on track to become the best-selling large transport airplane in history. Yet when the plane first flew more than 50 years … Continue reading

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Why There Aren’t More Female Pilots

Beverley Bass has always wanted to fly. When she was a toddler in a stroller, she’d wave her hands excitedly as an airplane passed overhead. In elementary school, a neighbor’s statue of Icarus inspired her to climb on her mother’s … Continue reading

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Wiring likely cause of crash

A new National Traffic Safety Board report points to unsafe electrical wiring near hydraulic lines as the cause of a Cal-Ore Life Flight crash that killed four people after it left Crescent City July 29, 2016. While it doesn’t specifically … Continue reading

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Aviation events added to spring break

Will Rogers was undoubtedly aviation’s most enthusiastic booster at the time of his death in 1935. More than eight decades later, aviation will play a role in Spring Break at Will Rogers Memorial Museums next Monday through Friday helping participants … Continue reading

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Toys R Us is history, but here are five other places to shop for kids in Fresno

Toys R Us as we know it is history. The West Shaw Avenue Toys R Us store is midway through a going-out-of-business sale, part of a wave of 182 stores the retailer began closing earlier this year. Thursday the company … Continue reading

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VSU Hosts Science Saturday March 24

March 15, 2018 18-65 Jessica Pope Communications and Media Relations Coordinator VALDOSTA — The College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Mathematics, and Department of Computer Science at Valdosta State University will present Science Saturday: Adventures in Mathematics and Computer … Continue reading

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United Airlines Apologizes After Dog Dies in Overhead Compartment

PhotoThe dog’s death is the latest in a string of alarming customer service incidents for United. Credit ABC News, via YouTube United Airlines apologized on Tuesday after a dog died on a flight during which it was stored in a … Continue reading

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