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Monthly Archives: June 2019
Learning to fly radio controlled planes
RIO GRANDE, Ohio — Learning to fly just became a little easier. Recently, the Rio Grande Flyers Club held a public demonstration of radio controlled model airplanes at the Bossard Memorial Library in Gallipolis, Ohio, with both adults and children … Continue reading
Airbus racks up orders for planes in Paris, including models produced in Alabama
Airbus SE cleaned up on the first day of the 2019 Paris Air Show, locking in $13 billion in orders for new jets versus zero for Boeing Co., and introducing a long-range narrow-body meant to deflate enthusiasm for its U.S. … Continue reading
Giant radio-controlled models celebrate planes of D-Day
Seventy-five years ago this month, the D-Day invasion to liberate France was kicked off by almost 1,000 C-47 Dakota planes — the military version of the two-engine DC-3 commercial airliner — dropping 23,400 soldiers in parachutes and gliders behind the … Continue reading
Why This Airline CEO Just Bought 200 Boeing 737 MAX Planes—Despite Recent Issues
So much for the 737 MAX hangover. After a quiet Day 1 at the Paris Air Show, Boeing announced a trio of deals Wednesday that stunned the aviation sector. The aircraft manufacturer has new orders lined up from airline customers … Continue reading
Learning to fly radio controlled planes
RIO GRANDE — Learning to fly just became a little easier. Recently, the Rio Grande Flyers Club held a public demonstration of radio controlled model airplanes at the Bossard Memorial Library with both adults and children invited to attend. A … Continue reading
Tiny Love Stories: ‘Our Families Couldn’t Know’
India Is an Ache Landing in Mumbai feels like releasing a breath I didn’t know I had been holding. My husband remembers India as dirt, poverty, noise. I remember aromas of masala-fried pomfret, generosity of gruff cabbies saying, “No madam, … Continue reading
SES Developing New Satellites, Service Models for Airplane Connectivity
A computer rendering of the SES 03b mPOWER satellite constellation. Photo: SES SAN DIEGO — SES wants to use its next generation satellite constellation, O3b mPOWER, to provide increased capacity to airlines for in-flight connectivity, while also considering how to … Continue reading