Emergency Landing An Airbus flying from Seattle to Istanbul was forced to make an emergency landing at New York’s John F. Kennedy airport around dawn
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Please Stop Putting Your Tech in Checked Bags
This applies to laptops, chargers, e-cigarettes, or anything with a rechargeable battery inside.
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Airline Covers Passenger Jets in Synthetic Sharkskin for Aerodynamic Boost
Air Sharks Lufthansa, Germany’s largest airline, is experimenting with using a synthetic material that mimics sharkskin to make its planes more aerodynamic, as part of
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There Was Some Shady Stuff Going on With That Door Plug That Blew Out of the Boeing 737
Riveting Issue A new report from the Wall Street Journal reveals the chaos behind the scenes at a Boeing 737 factory before the door plug
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Boeing CEO Resigning Amid Disintegrating Planes Scandal
Golden Parachute The New York Times reports that David Calhoun, the CEO of the deeply embattled aerospace giant Boeing, is set to resign later this
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United CEO Says Sorry Parts Keep Falling Off Our Planes Mid-Flight
All Apologies As things continue to literally and metaphorically fall apart at Boeing, the CEO of United Airlines is trying to reassure — and retain
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