Off-shore manufacturing to counter rising wages is a clear trend, with 30% of the 787 Dreamliner made overseas compared to just 5% of the older 747 jumbo jet. While rising minimum wages do not impact Boeing’s senior engineers, it remains to be seen whether the company will continue to ...
getting a replacement room key for the one you’ve lost, what to do on shore, etc. – you’re seated on a comfy leather chair opposite the staff member helping you (rather than standing up, as is usual on other cruise line ships). ...
Embraer is a well-known name in the regional jet market, with thousands of aircraft sold to carriers globally. However, Airbus has shaken up the industry with the A220, which is considered one of the best regional jets in the market. Today, we take a look at the latest offerings side-by...
A HUSH falls over the guests as the DINGING continues. All attention turns to the front table. A rotund, silver haired-man in his late sixties rises and sidles past U.S. and Russian flags up to the podium microphone. He is STOLI PETROV, President of Russia. PETROV (in Russian) Thank...
As should probably be pretty obvious from the lack of posts over the past months, I've had less time for this blog that I would have liked. This is still the case, so I thought I'd make it official --...
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where a Jumbo jet lost two engines - as in: they fell off the wing. Title: Re: Amazon warehouse blimp! What could go wrong? Post by: Brumby on December 30, 2016, 12:49:41 pm Keep looking up. :D Title: Re: Amazon warehouse blimp! What could go wrong? Post by: SeanB on ...
A KLM Royal Dutch Airlines jumbo jet was at takeoff speed when it collided with a Pan American 747 that was still taxiing on the runway. An investigation later blamed the KLM captain for taking off without receiving permission and not knowing that another aircraft was also on the runway. 582...
I am researching about old Hong Kong. I was just wondering if I could ask you a few questions that would help with my research. My grandma has told me some fascinating stories, but she is quite vague about certain details. What was travel like in the early 1960s? As in travelling from...
The company is considered a giant in the technology sector. 9 Dwarf An astronomical term for a star of relatively small size and low brightness. A white dwarf is the remnant of a star that has exhausted most of its nuclear fuel. 8 Giant In astronomy, a star significantly larger and more...