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10 Reasons People Are Now Scared to Fly on Boeing Planes
The world got an uncomfortable reminder about the need to scrutinize air travel last January when a door plug blew off an Alaska Airlines flight 16,000 feet over Portland, OR. The culprit was a Boeing 737, and in the days that followed, it was soon clear that catastrophic failure wasn’t a freak accident but the…
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A Commercial Flight Hit An Absurdly Fast 1,289km/h
A Virgin Atlantic flight making the journey from Los Angeles to London yesterday hit a ground speed of at least 1,289km/h, thanks to a streak of fast-moving air in the jet stream over Pennsylvania. You’re probably wondering how, as breaking the sound barrier over land is illegal, but despite surpassing the speed required to break…
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FAA Is Doing Nothing About Continued Boeing Dreamliner Battery Failures
In 2013, the troubled resume flying. While the Federal Aviation Administration dismisses these new failures, the fact that these battery malfunctions continue to happen is a big deal.
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Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner Has Some Serious Moves
What do you when you have an airplane that you want to show off? Throw it around a bit, of course. Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner was put through its paces at the Farnsborough Air Show over the last few days, and its performance was pretty damn impressive.