May 2012
VIDEO: THIS IS WHAT I CALL A DIVE... AEROMEXICO...
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Boeing Vs. Airbus: Orders And Profits - Seeking...
via seekingalpha.com Boeing has a better product lineup and is more profitable, but Airbus has more room for improvement. The rising tide of globalization has boosted growth prospects for the airline industry all over the world, and in particular in emerging markets such as China and India. As air travel has become more accessible to hundreds of millions of people, airplane orders and...
Boeing Video: 'We build jets!': South Carolina's...
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Mexicana por fin se vendió pero todavía no volará...
via excelsior.com.mx CIUDAD DE MÉXICO, 12 de mayo.- Tras varios tropiezos durante las negociaciones, por fin fue vendida Mexicana de Aviación. Med Atlántica se convirtió ayer en el dueño de Nuevo Grupo Aeronáutico (NGA), es decir, de la aerolínea y sus filiales, confirmó Felipe Consuelo, juez rector del concurso mercantil. Sin embargo, no hubo un pago durante la transferencia de acciones de...
Video: Bing Originals: Search Goes Social -...
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Microsoft Just Blew Google Away In Social Search -...
via businessinsider.com he other shoe has dropped on Microsoft’s recent Bing redesign, and it dropped right on Google. Microsoft is adding a new Sidebar to Bing search that shows your contacts and activity on all your social networks, including Facebook, Twitter, and — yes — Google+. Google drew a lot of fire earlier this year by integrating information from Google+ into search...
Video: Stop Freaking Out Over Plastic Bottles...
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Report: Apple dumping Google for own Maps app in...
Granted, Apple and Google aren’t quite the bosom buddies they once were, but how far is Cupertino going to free itself from the Android-maker? Well, Apple’s picked up a number of mapmakers and is now reportedly getting ready to unveil a Google map competitor for iOS. 9to5Mac is reporting that the mapping solution will be in-place for the next major version of the mobile...
Boeing 787 Dreamliner Honored with Hermes Awards...
PARIS, May 10, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — Boeing’s (NYSE: BA) new 787 Dreamliner has been honored with the Grand Prize during the 2012 Hermes Awards for Innovation. Yves Galland, president of Boeing France, accepted the prize during the 5th National Meeting of Chief Innovation Officers held in Paris. “We are very proud to receive this prestigious award which...
Photos of Sukhoi Superjet’s Last Successful Flight...
Russian blogger/photographer Sergey Dolya was in Indonesia with the Sukhoi Superjet Road Show when Wednesday’s second demo flight disappeared. Dolya was not on the downed flight, but did onboard an earlier flight from which he shared these photos. It was Dolya who broke the story that the plane was missing via Twitter. The photos of the previous flight show a jovial and fun atmosphere, as is...
Russian 'SuperJet' goes missing on Indonesia Demo...
- Updated at 1:1o p.m. ET A Russian Sukhoi SuperJet with about 46 people onboard has disappeared from radar, The Associated Press reports. The plane was on a demonstration flight for potential buyers and journalists, according to Bloomberg News and other news outlets. AP: Contact lost with Russian-made plane in Indonesia “The plane disappeared from the radar around the Bogor area. We...
Video: A scientist's view of the Boeing 787 |...
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The 9 ways that Windows 8 will change businesses...
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As we continue to learn more about Windows 8, some things are becoming increasingly clear.
Not only is this release totally different from any other Operating System that has come before it but because it is so different, it will tremendously affect the way businesses operate.
Typical Microsoft upgrades have forced businesses to make negligible changes in the way they...
Five Differences Between Windows 7 and Windows 8
As Windows 8 comes closer to its release date, there are still several people unsure of whether or not they should upgrade from Windows 7. One of the most frequently asked question regarding Windows 8 is: How is Windows 8 different from Windows 7? Well, here is a list of five new features in Windows 8 that may help you make up your mind. Metro UI The most visual change is clearly the new Metro...
Boeing: Feature Story: European Vacation - The 787...
via boeing.com Just as The Beatles led the British Invasion of the 1960’s in America, the 787 Dreamliner invaded Britain and later Norway for two weeks that aviation fans won’t soon forget. The airplane was especially a hit in Manchester and Oslo, where spotters packed the fields around the runways, climbed on top of cars and clogged roads for a chance to see the Dreamliner in...
Video: Raider Update - GE and Sikorsky - YouTube
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Lufthansa - Lufthansa’s first Boeing 747-8...
Lufthansa’s first Boeing 747-8 destination now bookable 27.04.12 New flagship will fly to Washington, Los Angeles, Chicago, Delhi and Bangalore From today, passengers can book flights on Lufthansa’s first Boeing 747-8, which has just been delivered from Seattle. From 1 June, Lufthansa will operate six flights per week with the “Queen of the Skies” on the Frankfurt-Washington...
VIDEO: Boeing 727 deliberately crashed in desert...
via youtube.com Filmed from multiple angles, an empty Boeing 727 has been deliberately crashed in a remote Mexican desert as the centrepiece of a documentary on air safety. The aircraft was piloted to the crash location before the pilot ejected, and the trijet then descended in a level attitude - guided remotely by a chase aircraft - before impacting hard and breaking up. Video footage of...
Boeing's New Airplane 737 MAX - Video
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NASA Video: - Black Hole Caught Red-Handed in a...
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Boeing Video: SUGAR Volt: Boeing's Hybrid Electric...
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Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental delivered to...
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Boeing, Lufthansa Celebrate Flyaway of First...
EVERETT, Wash., May 1, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Deutsche Lufthansa AG, celebrated the flyaway of the first 747-8 Intercontinental delivered to an airline. Boeing and Lufthansa employees joined leaders from both companies, media and suppliers for a delivery ceremony at the Future of Flight Aviation Center beside Paine Field airport in Everett, Wash. At...
737 MAX Winglets Revealed Blog | Nuts About...
via blogsouthwest.com Back in December, Southwest Airlines announced that we had signed on to be the launch customer for Boeing’s new 737 MAX variant that will debut in 2017. The MAX will offer much improved fuel efficiency and environmental performance compared to current 737s, and it will provide great comfort and reliability to our Customers. Like any new aircraft, some features of the...
April 2012
Video: Boeing 787 in the UK from CNN.com
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Wozniak loves Windows Phone 7.5
I wish more people who work or have worked for large technology companies were as open, honest, and excited as Steve Wozniak still gets over new technology and gadgets. He recently bought a Nokia Lumia 900 - and he’s loving it. So much so, in fact, that he claims it’s better than Android and iOS in many respects. Wozniak is one of those people I like listening to when it comes to...
10 factors that will determine the success of...
via windows8update.com I’ve had a chance to sit back and think about some of the key factors that will determine the relative success of Windows 8 Tablets when they are released over the next couple of years. I say relative because this is Microsoft and they will sell units either way - the question is just how many. I put out feelers to my audience to get their feedback about Windows...
Four Windows Themes that I am liking right now |
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China buys Boeing 777s, delays Airbus deal:...
via reuters.com (Reuters) - China Eastern Airlines (0670.HK) is set to place a $6 billion order for up to 20 Boeing (BA.N) 777 jets, while simultaneously emerging at the centre of an aviation row between China and the European Union by stalling a recent Airbus deal, people familiar with the matter said. The order for wide-body 777s follows a fierce but discreet contest between Boeing and...
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Boeing delivers first airline 747-8...
via seattlepi.com Boeing delivered the first airline 747-8 Intercontinental to launch customer Lufthansa on Wednesday. The two companies plan to celebrate the delivery May 1, with Lufthansa flying the airplane off to its base in Frankfurt, Germany, that day. Boeing Chairman, President and CEO Jim McNerney first mentioned on Wednesday’s earnings conference call that the company hoped to...
ANA Announces Early Start to Seattle-Tokyo Flights...
ANA originally planned to launch flights between Tokyo-Narita and Seattle using its new Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners in the second half of 2012. But the Tokyo-based airline announced this week that the launch will be accelerated to July 25th in order to capitalize demand during the busy summer season. Rather than the 787, of which ANA currently operates six copies, the airline will launch the...
Upgrade from 7GB to 25GB of Free Microsoft...
Microsoft revamped its free online storage service SkyDrive this week (big week for online storage, right?) with new desktop apps and better syncing—but, sadly, a reduced storage limit for new users: from the 25GB previously offered to 7GB. Existing Windows Live account users can claim the 25GB of free space for a limited time. Here’s how. First, if you’re an existing...
Charleston Regional Business Journal | Charleston,...
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 Search: Boeing executive says rollout to validate Boeing expansion in South Carolina By Matt Tomsic mtomsic@scbiznews.com Published April 24, 2012 Jack Jones remembers the first day the Dreamliner’s major components arrived at the Boeing Co. final assembly facility in North...
Video: Go Google: Google Drive - YouTube
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NASA - Test Version of Orion Arrives at KSC
Test Version of Orion Arrives at KSC04.24.12 A test version of Orion arrived at KSC’s Operations & Checkout Facility on April 21, 2012. This test model will be used for ground operations practice in advance of Exploration Flight Test-1, scheduled for 2014. Photo credit: NASA › View more images The Orion Ground Test Vehicle arrived at the Operation & Checkout (O&C) Facility...
Is the Gideon Sundback Google doodle 2012's best...
via ibnlive.in.com If you have not unzipped the today’s google doodle yet, then it is suggested that you spare a minute and play with it before Google takes it off. This is because the today’s zipper doodle is not only highly interactive and innovative, but it is also the best doodle (yet) of the year 2012. To mark the 132nd birth anniversary of Gideon Sundback, the man who...
Video: Captain Ogawa | Japan Airlines | Boeing 787...
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Sukhoi Superjet 100 starts “Welcome Asia” tour on...
via aviationnews.eu its premiere tour. On May 5, the aircraft will arrive in Karachi, Pakistan. Naypyidaw, Myanmar, is the next stop for May 7. Two days later, on May 9 the aircraft will land in Jakarta, Indonesia. And on May 11 it will arrive in Vientiane, Laos. The final destination point of the “Welcome Asia” tour is Hanoi, Vietnam, where the aircraft will be shown on May 14. During the...
Man Strips Naked at Airport as Protest Against TSA...
via fox8.com A 50-year-old man who said he felt that airport screeners were “harassing” him stripped naked at Portland International Airport, police in Oregon said. Police charged John E. Brennan with disorderly conduct and indecent exposure after he disrobed while going through the security screening area at the airport Tuesday evening. “When interviewed about his actions Mr. Brennan stated...
APOD: 2012 - The Flight Deck of Space Shuttle...
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Space shuttle Discovery takes a spin through D.C....
Space shuttle Discovery flies past the Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Scott Sutherland / MCT / April 17, 2012) via chicagotribune.com It was an extraordinary sight, even for Washington — a space shuttle flying over the nation’s capital atop a modified 747 on the way to its permanent new home, the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum. Crowds gathered on the National Mall,...
Boeing delivers 4,000th Next-Generation 737
via seattlepi.com It’s a big deal for an airplane family to reach 1,000 deliveries. So Boeing has good reason to brag about its Next-Generation 737 family, which marked its 4,000th delivery Friday. “Together we’ve made this airplane the world’s favorite single-aisle airplane,” Beverly Wyse, vice president and general manager of the 737 Program, told employees and...