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US admits it studies UFOs, so about those Area 51 theories …
What are we to make of 70 years of bizarre stories about a secret government base in Nevada?
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Boeing says Bombardier dumping puts 737 planes in jeopardy
“If you don’t level the playing field now, it will be too late.”
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Delta’s farewell tour for the Boeing 747 stops in Everett
It is the last domestic airline to retire the iconic plane. Boeing and Delta employees autographed it.
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Atlanta blackout snarls air travel a week before Christmas
The airline should be “largely if not completely” back to normal by Tuesday.
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Pentagon spent $22 million on UFO research, reports say
Much of the money spent on the endeavor went to a longtime friend of former Sen. Harry Reid.
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Warplane that led the Normandy invasion found and restored
Workers tested out “That’s All, Brother’s” engines for the first time in a decade Thursday.
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Under cloud of ethics probes, Airbus CEO Enders to step down
He leaves in 2019 after 14 years. Meanwhile, aircraft division CEO Fabrice Bregier leaves in February.
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SpaceX 1st: Recycled rocket soars with recycled capsule
It was NASA’s first use of a reused Falcon rocket and the second of a previously flown Dragon…
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Commentary: GM, Boeing fight a war of words over Mars
Boeing is strongly signaling how crucial deep-space exploration is to its future.
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Snohomish County’s campaign to land the 797 takes off
Executive Dave Somers announced the formation of a task force to urge Boeing to build the plane here.
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Space capsule with 3 astronauts returns to Earth
They spent nearly 6 months aboard the International Space Station.
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Drone’s ease piercing of NY ‘no-fly’ zone underscores risks
An Army Black Hawk helicopter suffered damage to one of its rotor blades, but was able to land…
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Scientists discover a miniature version of our solar system
Using artificial intelligence, they find a star 2,545 light years away with eight planets.
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As SpaceX eyes another first, Blue Origin returns to flight
Jeff Bezos got a step closer to flying tourists to space Tuesday.
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Bombardier promotes its C Series airliner as American made
It says more than half its all-new jet is made in US factories with final assembly near Montreal.
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Airports want to nearly double passengers’ user fees
Delta says airports will rake in $3.6 billion in passenger facility charge taxes this year.
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Boeing raises dividend 20%, continues stock buyback program
The manufacturer said it has repurchased $9.2 billion worth of its shares this year.
Business
Trudeau snubs Boeing, unveils plan to buy used Aussie jets
Trudeau will be assessing the impact fighter jet contracts have on his country’s economy.
Business
Lockheed-Martin dominates global arms sales, Boeing is 2nd
The combined sales of U.S.-based companies totaled $217 billion.
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Trump wants to send man back to moon, on to Mars
The president has taken several steps to refocus NASA’s mission on space exploration.