Experts: It's safer to leave your phone in airplane mode when you fly
When Gila Drazen flies, she typically forgets or otherwise neglects to put her phone in airplane mode.
Dec 2, 2022
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News tagged with airplane
Automotive
Prototype electric airplane takes first flight
A prototype, all-electric airplane took its first flight Tuesday morning in central Washington state.
Sep 27, 2022
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Engineering
Creating batteries to power air travel
Researchers at the Ohio State University Center for Automotive Research have created new computer models to predict the life and performance of batteries that could power some passenger airplanes—a step forward for cleaner, ...
Aug 30, 2019
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Automotive
Why has US commercial airline travel become so safe? Teamwork has a lot do with it
Why has commercial airline travel become so safe in the United States?
Jan 23, 2023
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Business
Boeing asks airlines to inspect 737 Max jets for potential loose bolt
Boeing is asking airlines to inspect its 737 Max jets for a potential loose bolt in the rudder control system, the airplane maker and Federal Aviation Administration confirmed this week.
Dec 30, 2023
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Business
Boeing sees full commercial air recovery by 2024
Boeing said Tuesday that the commercial aviation market should fully recover by 2024 from its pandemic slump, as the industry giant lifted its aerospace forecast for the next decade.
Sep 14, 2021
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Robotics
To swim like a tuna, robotic fish need to change how stiff their tails are in real time
Underwater vehicles haven't changed much since the submarines of World War II. They're rigid, fairly boxy and use propellers to move. And whether they are large manned vessels or small robots, most underwater vehicles have ...
Oct 4, 2021
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Most commercial planes could accommodate personal wheelchairs
Many U.S. passenger airplanes could accommodate personal powered wheelchairs, electric wheelchairs often customized to the user, according to a report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. ...
Dec 1, 2021
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Business
Q&A: Cracking the code to holiday travel with the 'Steffen Method'
As Jason Steffen will tell you, the job of an astrophysicist is never done. It just keeps expanding—much like the universe.
Dec 5, 2023
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Business
Boeing replaces head of commercial plane division amid MAX crisis
Boeing on Tuesday replaced the chief of its commercial plane division, the most significant executive departure since the 737 MAX grounding plunged the company into crisis seven months ago.
Oct 22, 2019
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