by ANN Associate Editor James Aronovsky
What's that saying, that the difference between men and boys is
the size of their toys? A British artist, tinkerer, and would-be
pilot, seems to illustrate this statement perfectly. He has
constructed what may be world's largest rubber-band powered model
plane. He began flight test operations last Sunday.
If you’re a fan of listening to Air Traffic Control you may
be puzzled by some of the airline call signs you hear.
Today’s site deciphers the call signs of the airlines that
you’ll hear.
The Vehicle Assembly Building is one of the largest
buildings in the world. It was originally built for assembly of
Apollo/Saturn vehicles and was later modified to support Space
Shuttle operations.
"We must be prudent and manage proactively our CRJ700/900 jets
production schedule in the short term to ensure we achieve our goal
of increased profitability and our success in the long term."
Source: Bombardier Aerospace President and CEO
Pierre Beadoin, on the company's decision to lay off about 20% of
its workforce due to sluggish sales for its bread-and-butter
regional jets, the CRJ700 and CRJ900.
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