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Month: <span>April 2023</span>

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Prince Harry’s 24-hour flying visit for Coronation

It is understood the Duke will only be in the UK for around 24 hours as he intends to be back home for his son Archie’s fourth birthday, which coincides with Sunday’s Coronation.

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Fixing The Plane: Career-Tech Center Plots New Aviation Maintenance Program To Address Industry-Wide Labor Shortages

Flight delays and cancellations; route discontinuations; frustrated passengers: These issues have grown increasingly common in the commercial aviation world since COVID, with most people attributing them to widely-reported pilot, flight attendant, and gate agent shortages. But did you know that airlines are also having trouble hiring the people who make sure airplanes are ready to …

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Why do airplanes turn off the AC during takeoff?

Have you ever wondered what it would be like flying in an airplane without air conditioning? That’s unimaginable and almost no one boards their flight thinking they are going to be locked in a hot cylindrical can.

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Landing gear issue prompts pilot to make emergency landing in Cedar City

CEDAR CITY — The pilot of a small airplane made an emergency landing at Cedar City Regional Airport on Saturday after the aircraft reportedly experienced problems with its landing gear. The plane could be seen circling the area for just over an hour after a pilot reported the problem. The single-engine Cessna 210 with four […]

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Hundreds of US citizens evacuated from Sudan amid conflict

“Several hundred” Americans have fled Sudan during a ceasefire in the country’s ongoing power struggle, which has seen the streets of Khartoum become a war zone, a State Department spokesman said. …

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Sisu Riffs on an Iconic Stanley Kubrick Shot in Its Epic Finale

The new action movie Sisu is a revenge thriller set during World War II. Its epic finale features a reference to this Kubrick war comedy classic.

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Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome’s new season to take flight

RHINEBECK, N.Y. — The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome is undertaking major upgrades as it opens for a new season on Monday, May 1. Founded by Cole Palen in 1958, the non-profit museum preserves over 60 vin…

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Saudi team treats 2 evacuees in Jeddah after being injured in Sudan

According to Al-Ekhbariya, the two cases were revealed to be suffering from fractures in the hands and some other injuries that required medical intervention.

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Reynolds had to take action before boarding plane with Foster’s shirt

Wrexham finally secured their return to the Football League and the National League title last weekend, and owner Ryan Reynolds was in amongst all the celebrations.

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Michigan couple identified as victims of Georgia plane crash

WATKINSVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Family members said that a Michigan couple who died in a Georgia plane crash on Wednesday were “seasoned pilots” who “lived life to the fullest.” Robert Denton, 76, and Sandra Denton, 75, of Williamsburg, Michigan, were identified Friday as the people who died when their single-engine Cessna 177B crashed in a field Wednesday near Watkinsville.

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Glimpses of Beauty Laid on Thick, the Paintings of Helen Cantrell at the Cooley Gallery

OLD LYME — Nature, a cluster of buildings, people in everyday life, all are glimpses captured by artist Helen Cantrell in her expressionistic and vibrant paintings.  Cantrell paints with oils, often using wide brushes, palette knives and other tools to create thick surfaces of layered and dripped paint that she scratches through and scrapes away, adding […]

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A Flight Attendant Debunks Common Plane Myths

A Virgin Australia flight attendant is racking up the hits on TikTok with answers to questions she gets all the time.  Here are a few:  Yes, the tap water is safe to drink.  It’s filtered and clean. This one is super interesting.  The reason window shades need to be UP during takeoff and land

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