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Global geothermal industry passes 12,000 MW operational

Green Car Congress

In 2013, new geothermal geologic studies or exploration moved forward in places as diverse as American Samoa, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Taiwan, Thailand, Uganda, the United States, and Yemen.

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‘Shortcuts Everywhere’: How Boeing Favored Speed Over Quality

Baua Electric

Such reports, and interviews with aviation safety experts and more than two dozen current and former Boeing employees, paint a worrying picture about a company long considered to be at the pinnacle of American engineering. And some suppliers have struggled to adhere to quality standards while producing parts at the pace Boeing wanted them.

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IEEE Humanitarian Program Sees Record Growth

Cars That Think

In October the committee led a G-STIC panel that provided an overview of several IEEE programs including IEEE Entrepreneurship , which provides mentoring and other resources to members who want to start their own company. For the first time, IEEE members from China, Ethiopia, Hungary, Italy, Panama, and Thailand submitted proposals.

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F.A.A. Investigating Whether Boeing 737 Max 9 Conformed to Approved Design

Baua Electric

The company has struggled to regain the public’s trust after two crashes of 737 Max 8 jetliners, in Indonesia in 2018 and Ethiopia in 2019, killed a total of 346 people. Boeing’s manufacturing practices need to comply with the high safety standards they’re legally accountable to meet,” the F.A.A. In other such cases, the F.A.A.

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Boeing Again Under Scrutiny After Latest 737 Max Problem

Baua Electric

Last month, the company urged airlines to inspect the more than 1,300 delivered Max planes for a possible loose bolt in the rudder-control system. The Max was grounded in early 2019 after two crashes killed a total of 346 people in Indonesia and Ethiopia.

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Boeing Max 9 Jets Remain Grounded as Airlines Await Inspection Instructions

Baua Electric

Last month, the company urged airlines to inspect the more than 1,300 delivered Max planes for a possible loose bolt in the rudder-control system. The Max was grounded in early 2019 after two crashes killed a total of 346 people in Indonesia and Ethiopia.

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