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Universal Lubricants hits 1.5M gallon production mark for recycled motor oil

Green Car Congress

The company has been selling to professional installers, but is now moving the product into retail channels, said John Wesley, CEO. Universal Lubricants has hit the 1.5-million million gallon production mark for its ECO ULTRA line of recycled motor oil. Earlier post.) The US produces approximately 1.3

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Alaska Airlines 737 May Have Left Boeing Factory Missing Bolts, N.T.S.B. Says

Baua Electric

according to a preliminary report released Tuesday by the National Transportation Safety Board. eliminated other possible reasons for the door plug’s faulty installation. The piece was manufactured in Malaysia in March and received by Spirit AeroSystems, a Boeing supplier in Wichita, Kan., Mr. Calhoun visited Spirit in Wichita.

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‘Shortcuts Everywhere’: How Boeing Favored Speed Over Quality

Baua Electric

According to the National Transportation Safety Board, the panel was removed but appeared to have been reinstalled without bolts that secured it in place. 5 incident, Boeing announced changes to improve quality, including adding inspections at its factory in Renton and at the plant in Wichita, Kan., where the 737 Max is assembled.

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National Drive Electric Week 2023 Recap: Let’s Give Them Something To Talk About

Plug in America

Of course, that kind of electr ic enthusiasm is palpable at every NDEW event and, clicking on any NDEW news story, practically jumps off the screen, whether reporters come calling from Boca Ratan, Wichita, Pittsburgh, Niagara Falls or Santa Monica. ” In the limelight: E. Gail Chandler, who just bought her first EV at age 80.

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Boeing Reinstalled Panel That Later Blew Out of 737 Max Jet

Baua Electric

The employees opened the panel, known as a door plug, because work needed to be done to its rivets — which are often used to join and secure parts on planes — said the person, who asked for anonymity because the person isn’t authorized to speak publicly while the National Transportation Safety Board conducts an investigation.

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