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Port of Seattle, Boeing and Alaska Airlines release aviation biofuel infrastructure findings

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​The Port of Seattle, Boeing and Alaska Airlines released a first-of-its-kind study that identifies the best infrastructure options for delivering aviation biofuel to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. —Port of Seattle Commissioner John Creighton. A total of 29 sites across the state were identified and screened.

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The Marimba Virtuoso’s Desktop Planetarium

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On 21 April 1962, the Seattle World’s Fair opened to the public. government committed US $9 million to help build a NASA-themed science exhibit at the Seattle World’s Fair. He built the prototype in 1958 during the International Geophysical Year. The fair’s iconic landmark was the Space Needle. What is an orrery? The name stuck.

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Airlines Hoping for More Boeing Jets Could Be Waiting Awhile

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That announcement came about three weeks after a panel blew off a Boeing 737 Max 9 body shortly after takeoff, terrifying passengers on an Alaska Airlines flight and forcing the pilots to make an emergency landing at the Portland International Airport in Oregon. a major Boeing production hub north of Seattle. grounded some Max 9s.

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‘Shortcuts Everywhere’: How Boeing Favored Speed Over Quality

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Davin Fischer, a former mechanic in Renton, who also spoke to the Seattle TV station KIRO 7 , said he noticed a cultural shift starting around 2017, when the company introduced the Max. They need to go slow to go fast,” Scott Kirby, the chief executive of United Airlines, told investors this month, referring to Boeing. “I

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DOE to award up to $137M for SuperTruck II, Vehicle Technology Office programs

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University of Washington, Seattle. Develop a unified reference guide of design requirements, and provide in‐person training and tours that showcase best practice garage/maintenance facilities for natural gas, propane, and hydrogen vehicles. Marathon Technical Services USA Inc. University of Florida. 991,873.

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Volkswagen’s Golf Alltrack challenges the Subaru Outback; directions for 4MOTION and vehicle dynamics

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For example, at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit this year, Volkswagen presented the Tiguan GTE Active Concept plug-in hybrid. There is no public roadmap for 4MOTION, although there is an internal one, Dr. Muth said. 5 th generation Haldex coupling. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.

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Boeing Reinstalled Panel That Later Blew Out of 737 Max Jet

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An internal system that tracks maintenance work at the facility, which assembles 737s, shows the request for maintenance but does not contain information about whether the door plug was inspected after it was replaced, the person said. The Seattle Times reported earlier on Wednesday that Boeing had removed and reinstalled the door plug.

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