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Boeing workers defeat union plans in South Carolina

by David Brancaccio
Feb 16, 2017
The state has the lowest unionization rate in the U.S. Why?
A new Boeing 787 Dreamliner being built for Air India is seen on the production line at a Boeing facility in North Charleston, South Carolina.
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States out of compliance with Homeland Security state ID standards have about a year to get in line

by Andy Uhler
Dec 29, 2016
Nine states haven’t complied with the Real ID Act of 2005.
Residents of these states may have to show their passports to get on a flight.
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Profitable airlines face grumpy investors

by Tim Fitzsimons
Jun 12, 2015
Large U.S. air carriers' profits are up, but investors are dumping their stock.
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Final Note

A 'knee defender' diverted a United Airlines flight

by David Gura
Aug 26, 2014
A battle in the war for legroom on a plane.
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Why planes fly through dangerous airspace

by Mark Garrison
Jul 18, 2014
We look at how airlines respond to volatile, violent situations on the ground.
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'Supercommuters' board airplanes to get to work

by Marketplace Contributor
May 18, 2012
Think your commute is long? Turns out a rapidly growing number of commuters are flying to get to work.
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Codebreaker

Pakistan gives China a peek under our stealth tech hood. Or did they?

by John Moe
Aug 16, 2011
The NY Times published a piece on Sunday about how Pakistan likely showed Chinese engineers the pieces of the American Black Hawk helicopter that...
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Codebreaker

It's easy to lose a plane when it's going 20 times the speed of sound

by John Moe
Aug 12, 2011
Remember that super-fast plane we told you was going to be tested yesterday, the one that could fly coast to coast in about 12 minutes? Well the...
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Codebreaker

New plane could take you from New York to LA in 12 minutes

by John Moe
Aug 11, 2011
Today the U.S. Defense Advance Research Projects Agency tests the Falcon HTV-2, a new plane that can fly 4 miles per SECOND. "The Falcon started...
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Flying car getting closer

by John Moe
Jun 28, 2010
The Federal Aviation Administration has granted a weight restriction exemption to flying car manufacturer Terrafugia that could pave the way to...
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