Chris Sloan

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Chris Sloan is a curious human with far too many passions and advocations: a long-time aviation journalist, television producer, philanthropist, entrepreneur, photographer, businessman, drone operator, wanderluster, storyteller, and dad. On the side, he runs the webseum of commercial aviation, TheAirchive.net.

Op-Ed on Asiana 214 From A 777 Pilot: Human And Cultural Factors – A Tragedy That Should Never Have Happened

MIAMI —Because we cannot turn back time, there is nothing we can do to save the three fatal victims of  Asian’s

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Inside Boeing’s 737 Renton Factory As They “Take It To The MAX”: Part Two

Success Breeds Competition: The Airbus A320 ups the ante and Boeing is forced to answer In 1988, the first serious

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British Airways Takes Delivery of its First Boeing 787 Dreamliner

MIAMI — British Airways announced took delivery today of their first Boeing 787 Dreamliner today. The aircraft, G-ZBJB, arrived at London

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The Airbus A350 XWB: Being There At The Maiden Flight

TOULOUSE — The first half of 2013 and has certainly been a busy year in the annals of commercial aviation.

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Inside Boeing’s 737 Renton Factory As They Take It To “The MAX”: Part One

MIAMI — On the evening of March 18, 2013 Boeing’s Renton Plant rolled out its first Boeing 737, a 737-800

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A Big Day For The Bombardier CSeries

MIAMI — With the 787 and A350 XWB gathering most of the aviation attention, Bombardier had a blockbuster day of

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First Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner Begins Final Assembly

MIAMI — Boeing has begun final assembly of the first 787-9 Dreamliner. This follows a torrent of positive news about

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Boeing Delivers 50th Boeing 747-8

MIAMI — Boeing delivers 50th Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental and Lufthansa adds Miami 747-8I Service, its 3rd destination in the US.

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SpeciAAl Delivery Flight Event: American Airlines Boeing 777-300ER (Part Two) – Aircraft Acceptance, Handover Event and Delivery

WASHINGTON — After the cavalcade of events of the day before, the delicious dinner, and the generous open bar, we were

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SpeciAAl Delivery Flight Event: American Airlines Boeing 777-300ER (Part One) – VIP Tour of 737 and 777 Factory

MIAMI — To say, the last few years have been “eventful” for American Airlines is an understatement. In many ways

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