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In Spokane: the world’s oldest flying Boeing airplane

07/23/10
I’ve been touring Spokane, WA and the surrounding countryside this week in search of unusual people, places and events to include in the 3rd edition of Washington Curiosities, one of the books I write for Globe Pequot Press. The week will end with a visit to Felts Field to meet Addison Pemberton, who found and →

Build your own 787 Dreamliner

05/27/10
A few months back I toured Boeing’s Dreamliner Gallery.  That’s the 54,000 square foot shopping center near the company’s Everett, Wa. plant where airlines go to pick out the carpeting, the seats and the interior elements of their new 787 airplanes. I brought along photographer Jerome Tso to take pictures, and yesterday my story about →

Can you build a better airplane? The Future of Flight wants your design

05/20/10
Here’s a great lemons to lemonade story. 8 year old Harry Winsor really loves to draw airplanes. So his dad, a savvy advertising executive – with a blog – sent one of Harry’s pictures to the folks at Boeing.  But rather than send Harry a thank-you note, the giant company sent Harry a form letter →
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