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Bloomberg - Are you a robot?
With the nation awash in planes left over from the war, and with the advent of new passenger-friendly technology like pressurized cabins and onboard toilets, America was entering what we look back on as the “golden age” of flying. It was becoming a more mainstream way to travel. At the time, commercial airlines were heavily regulated by the Civil A
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The best all-electric plane on the market can carry two passengers, reach a top speed of 210 miles per hour, and fly for three hours before recharging.fn3 Meanwhile, a mid-capacity Boeing 787 can carry 296 passengers, reach up to 650 miles an hour, and fly for nearly 20 hours before stopping for fuel.15 In other words, a fossil-fuel-powered jetline
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The extraordinary success of a few internet companies has masked the embarrassing lack of major breakthroughs in other domains. There has been little improvement in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, which affect nearly a third of all Americans over the age of eighty-five. There is still no cure for cancer. Life expectancy is... See more
Luke Burgis • Just a moment...
The F-35A, which is your conventional variant of aircraft, was priced at $94.3 million. We’re on a path to drive that down to $80 million by 2020. Think about that. Maybe you fly a Gulfstream.
David M. Rubenstein • How to Lead: Wisdom from the World's Greatest CEOs, Founders, and Game Changers
The computer technology that wiped out People Express in the marketplace did for flying what the assembly line did for the automobile. It reduced it to the most common denominator.