Players to turn Vegas Strip into Monopoly board
As a promotion for the Monopoly Championships, five lucky players will play on a life-sized Monopoly board.
One player will win $50,000 Monday as part of a contest by game-maker Hasbro and casino operator Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc.
The championships are being held Oct. 21-22 at Caesars Palace. The event is held once every five years.
787 remains on track to fly this year
Boeing VP and GM-787 Dreamliner Program Scott Fancher said that the Dreamliner is on schedule to fly this year.
“The design of the side-of-body solution is on track. Installations of the fittings are proceeding well and we are pleased with the progress we are making on this important effort. We continue to be on track to fly the 787 by the end of the year,” Fancher said. The manufacturer will deliver a more comprehensive review of the program’s status on Oct. 21 during its third-quarter earnings call.
To cut costs, airlines send repairs abroad
On January 23, 2009, passengers on a US Airways flight from Omaha, Neb. to Phoenix, Ariz. were startled by “a terrifying shriek”. A pressure seal failed around the main cabin door and the flight was forced to divert to Denver.
In the first of a three-part series, National Public Radio is asking whether incidents like this are a result of airlines sending repairs overseas.
One of the biggest areas airlines can cut costs is maintenance. Consider this: If an airline fixes its own planes in the U.S., it spends up to $100 per hour for every union mechanic, including overhead and other expenses, according to industry analysts. The airline spends roughly half as much at an independent, nonunion shop in America. And it spends only a third as much in a developing country, such as El Salvador.
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