Azriel “Al” Blackman got his first job at an airline, he was a 16-year-old high school graduate making $0.50 per hour as an apprentice in the sheet metal shop. Seventy-five years and countless airplanes later, Blackman, an employee of American Airlines, was recognized Tuesday with a celebration in New York and the dedication of one of American’s Boeing 777s in his … [Read more...]
American Marines arrive in Norway and upset Moscow
About 300 American Marines landed in Norway for a deployment of six months, the first time after the Second World War, when the foreign troops are allowed to stand in this Scandinavian country, for the irritation of Russia, reports Reuters and the AFP. Arrived on the board of a rent Boeing 747, the Marines landed with guns and luggage on the airport in Vaernes in the vicinity … [Read more...]