Tag: airplane
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Chinese electric-vehicle maker Xpeng plans to mass produce flying cars by 2024 and says they’ll cost less than $157,000
An Xpeng Voyager X2 electric flying car. Long Wei/VCG/Getty Images Chinese electric vehicle-maker Xpeng is planning to mass produce a flying car by 2024. The flying car is being developed by Xpeng affiliate, HT Aero. The company is aiming to price the X2 under 1 million Chinese yuan ($157,000.) Chinese electric-vehicle startup Xpeng introduced a…
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Boeing’s CEO explains why the company didn’t tell 737 Max pilots about the software system that contributed to 2 fatal crashes (BA)
Stephen Brashear / Stringer / Getty Images Boeing has come under scrutiny in recent months for its failure to disclose the presence of the Maneuvering Characteristic Augmentation System (MCAS) on its Boeing 737 Max airliners. The existence of MCAS came to light only after the crash of Lion Air Flight JT610 in October. On Monday,…