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What it was like to fly — and land — in Alaska Airlines’ first commercial 737-MAX 9 flight

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Sunrise as viewed from the Alaska Airlines Flight 482 in Seattle on a 737-MAX 9 flight, with Mount Rainier and an Amazon Prime cargo jet in the distance. As the first airline to bet on the 737 MAX’s return to service , Alaska has thrown its support behind Boeing, which manufactures planes in Everett and Renton, Wash. “We

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This new Seattle VC firm raised a $10M fund to back women-led startups

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The Graham & Walker team, from left to right: Amanda Eldridge, vice president of business development; Rohre Titcomb, COO; Leslie Feinzaig, founder & managing director; Es Famojure, program manager; and Divya Kakkad, vice president of marketing. Graham & Walker Photos).

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Stand By For Reporting From the Intelligence and National Security Summit 18-19 Sep 2014 #Intelligence2014

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Managing Director Security. United Airlines. Deputy Director for Intelligence for Strategic Programs. Deputy Program Manager. Office of the Program Manager, Information Sharing Environment. Assistant Director for Intelligence Programs and National Security Systems. Senior Manager, CERT Program.

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Seattle-area tech leaders join forces to try to raise $10M to aid India’s COVID-19 battle

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OxygenForIndia has established partnerships with United Airlines to carry supplies on every flight going to India and is also setting up special charters directed at four hubs across the country to carry oxygen cylinders. That includes contributions from Microsoft Philanthropies and Amazon to aid a program being spearheaded by the U.S.

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How BUiLT unites Black IT pros and builds equity

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Since joining, Purdy has had the chance to host events and run a Tech Spotlight event with BUiLT’s North Texas sponsor, American Airlines. Through this program companies can choose to sponsor full chapters of BuiLT or individual events. Some of BuiLT’s partners include IT Senior Management Forum, Target, Sezzle, Kronos, and the (ISC)2.

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Radian Aerospace comes out of stealth and raises $27.5M for orbital space plane development

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Air Force’s Manned Spaceflight Engineer program in the 1980s — and went on to become a program manager at Boeing, focusing on reusable space systems. “Over time, we intend to make space travel nearly as simple and convenient as airliner travel,” said Richard Humphrey, Radian’s CEO and co-founder.

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New CIO appointments in India, 2022

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Pujari has over 25 years of experience across sectors including BFSI, manufacturing, consulting, publishing, airlines, and healthcare. He has over 25 years of experience in banking and financial services, including service delivery, portfolio and program management, risk and controls, and information security. January 2022.