After all, in the two battery incidents reported, there was no overcharging, only modest damage occurred within two feet of the battery, and all airplane systems other than the battery functioned as intended.

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"We're always working to ensure that our products offer the airlines of the world the most modern and robust technologies available to provide their passengers with an exceptional flying experience, " said Mike Sinnett, senior chief engineer of Airplane Systems for Boeing Commercial Airplanes.

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He was able to show everything about flights, how long they were delayed on the ground, what route they took geographically, how the routes over the last 90 days of that same airplane compared with weather systems.

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No evidence has ever been found that headsets interfere with the other electronic instruments or systems in the airplane.

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Sensata produces a range of low-cost, high-value sensors and switches, used for things like car airbags, airplane circuit breakers and switches in large HVAC systems.

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As the passage implies, even something as seemingly simple as an airplane flying in the sky is actually just one part of a large sociotechnical system composed of various human and machine elements, from the pilot and airplane to a series of airports, communication and navigation systems, bureaucracies, regulations, rules and norms of flight, and more.

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As the anti-icing fluids lose their effectiveness in flight, the aircraft is still equipped with systems that prevent frozen precipitation from building on the wings, tail and various sensors around the airplane.

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