The North Wales factory that makes Airbus wings is rated as the firm's best site, and will retain wing design and final assembly.

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With the deal on hold, the European consortium that makes the Eurofighter is panting in the wings, proving that big-ticket arms sales are far from over.

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It also makes specialized metal parts used in the fuselage and wings of jet aircraft.

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Triangulate operates Wings as a free app, but makes money off of the Facebook Credits its users buy to connect or communicate with each other.

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This makes it ideal for, among other things, aircraft wings.

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The swift, stiff brushwork in Manet's "The Parisienne" (1875) makes one think of blue-black feathers, the iridescent wings of a grackle.

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