As a teenager he was more of a tinkerer than a talker, winning national competitions for building and racing model planes.

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Reilly links to another report by the AP, which interviewed several people with knowledge of model planes and explosives.

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Growing up in Ohio, he began making model planes and by his early teens had amassed an extensive aviation library.

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Flying model planes, he says, is similar to his day job.

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It takes a lot of practice to fly model planes precisely, and even experts might have difficulty in hitting a vulnerable spot such as a window.

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Qatar Airways is scheduled to announce a deal on Thursday also expected to include Airbus planes such as the A330-200 model which it already operates.

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AirNet had planes, flew cargo, had logistics aspects to the business model, and leveraged sophisticated technology.

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