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Deltasonic. Deltasonic is a British record label based in Liverpool, England. Previously joint ventured with Sony Music, it is now independent. It was formed by Alan Wills, the former drummer with Liverpool bands Shack and Top, and associated with the ' cosmic Scouse ' and 'scallydelica' music scenes. [1][2][3]
Sonic Corporation, founded as Sonic Drive-In and more commonly known as Sonic (stylized in all caps), is an American drive-in fast-food chain owned by Inspire Brands, the parent company of Arby's, Dunkin' Donuts and Buffalo Wild Wings. [5] Sonic, founded by Troy N. Smith, Sr., opened its first location in 1953, under the name Top Hat Drive-In. [6]
Delta Air Lines is a major American airline. [ 1 ][ 2 ] The company's history began with the world's first aerial crop dusting operation called Huff Daland Dusters Inc., founded in 1925 in Macon, Georgia [ 3 ] to combat the boll weevil infestation of cotton crops. [ 4 ] C.E. Woolman, general manager and later Delta's first CEO, led a group of ...
The SAI Quiet Supersonic Transport is a 12-passenger design from Lockheed Martin that is to cruise at Mach 1.6, and is to create a sonic boom only 1% as strong as that generated by Concorde. [50] The supersonic Tupolev Tu-444 or Gulfstream X-54 have also been proposed.
Troy Nuel Smith, Sr. (May 26, 1922 – October 26, 2009) [1] was an American businessman who founded Sonic Drive-In, a fast-food restaurant chain based in Oklahoma City that recreates the drive-in diner feel of the 1950s, complete with carhops who usually wear roller skates. By the time of Smith's death in 2009, the chain had 3,600 restaurants ...
Delta Global Staffing (DGS) was a temporary employment firm located in Atlanta, Georgia. Delta Global Staffing was a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, Inc., and a division of the internal company DAL Global Services. Delta Air Lines sold majority ownership of DAL Global Services to Argenbright Holdings on December 21, 2018. As part of ...
In May 2020, the company cut 12,000 jobs due to the drop in air travel during the COVID-19 pandemic. [150] In July 2020, Boeing reported a loss of $2.4 billion as a result of the pandemic and grounding of the 737 MAX aircraft. [151] As a result of the profit loss, the company announced that it is planning to do more job and production cuts. [152]
The Boom Overture is a proposed supersonic airliner under development by Boom Technology. Its design will be capable of traveling Mach 1.7 (1,000 kn; 1,800 km/h; 1,100 mph), with 64–80 passengers depending on configuration, and 4,250 nmi (7,870 km; 4,890 mi) of range. The Overture is planned to be introduced in 2029. [2]