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Avianca Merges With TACA. Colombian Avianca and Central-American, El Salvador based TACA have finalized their merger agreement to unite as one Latin-American airline company, keeping the two brands. The merger has been approved by antitrust and regulatory bodies.
In 1935, the NACA (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, a precursor to NASA) hired five women to be their first computer pool at the Langley campus. The women were meticulous and accurate... and they didn't have to pay them very much, NASA's historian Bill Barry says, explaining the NACA's decision.