 October 29, 2009 | News for the aerospace industry |
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- South Carolina wins contest for Boeing 787 assembly line
Boeing officials announced Wednesday that North Charleston, S.C., will become home to a second assembly line for the 787 Dreamliner -- the company's first such facility for commercial aircraft outside Washington state. South Carolina offered some $170 million in incentives, and workers there cooperated by voting to decertify the International Association of Machinists, the union responsible for a crippling strike last year at Boeing's plant in Everett, Wash. Boeing said the new facility will help it meet production goals for the much-delayed 787. Chicago Tribune/The Associated Press
(10/28), AviationWeek.com
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- AIA: Obama merits an "A" on Pentagon spending initiatives
President Barack Obama signed a $680 billion Pentagon spending bill Wednesday, marking a successful effort at spending restraint that some predicted would be impossible. "They probably get an 'A' from the standpoint of their success on their major initiatives," said Fred Downey,
Vice President, National Security at AIA. "They probably got all of them but one or maybe two, and that's an extraordinarily high score." The New York Times (tiered subscription model)
(10/28)
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- US Airways to cut 1,000 jobs, focus on 4 core markets
By the end of next year, 99% of US Airways flights will be to or from just four cities as the carrier attempts to reverse a $2.3 billion loss in 2008. Boston, Las Vegas, New York and Europe will be the major losers as US Airways focuses on its hubs in Philadelphia, Phoenix and Charlotte, plus Washington, D.C. As many as 1,000 jobs could be lost, the airline said. USA TODAY/The Associated Press
(10/28), The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model)
(10/29), TheStreet.com
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- Average Q2 airfare was nearly identical to 1998 ticket prices
The average price for a domestic flight in the second quarter was just over $300, a 13% drop from the previous year. Those who track airfares say the steep price decline isn't a surprise. "They thought if they reduced capacity they'd be able to maintain pricing power," said George Hobica of Airfarewatchdog.com. "But ... the worsening of the economy surpassed what they could accomplish with capacity cuts. So they found themselves with empty seats." To fill those seats, "airfares were in free fall from November ... and the discounting never stopped," said Rick Seaney, head of FareCompare.com USA TODAY
(10/28)
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- NASA is studying data from Ares I-X test launch
NASA says it finally has "hard information" on the next-generation rocket designed to replace the space shuttle after years of planning and computer modeling. The Ares I-X lifted off Wednesday morning from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, spewing a stream of data from its 700 sensors. "We stand today on the shoulders of giants," said deputy program manager Steve Davis, citing earlier pioneering work including Wernher von Braun's and the Mercury-Redstone flights. The Huntsville Times (Ala.)
(10/29)
- Russia eyes nuclear-powered successor to Soyuz spacecraft
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is backing a proposal to build a $600 million nuclear-powered spaceship capable of transporting humans to Mars. Anatoly Perminov, the chief of the Russian space program, says the technologically challenging design could be ready as early as 2012, though production of the ship would take nearly another decade. Google/The Associated Press
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- Air Force blasts FAA for delay in reporting radio silence of Flight 188
A top Air Force general is criticizing air traffic controllers who violated their agency's own policy by waiting more than 40 minutes to report the loss of radio contact with an errant jet last week. The FAA is supposed to alert military authorities to a potential aviation emergency within about 10 minutes, using a 24-hour conference call hot line known as the Domestic Events Network. Sources say the TSA may have been notified earlier when controllers lost radio contact with Northwest Airlines Flight 188 on Oct. 21, but the military did not get word of the situation for more than 40 minutes. FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt acknowledged that controllers "should have notified [the military] more quickly that the plane was not responding," and said a review was under way. The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model)
(10/29), Chicago Tribune/The Associated Press
(10/28)
- DHS budget: Cybersecurity up, Real ID down
Cybersecurity efforts would get roughly a 27% boost under the 2010 Department of Homeland Security spending bill approved by the Senate last week. The bill, now awaiting President Barack Obama's signature, devotes $397 million to cybersecurity, up from $313 million in 2009. The controversial Real ID program, on the other hand, would have its budget slashed from $100 million to $60 million, perhaps a result of growing opposition to the Bush-era plan. HomelandSecurityNewsWire.com
(10/28)
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U.S. and Canadian Aerospace Industries Share Challenges
In remarks to the Canadian Aerospace Industries Association, AIA President Marion Blakey outlined the many issues shared between the U.S. and Canadian aerospace industries, including export control modernization, industrial base, the environment and workforce. Read more here.
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Testing in "real" environment speeds cybersecurity innovation
Nov. 5, 2 p.m. ET: With expert guest speakers retired Air Force Gen. Charles "Charlie" Croom, vice president of Cyber Security Solutions, Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global Services, and Curt Aubley, chief technology officer, Lockheed Martin Operations & Next Generation Solutions. Read more.
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