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• FedEx labor issue still knots FAA reauthorization bill
  Mar 9, 2010 — The Commercial Appeal
  Bob Corker, R-Tenn., has on the measure of special interest to FedEx. (NYSE:FDX) Without using the word "hold," it appears Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., has also intervened. Air Transport Association spokesman David Castelveter, whose group represents airlines, said the NextGen navigation upgrades and increased funding are top priorities for the industry.
• Suppliers fight to furnish China's state-sponsored jet
  Feb 2, 2010 — Arkansas Democrat Gazette
  Munich-based MTU Aero Engines Holding AG has already been chosen to help develop future engines for the C919. The aircraft is part of China’s bid to end its reliance on Airbus and Boeing. At that point, 49 local companies had been involved in developing technologies.
• Boeing 747 marks a major milestone
  Jan 21, 2010 — Los Angeles Times
  It almost bankrupted Boeing, and airport officials worried about how they would handle all the passengers. Boeing built more than 1,400 747s, making it one of the most successful commercial jetliners ever. To this day, the Hawthorne factory ships fuselage panels now for the forthcoming variant, the 747-8 to Boeing's assembly plant in Everett, Wash., by rail.
• UAV advocates want test-flying airspace closer
  Jan 18, 2010 — Dayton Daily News
  Babbitt said. UAV industry advocates say they believe that UAV sense-and-avoid technology, to see and avoid other aircraft, and "autonomous" systems that can independently fly the UAVs and land them if on-board problems crop up, have advanced to the point that the FAA's concerns about airspace safety can be addressed. Industry talks with the FAA are continuing. An airspace of 20 to 30 square miles would be adequate for flying the UAVs and testing how sensors and other devices...
• CORRECTION
  Jan 11, 2010 — The Seattle Times
  But the company response was "tepid." Bogash's passion for Boeing is matched only by his passion for airplanes generally, and especially for the Lockheed Connie. In his presentation at the museum, he showed a meticulous technical drawing of the plane that he made when he was 13. The plane was actually built long before Lockheed and Martin merged.
• Charter aviation industry offers ways to cut cost of business air travel
  Dec 28, 2009 — The Palm Beach Post
  Since its first flight from West Palm Beach to New York in April, about 300 people have used its "share-a-ride" concept. It charters them from other companies. "The aircraft we access are proven business jets. We are replacing premium airline trips with business jets that access the convenient private airports," Rotchin said. The relative bargains are being dubbed "affordable luxury," Rotchin said.
• Plans for Third Heathrow Runway Win Conditional Approval
  Dec 9, 2009 — New York Times
  The airport now serves more than 180 destinations in more than 90 countries. But that figure is down 20 percent from the 227 destinations served in 1990.
• Conflicting ideas but no illusions set for White House jobs summit
  Dec 3, 2009 — The Kansas City Star
  I can point to $600,000 in stimulus contracts that have helped me keep and add jobs.
• Jacksonville University aeronautics' internships help ride out storm
  Dec 3, 2009 — The Florida Times-Union
  The amount of practical experience is unparalleled." Merkt said the internship is a way of revitalizing a program that's seen its enrollment drop by about 40 percent since last year. The school signed up with Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) subsidiary Comair in 1996 to offer students airline-quality training and guarantee graduates a job interview with the regional carrier.
• Job summit unlikely to bring consensus on economy
  Dec 2, 2009 — The Kansas City Star
  I can point to $600,000 in stimulus contracts that have helped me keep and add jobs.
• 5 questions with Michelle Hardesty and Roger Hardesty
  Nov 7, 2009 — Tulsa World
  Nov. 6, 2009 (McClatchy-Tribune Regional News delivered by Newstex) -- Michelle Hardesty is executive director of Hardesty Family Foundation Inc. He also is the founder of United States Aviation Museum Inc. The foundation makes grants to a variety of charities, primarily in Tulsa and surrounding communities.
• Thousands more jobs may follow Boeing
  Oct 30, 2009 — The State
  Boeing would put an estimate on how many suppliers and jobs could come to South Carolina as a result of the new assembly line. In the Seattle area, each Boeing job accounts for four indirect jobs, Hamilton said. The Seattle-area is home to 250 businesses that serve assembly lines for six aircraft, he said. In the Lowcountry, a number of suppliers will open satellite or permanent offices near North Charleston to give quick support to Boeing, said Brian McDermott, vice president...
• John Rountree's career takes off again, this time as president of Certified Aviation Services
  Oct 28, 2009 — The Press-Enterprise
  We decided to focus first on commercial, then military aircraft. If you take care of them, they'll take care of you. It's why we went to the local technical school that has an (airframe and power plan) school.
• 5 questions with Jeremy Gibson
  Oct 23, 2009 — Tulsa World
  Before his arrival at Spartan, Gibson was president of Nashville Auto Diesel College. How many students are enrolled? Spartan has seen a steady increase in enrollments over the past three years. We successfully launched a new avionics curriculum that is more industry or "line" oriented.
• Layoffs at Moog Aircraft compound Utah's aerospace woes
  Oct 13, 2009 — The Salt Lake Tribune
  That concentration was spurred by the 1939 development of Hill, which employs nearly 23,000 military and civilian personnel.
• Aviation industry chews over ways to reduce emissions
  Oct 1, 2009 — Fort Worth Star-Telegram
  ...greenhouse gas emissions fees that will be levied beginning in 2012, including fees on commercial and other aircraft when they take off and land, said Peter Bunce, president of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association, which represents private aircraft manufacturers. The U.S. will likely follow suit by moving to impose its own regulatory and fee system, after international negotiations on limiting greenhouse gas emissions take place in Copenhagen later this year, Bunce said....
• BRIEF
  Sep 30, 2009 — Lexington Herald-Leader
  ...225 aviation industry leaders are expected in Lexington from Sunday to Tuesday to attend a conference on airline industry trends and forecasts for the year ahead. The Boyd Group International, a leading aviation research and consulting firm, is holding the conference, its 14th annual Boyd Group Aviation Forecast Conference, with Blue Grass Airport and the Lexington Convention and Visitors Bureau as local hosts. The event, at the Griffin Gate Marriott Resort and Spa, will include...
• FSCJ, city break ground on aviation facility at Cecil Field
  Sep 29, 2009 — The Florida Times-Union
  ...aircraft training programs," said Margarita Cabral-Maly, president of FSCJ's Kent Campus, which oversees the Cecil Center. The new program complements training programs in power plant and airframe maintenance, air traffic controlling, flying and aviation management. Students at the facility will take courses in things like aircraft corrosion, paint removal systems and paint application. The capstone of the program will be hands-on work with Flightstar Aircraft Services,...
• Airlines want more fees for the holidays
  Sep 28, 2009 — Chicago Tribune
  They'll pay 20 pounds, or $32, for assigned seating on intercontinental flights.
• Airline industry offers to halve emissions by 2050
  Sep 22, 2009 — Birmingham News, Alabama
  GENEVA - Airlines are proposing to halve their carbon emissions by 2050 as part of a global effort to reduce greenhouse gases. The International Air Transport Association said Tuesday the plan would see the aviation industry reduce its carbon emissions to about 320 million tons a year from 640 million tons in 2005.
• Wheeler Downtown Airport hopes to take off again
  Sep 19, 2009 — The Kansas City Star
  Runway 1/19 (at 7,001 feet) was finished in September 2006. Louis, multiple times each week. Tower issue But an ill wind of change is also kicking up at Wheeler. But city officials worry that shutting down the tower would hurt business and development.
• China showcases big jet, hopes to become major aviation player
  Sep 8, 2009 — USA Today
  According to state media, the first 9 in the jet's name was chosen because it suggests eternity in Chinese culture, with the 19 referring to 190 seats the plane might accommodate. GE is supplying the engines for the project.Copyright 2009 The Associated Press.
• Aircraft plant faces more layoffs
  Aug 13, 2009 — Arkansas Democrat Gazette
  ...forum at the Dassault Falcon facility.Executives from the companies, Pete Bunce, president of the aviation manufacturers group;Arkansas’ U.S. Sens. Mark Pryor and Blanche Lincoln; and Gov. Mike Beebe said the industry is vital to Arkansas’ economy and provides aircraft that help companies do business.“We use Hawker and Dassault as examples every time we talk about high-tech, high-skill jobs,” Beebe said.Overall, the general aviation industry...
• Senators defend use of private planes
  Aug 13, 2009 — Arkansas Democrat Gazette
  This combined with cancelations has produced a very difficult year for all of us.”At a forum to discuss aviation’s impact on Arkansas’ economy, Democratic Sens. Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor noted that executives often must make it to meetings quickly. Both companies have suffered layoffs this year because of canceled orders.
• Video conferencing allows companies to cut travel plans::
  Aug 12, 2009 — San Jose Mercury News
  HP, whose conferencing clients include AMD in Sunnyvale, Calif., and Nokia (NYSE:NOK) , would not disclose how many clients it has for its system, called Halo. Cisco's TelePresence video conferencing technology costs $34,000 to $340,000 with no service fees. Do I have to fly?'"Some in the travel industry are waving the white flag and adopting video conferencing.
• Traffic at regional airports drops off
  Aug 9, 2009 — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
  First, it was high fuel prices and then the recession. What's really dropped off, said airport manger Rob Hom, is the "Cessna 172 pilot that in years past spent the day flying from airport to airport as recreation. He cited one man's attempts to sell his Piper Apache.
• Military aircraft to converge on Tulsa
  Aug 2, 2009 — Tulsa World
  They get a big kick out of it," he said. Other aircraft include an A-10 Warhog, an E-2 Hawkeye, an F-5 Tiger and a C-130 Hercules.