 INDUSTRY TRENDSDecember 2012Tuesday, December 11, 2012Government News, Top StoriesFlying Magazine Groups Warn Fiscal Cliff Could Impact AviationWith the clock ticking to avoid a year-end fiscal cliff, aviation leaders are warning that sharp cuts in the federal budget could have a long-lasting ripple effect through the aviation community. See more Monday, December 10, 2012Government News, Top StoriesPolitico Cuts looming, no answer in sight for sequestrationThe defense industry tried its hardest to energize voters - and Congress hasn't undone sequestration. See more Tuesday, December 4, 2012Government News, Top StoriesReuters TV Hundreds of jobs to go if sequester ax falls - Pratt & Whitney's HessEngine maker Pratt & Whitney's president David Hess tells Reuters his firm, a unit of UTC, would see substantial job losses if Congress goes over the ''fiscal cliff'', triggering deep defense cuts on January 1. See more Monday, December 3, 2012Government News, Top StoriesBloomberg Defense Industry CEOs on Fiscal Cliff, SecurityDavid Hess, president of United Technologies Corp.'s Pratt & Whitney unit speaks about U.S. defense spending, the potential impact of automatic budget cuts on the economy and national security, and the outlook for the industry. See more November 2012Thursday, November 29, 2012Military Aviation, Top StoriesReuters U.S. Air Force sticking to plans to buy 1,763 F-35 jetsThe U.S. Air Force affirmed on Thursday its plans to buy 1,763 F-35 fighter jets built by Lockheed Martin Corp in coming years, as Lockheed and the government neared agreement on a multi-billion dollar contract for a fifth batch of planes. See more Wednesday, November 28, 2012Commercial Aviation, Top StoriesFlight International A320neo 'on track' as milestone approachesOnly a few weeks after MSN6000 rolls off the Airbus A320 final assembly line, the airframer aims to pass a more significant milestone by completing the first re-engined version of the single-aisle type. See more Sunday, November 25, 2012Commercial Aviation, Top StoriesForbes China's Aviation ABCs: Airbus, Boeing, and COMACCommercial Aircraft Corporation of China, better known as COMAC, announced it had received 50 orders for its C919 passenger jet at the recently concluded Zhuhai air show. See more Wednesday, November 14, 2012Commercial Aviation, Top StoriesNews Tribune Boeing likely to win orders, deliveries race this yearWith more than 10 months of 2012 now in the rearview mirror, Boeing has opened up a big lead in the order race with its European rival, Airbus. See more Tuesday, November 13, 2012Commercial Aviation, Top StoriesChina Daily Civil aviation industry ready to take offAfter 10 years of rapid development, China's civil aviation industry is poised to further increase its clout in the world market, according to China's top civil aviation authority. See more Monday, November 12, 2012Military Aviation, Top StoriesDefense News F-35 Training Takes OffThe F-35 training program took a crucial step forward on Friday when Maj. Joseph Scholtz became the first outside pilot to fully complete his training on the Defense Department’s prize jet. See more Friday, November 9, 2012Military Aviation, Top StoriesFlight International USAF hopes to complete flying portion of F-35 OUE next weekThe US Air Force's first Lockheed Martin F-35A training unit expects to complete the flying portion of the jet's operational utility evaluation (OUE) early next week. See more Thursday, November 8, 2012Commercial Aviation, Top StoriesFlight International IN FOCUS: Boeing vs Airbus in ChinaFor Boeing and Airbus, China is a market they both know that they cannot afford to lose, or even loosen their grip on. See more Thursday, November 1, 2012Commercial Aviation, Top StoriesAviation International News Enter the Dragon: Chinese aerospace deals setting frenetic paceBetween now and 2030, Bombardier estimates that China will need 2,300 business jets, or roughly 20 percent of the current U.S. market. See more October 2012Wednesday, October 31, 2012Military Aviation, Top StoriesReuters GE, United Tech get funds for new engine technologies - PentagonGeneral Electric Co and United Technologies Corp on Wednesday won sizable contracts to continue work on a new engine technology development program, the Pentagon said. See more Wednesday, October 24, 2012Government News, Top StoriesWashington Post Defense contractors report mixed results as they gird for 'fiscal cliff'The nation's largest defense contractors reported mixed financial results Wednesday as the companies continue to take steps to safeguard against possible federal budget cuts associated with the "fiscal cliff." See more Monday, October 22, 2012Military Aviation, Government News, Top StoriesReuters Budget fears cast shadow over U.S. Army trade showContinued uncertainty about future U.S. military budgets cast a shadow over this year's big U.S. Army trade show. See more Monday, October 22, 2012Military Aviation, Top StoriesDayton Daily News Jet engine producers awarded Air Force contractsTwo top military jet engine makers will be paid nearly $700 million by the Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate at Wright-Patterson to develop the next generation of advanced fighter aircraft, officials said. See more Monday, October 1, 2012Special Topics, Top StoriesNational Defense Magazine The War Over Intellectual Property: Who Owns U.S. Defense Technology?Pratt & Whitney spent 20 years and a billion dollars developing a geared turbofan engine that burns 16 percent less fuel. See more September 2012Friday, September 14, 2012Commercial Aviation, Top StoriesFlight International Airbus 2050: The details are all in the futureAirbus has, for several years now, been promoting a vision of air travel in 2050. See more Friday, September 14, 2012Commercial Aviation, Top StoriesFlight International Bombardier completes assembly of first CSeries fuselageBombardier confirms the final section for the CSeries structural test aircraft will be delivered to the Montreal factory by the end of the month. See more Saturday, September 1, 2012Military Aviation, Top StoriesPensacola News Journal At Eglin, F-35 fighter shaping the future of the militaryCol. Andrew Toth sees a solid 50-year future for his burgeoning training command. See more |
