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AIC students design for Boeing

Physical therapy students at American International College are working with the Boeing Corporation to find out which type of floor mat provides the best balance.

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Related Topix: Boeing, Video, Health

Tue Feb 09, 2010

Defense News

U.S. Senator Lifts Most Nominee Holds

U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., has lifted his "hold" on more than 70 presidential nominations, but continues to block three who have been selected for senior Pentagon posts.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Richard Shelby, Manufacturing, Northrop Grumman

The Orlando Sentinel

Cubic Corp.'s mixed quarter falls short of consensus Wall Street forecast

Defense contractor Cubic Corp. recorded a 3.5 percent drop in quarterly profit Monday, missing the consensus Wall Street estimate as its stock price slipped.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Orlando Metro, Orlando, FL, Business News

Globeinvestor.com

Jazz buys 15 new Bombardier turboprops

Air Canada Jazz is buying 15 new Bombardier Q400 turboprops, fuelling speculation that some of the planes will be deployed as part of Jazz's return to Toronto's downtown island airport.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Airlines

BusinessWeek

Commercial Paper Investors Recouping Losses: Canada Credit

New Gold Inc., Acceleware Corp. and other companies once saddled with insolvent commercial paper in Canada are recouping as much as 60 percent of their investments a year after a C$32 billion debt swap.

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Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Austin, TX, Austin Metro, Financial Markets

KBOI-AM Boise

Possible tax break for Boise aircraft co.

Idaho lawmakers hope a proposed sales tax rebate up for debate in the House will prompt an aircraft maintenance company to expand.

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Related Topix: Boise, ID

BusinessWeek

Koito Plunges on 150,000 Airbu...

Koito Industries Ltd., the Japanese supplier of seats used in Airbus SAS and Boeing Co.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Airlines, Continental Airlines, Investment Banking, Financial Services, Goldman Sachs Group, Investment Services

Mon Feb 08, 2010

The Herald

Aerospace Blog: Watch the first flight of Boeing's 747-8 Freighter

The Boeing Co. is ready to put its 747-8 Freighter in the air at 10 a.m. If you can't make it to Paine Field in Everett this morning, you can watch the freighter's takeoff online: 747-8firstflight.com . And check HeraldNet for video, photos and updates.

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Related Topix: Boeing, Everett, WA

The Globe and Mail

Chinese firm would build rail cars in Montreal

Chinese firm would build rail cars in Montreal Commuters crowd the Montreal's Berri-UQAM subway station.

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Related Topix: China, World News

SanLuisObispo.com

Lockheed, Kaman unmanned helicopter test a success

Lockheed Martin Corp. and Kaman Aerospace Corp. are launching their own unmanned military helicopter.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Lockheed Martin, Industrial Machines, Bethesda, MD, US Military, US Marine Corps, Dugway Proving Ground, US Army

Bloomberg Business News

Airbus, Boeing Forecast Plane Sales to Slump Until 2012 on Global Slowdown

Airbus SAS and Boeing Co., the worlda s two biggest planemakers, expect a demand slump to continue for at least two more years as airlines pare growth following a record drop in air travel.

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The Age

Poor weather delays launch of US shuttle Endeavour

The launch of the US space shuttle Endeavour was delayed by 24 hours early Sunday due to bad weather over the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA officials said.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Space, Cape Canaveral, FL, NASA

Sun Feb 07, 2010

The South Mississippi Sun Herald

Raytheon Deploys Civil Communications Solutions Demonstration

The mobile demonstration is a high-tech experience where public safety professionals can fully immerse themselves in rescue scenarios and realize the benefits that interoperable communications provide.

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Related Topix: Raytheon

Planenews Aviation News Portal

Boeing Completes 747-8 Freighter Taxi Tests.

EVERETT, Wash. Boeing ) completed taxi tests on the first 747-8 Freighter today.

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Related Topix: Everett, WA, Seattle Metro

KOLO-TV Reno

Nevada Company Gets $20 Million in NASA Funding

Some $20 million in stimulus funds from NASA could put a northern Nevada at the forefront of the United States' commercial spacecraft industry.

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Related Topix: Nevada, Science / Technology, NASA, Manufacturing, Space

Canadian Business Magazine

Bombardier Transportation wins C$34 million rail services contract for Montreal area

"The Montreal commuter rail system is undergoing an important transformation and we are very pleased to be able to contribute in collaboration with the AMT, to one of this continent's most important public transit agencies," said Raymond Bachant, president of Bombardier Transportation's North American operations.

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BBC

Boeing exhibit at the Singapore air show

Aerospace giant Boeing expects a global economic recovery this year to result in renewed demand for aircraft in 2012.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Lockheed Martin

24 Hours Vancouer

Bombardier aircraft orders plunge

Bombardier Inc. said aircraft orders plunged last fiscal year as the global economic crisis weighed on the aviation industry.

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Sat Feb 06, 2010

The Herald

Aerospace Blog: Why Northrop could ditch AF tanker contest a " analyst

Northrop Grumman has good reasons to drop out of the U.S. Air Force tanker contest, writes Lexington Institute's Loren B. Thompson in this piece .

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Northrop Grumman

Freshnews

Teledyne Technologies to Present at Cowen's Aerospace/Defense Conference on February 10

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated today announced that Jason VanWees, vice president, corporate development and investor relations, will make a presentation at Cowen and Company's 31st Annual Aerospace/Defense Conference on Wednesday, February 10, at 11:55 a.m. at the InterContinental The Barclay New York in New York City.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Teledyne Technologies, Flying, Life, Hobbies

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