Archive for November, 2008

DART Aerospace Earns EASA Approval For BK117 Skidtubes (The Aero-News Network)

Friday, November 28th, 2008

DART Aerospace Earns EASA Approval For BK117 Skidtubes (The Aero-News Network) Follows FAA, Transport Canada Certifications Dart Helicopter Services announced Thursday its affiliate DART Aerospace Ltd. has received EASA approval of its Round-I-Beam skidtube for Eurocopter BK117A1/A3/A4/B1/B2/C1 model aircraft. FAA and Transport Canada approvals were previously received.

From space travel to fuel efficiency, aerospace remains at the technological forefront (Independent)

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

From space travel to fuel efficiency, aerospace remains at the technological forefront (Independent) Just over 100 years ago, most people were perfectly happy getting around on trams; along came the Wright brothers, and suddenly everyone was looking up. Planes were used for military purposes within a decade; the first airmail service was inaugurated in [...]

San Jac partners for aerospace job training (Friendswood Journal)

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

San Jac partners for aerospace job training (Friendswood Journal) An aerospace consortium has partnered with San Jacinto College to provide training for 677 new or upgraded jobs using a $722,352 job-training grant from the Texas Workforce Commission s (TWC) Skills Development Fund.

Wake up, Washington; the state s aerospace industry is threatened (BizJournals)

Monday, November 24th, 2008

Wake up, Washington; the state s aerospace industry is threatened (BizJournals) Most members of the Machinists union no doubt regard their 57-day strike against Boeing as a necessary action against a recalcitrant employer.

SE Techno Plus, Division of Raymor Aerospace, Receives AS 9100 Certification and Negociation Asset-Backed Lender for … (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)

Friday, November 21st, 2008

SE Techno Plus, Division of Raymor Aerospace, Receives AS 9100 Certification and Negociation Asset-Backed Lender for … (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance) Raymor Industries Inc., a leading developer and producer of single-walled carbon nanotubes, nanomaterials and advanced materials, announces that SE Techno Plus, a division of Raymor Aerospace, has received AS 9100 certification for its [...]

Early Glance: Aerospace companies (INO News)

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Early Glance: Aerospace companies (INO News) (AP:NEW YORK) Shares of some top aerospace companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Boeing rose $.22 or .6 percent, to $37.70. Goodrich fell $.23 or .8 percent, to $27.61.

Emivest Aerospace sets world flight record for SJ30 jet (BizJournals)

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

Emivest Aerospace sets world flight record for SJ30 jet (BizJournals) Emivest Aerospace Corp., the manufacturer of the SJ30 light business jet, has set a new world speed record by flying from London to Dubai. It took the jet seven hours and seven minutes to fly between the two cities on Nov. 10.

Sanmina-SCI Livermore, California Facility Receives AS9100 Aerospace Certification (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

Sanmina-SCI Livermore, California Facility Receives AS9100 Aerospace Certification (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) Sanmina-SCI Corporation a leading global Electronics Manufacturing Services company, today announced that its Livermore, California facility has been awarded the AS9100 Aerospace Standard certification.

E&C/Aerospace/Defense (Zacks.com via Yahoo! Finance)

Monday, November 17th, 2008

E&C/Aerospace/Defense (Zacks.com via Yahoo! Finance) It’s a historical reality that, after every major skirmish since WWII, the country’s direction with respect to defense spending has been altered. Whatever the new path might be, it will take time to figure it all out.

Early Glance: Aerospace companies (INO News)

Friday, November 14th, 2008

Early Glance: Aerospace companies (INO News) (AP:NEW YORK) Shares of some top aerospace companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Boeing fell $1.43 or 3.4 percent, to $41.09. Goodrich fell $.32 or 1.0 percent, to $31.97.