Slog (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Jake Blumgart on why the aerospace giant is really ditching Washington workers : As you've probably heard, last week Boeing infuriated local labor leaders and disappointed our state's politicians by deciding to open up a second 787 production line in South Carolina. While the company says this wasn't an anti-labor move and politicians like Governor Christine Gregoire have tried to spread the blame...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
CHICAGO - Zacks.com releases the latest Industry Outlook. Today, Zacks Equity Research discusses the Aerospace & Defense Industry, including United Technologies Corporation (NYSE:
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Zacks.com releases the latest Industry Outlook. Today, Zacks Equity Research discusses the Aerospace & Defense Industry, including United Technologies Corporation (NYSE: UTX), Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK), The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) and Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE: HON). A synopsis of today’s Industry Outlook is presented below. The full article can...
GSA Technology Council (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
The IBM (NYSE: IBM) board of directors today elected W. James McNerney, Jr., to the board. Mr. McNerney, 60, is chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of The Boeing Company. Samuel J. Palmisano, IBM chairman, president and chief executive officer, said: “We are very pleased that Jim McNerney will be joining the IBM [...]
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
LOS ANGELES - Ducommun Incorporated (NYSE:DCO) today announced that its Ducommun AeroStructures, Inc. (DAS) subsidiary has definitized a follow-on contract with The Boeing Company to provide fuselage skins for the C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft through the fourth quarter
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ducommun Incorporated (NYSE:DCO) today announced that its Ducommun AeroStructures, Inc. (DAS) subsidiary has definitized a follow-on contract with The Boeing Company to provide fuselage skins for the C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft through the fourth quarter of 2010. Boeing produces the C-17 Globemaster III in Long Beach, CA for the U.S. Air Force and...
AvStop.com (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
The Boeing Company announced it would be reducing Its work force reductions on the Checkout, Assembly and Payload Processing Services (CAPPS) program. "In response to the planned space shuttle program retirement and the final International Space Station elements being launched, The Boeing Company has announced to employees working on the Checkout, Assembly and Payload Processing Services program...
Majority Rules Blog (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
An Open Letter to the Washington State Legislature: Yesterday, the Boeing Company announced that they intended to move production to South Carolina in order to have planes built by inexperienced non-union workers making an average of less than $14 per hour rather than having planes built by highly skilled and highly experienced union workers in Washington State making an average of $26 per hour. This...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Boeing will build a second 787 final assembly plant in Charleston, the company told union officials this afternoon.
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
FARMINGDALE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Telephonics Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Griffon Corporation (NYSE: GFF), announced today that its Communication Systems Division received two contract awards from The Boeing Company for production and support of C-17 Communication Open System Architecture (COSA) Integrated Radio Management Systems (IRMS). The value of these contracts is in excess...
Global Security (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced the successful completion of two key reviews for the U.S. Army's High Energy Laser Technology Demonstrator (HEL TD) program.
Global Security (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Today, one day before NASA's first Ares I test flight, The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] submitted a proposal to NASA for the Exploration Ground Launch Services (EGLS) contract to manage the ground systems integration and launch operations services for NASA's Constellation Program.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
ARMONK, N.Y. - The IBM (NYSE: IBM) board of directors today elected W. James McNerney, Jr., to the board. Mr. McNerney, 60, is chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of The Boeing Company. Samuel J. Palmisano, IBM chairman, president and chief executive
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
ARMONK, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The IBM (NYSE: IBM) board of directors today elected W. James McNerney, Jr., to the board. Mr. McNerney, 60, is chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of The Boeing Company. Samuel J. Palmisano, IBM chairman, president and chief executive officer, said: "We are very pleased that Jim McNerney will be joining the IBM board of directors. Jim has...
Naval Open Source INTelligence (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
The Boeing Company submitted two proposals to the Indian Air Force this week, offering the AH-64D Apache and the CH-47F Chinook for India's attack and heavy-lift helicopter competitions. "Boeing believes the Apache and Chinook helicopters are the most capable and cost-effective rotorcraft to meet India's defense and transport requirements," said Vivek Lall, vice president and India country...
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