Work To Be Dispersed To Washington State, Oklahoma, And San
Antonio
The union representing engineers at The Boeing Company is
calling on the company to meet all commitments to employees here
who worked diligently to help secure the $35 billion U.S. Air Force
KC-767 tanker program only to learn this morning their plant is
being shuttered and their work is going elsewhere.
Next month, ten major Chinese airlines will take the bold step
of recruiting for pilot candidates in the US. A job fair, hosted by
Pan Am International Flight Academy and World Aviation Systems,
Inc. (WASINC), China's largest airline pilot leasing company, is
scheduled for Pan Am's headquarters at the Miami International
Airport February 23 and 24. Another will follow February 26 in the
Las Vegas market at Pan Am's Henderson location.
Engineers' Union Says All Aircraft Should Be Checked
Quickly, Airbus And Airlines Downplay Safety Risks
The Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association (ALAEA)
has called for the inspection of all A380s flying for Qantas and
other carriers after small cracks were found in the wing-rib
attachments in some airplanes.
Prosecutors say 57-year-old Andrew Kent Anderson was asked by
the government of Dubai for his help in negotiating red tape to
secure FAA approval of modifications to a Boeing 747 and two Avro
jets. They say Anderson did, indeed, deliver certificates for the
mods, and was paid $630,000 for his work. But, they say, the
certificates were forgeries.
2011 Concluded With Record-Breaking Order Announcements
Boeing says it wrapped up 2011 with 805 net commercial airplane
orders, fueled by a late flurry of record-breaking deals. The
company also delivered 477 airplanes, ending the year with a strong
backlog of 3,771 unfilled commercial orders.
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