ALPA is not missing an opportunity to try and show airline giant
UAL who's boss when it comes the concept of outsourcing... or
allegations thereof. ALPA tells ANN that more than 150 pilots
converged on United Air Lines’ World Headquarters this week
to 'express their displeasure with United’s continued
practice of outsourcing.'
News/Analysis by Wes Oleszewski
With the date rapidly approaching for the initial attempt to
launch the second of SpaceX's Falcon 9 vehicles, it is important to
look at what this launch could mean. The meaning is important not
only to SpaceX, but rather to the United States as a
whole. Having successfully completed its flight readiness
static firing test on Saturday morning, the second Falcon 9 launch
vehicle is currently poised to fly its mission on Tuesday December
7.
Boeing CEO Jim McNerney Statement on US-Korea Free Trade
Agreement
Boeing issued a statement from Boeing Chairman, President and
CEO Jim McNerney, who chairs both the President's Export Council
and the Business Roundtable Trade Committee, following recent White
House announcements about trade agreements with South Korea.
Has Achieved Nearly One Launch Per Month Over The First
Four
As 2010 nears its end, United Launch Alliance (ULA) is
celebrating its fourth anniversary with 45 successful launches in
the company's 48 months of operation.
Demonstration Flights For Raytheon System Flown By USAF,
Lockheed Martin
An Advanced Combat Radar, the latest Active Electronically
Scanned Array radar developed by Raytheon Company has successfully
completed a series of flight trials on a U.S. Air Force F-16 at
Edwards Air Force Base, CA.
Boundary Layer
The lowest
layer of the earth's atmosphere, usually up to 3,300 feet, or one
kilometer, from the earth's surface, where the wind is influenced
by the friction of the earth's surface and the objects on
it.
Aero-Linx: NASA Commercial Crew
and Cargo Program (C3PO)
NASA’s Commercial Crew and Cargo Program is investing
financial and technical resources to stimulate efforts within the
private sector to develop and demonstrate safe, reliable, and
cost-effective space transportation capabilities. The Program
manages Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS)
partnership agreements with U.S. industry totaling $500M for
commercial cargo transportation demonstrations and is investing
$50M towards commercial crew development initiatives.
"The Middle East business environment still remains
challenging but confidence levels appear to be
rising... Dassault has seen much greater demand over the last
two quarters of the current financial year, with larger cabin jet
sales and prices holding up better than smaller jets. The
indicators for recovery are starting to show but even if this is
not a true rebound, business has certainly
resumed..."
Source: John Rosanvallon, president and
CEO of Dassault Falcon, in comments as to how his company
feels that the Middle East market for business jets is beginning to
show signs of recovery as confidence starts to return.