Meeting Boeing Co. and Airbus SE’s planned jet output hikes this year will not be a “slam dunk” for the aerospace supply chain, a Morgan Stanley survey of 80 suppliers showed on Thursday. While the aerospace sector seeks to speed up its recovery from a pandemic-led slowdown as a travel boom spurs demand for jets,…
Struggling Aerospace Suppliers May Not Be Able to Support Jet Output Hikes: Survey
‘Silent Killer’: Inside China’s Military Balloon Program
February 17, 2023
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Years before a gigantic white spy balloon from China captured America’s attention, a top Chinese aerospace scientist was keenly tracking the path of an unmanned airship making its way across the globe. On a real-time map, the white blimp appeared as a blinking red dot, although in real life its size was formidable, weighing several…
Inside China’s Military Balloon Program
February 17, 2023
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Years before a gigantic white spy balloon from China captured America’s attention, a top Chinese aerospace scientist was keenly tracking the path of an unmanned airship making its way across the globe. On a real-time map, the white blimp appeared as a blinking red dot, although in real life its size was formidable, weighing several…
Aerospace Suppliers Face Competition for Hires From Planemakers
SEATTLE—Aerospace suppliers are gearing up for a hiring spree in 2023 but could face stiff competition for skilled laborers, including from their top customers—planemakers Boeing and Airbus. The tight labor market is a key factor in the industry’s supply-chain shortages, and could determine whether Boeing and Airbus meet near-term production goals, industry officials said. Executives…
Unions Say Turnover Rate High for New Security Officers as Busy Holiday Season Looms
Unions representing airport security screeners say turnover for new employees is high despite efforts to hire more workers, with as few as one in three recent hires still on the job in some regions. Major delays and flight cancellations at airports across Canada earlier this year drew scrutiny from passengers and politicians alike. Among other…
He Won a Trip to Space then He Gave It Away to a Friend
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—He told his family and a few friends. He dropped hints to a couple of colleagues. So hardly anyone knew that the airline pilot could have—should have—been on board when SpaceX launched its first tourists into orbit last year. Meet Kyle Hippchen, the real winner of a first-of-its-kind sweepstakes, who gave his seat…
British Aerospace Engineer Claims MH370 Wreck Lies 4 Kilometers Deep in Indian Ocean
A British aerospace engineer claims to have found the final resting place of missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370 using revolutionary new tracking technology. Expert Richard Godfrey, a founding member of the non-government MH370 Independent Group, says he is confident that the plane crashed into the southern Indian Ocean 1,993 kilometers (1,238 miles) west of Perth and…
Aviation Workers Urged to ‘Hold Their Ground’ and Sue Employers Over Vaccine Mandate
October 27, 2021
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Speakers at a meeting opposing COVID-19 vaccination mandates in Tusla, Oklahoma, on Oct. 26 told aviation and aerospace workers to “hold their ground” and sue employers who fire them for being unvaccinated. Roughy 100 people attended the meeting at Hope Community Church where Broken Arrow Republican Mark Sherwood, Republican State Rep. Wendi Stearman, a local certified public accountant, and an…
Exclusive: Aerospace Firms Warn of Snags Over US Engine Rule Delays
Aerospace companies are urging the United States to speed up a review of rule changes for airplane engines, warning delays in implementing planned global emissions standards could trigger industrial delays. The warning from the U.S. Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) comes as aerospace firms are more exposed to unexpected regulatory or economic hiccups following the COVID-19…
A Modern-Day Da Vinci: Art Thompson Fabricates Dreams Into Reality
Along with more than 3 billion spectators, Art Thompson’s anxiety grew as he intensely watched monitors in a packed control room in New Mexico. Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner was about to leap from a capsule, 128,560 feet (24.5 miles) above the earth’s surface. On Oct. 14, 2012, 50 seconds after stepping off the capsule ledge,…
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