Tuesday, December 1, 2009

PImail (Boeing/Aerospace) for 12/1/2009

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Boeing/Aerospace

Northrop Grumman says it won't bid on tanker without changes
Northrop Grumman on Tuesday threatened to pull out of the Air Force's aerial refueling tanker competition, according to published reports.

Report: 7.5 percent of Airbus A340-300s are parked
As of Nov. 1, 7.5 percent of the world's Airbus A340-300 aircraft were parked, according to Los Angeles-based consultancy 7SEAS AVIATION.

EADS denies report that it might kill Airbus A400M
EADS Tuesday denied a report that it was considering scrapping Airbus' A400M military transport project because of cost overruns.

Boeing laser destroys 50 improvised explosive devices
Boeing's Laser Avenger destroyed 50 improvised explosive devices similar to those used by adversaries in war zones in September tests, the company announced Tuesday.

Boeing confirms 787 test
Boeing confirmed Monday evening that it completed the static test necessary to validate the side-of-body fix to the 787 Dreamliner, but gave little details on the results.

Bombardier plans expansion to build 20 CSeries a month
Bombardier plans a major expansion of its Mirabel, Quebec facility to enable production of 20 CSeries aircraft a month by 2016, FlightBlogger reported Monday.

Report: test validates Boeing 787 wing fix
New testing has validated the side-of-body repair to Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, The Seattle Times reported Monday, citing "two sources familiar with the test outcome."

 

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