Wednesday, December 9, 2009

PImail (Boeing/Aerospace) for 12/9/2009

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Feds investigate Internet posting of security manual
The Department of Homeland Security has put five Transportation Security Administration employees on administrative leave pending an investigation into how sensitive airport passenger screening guidelines ended up on the Internet, The Associated Press reported Wednesday.

More on Boeing 787 gauntlet testing
Following earlier reports, Boeing Commercial Airplanes marketing chief Randy Tinseth confirmed Tuesday that the company has started final gauntlet testing of the first flight-test 787 Dreamliner.

Is Ex-Im Bank's Bob Morin Boeing's biggest booster?
Bob Morin, the vice president of transportation at the U.S. Export-Import Bank, is largely responsible for Boeing's relative success in riding out the recession, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

United will invite Embraer to bid on order
United Airlines will invite Brazil's Embraer to bid on an order next year for narrow-body aircraft, Reuters reported Wednesday.

Apparent rocket spirals out of control over Norway
There are several accounts out there of this strange light show over Norway overnight. I'll go with a possible explanation from astronomer Phil Plait, author of "Death from the Skies!"

Boeing officials talk tanker with Air Force
A Boeing team met with Air Force officials Tuesday to discuss the aerial refueling tanker request for proposals.

First Boeing 787 engines "ready to fly"
The Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines of the first flight-test Boeing 787 Dreamliner are "absolutely ready to fly," the chief engineer for the engine program told Flightblogger in a Wednesday report.

Boeing completes first engine runs on 747-8 Freighter
Boeing successfully completed the first engine runs for the 747-8 Freighter, the company announced Wednesday.

Could Dec. 1 Air France incident shed light on June crash?
An incident involving an Air France A330-200 airliner over the South Atlantic on Dec. 1 could provide clues into what happened to the June Air France A330 crash that killed all 228 people on board, Creamer Media reported Tuesday.

Analyst: Tanker contest never has been a "competition"
The Air Force's quest to replace its aerial refueling tankers never really has been a "competition," an analyst wrote Tuesday.

FAA names panel to review Nov. 19 outage
The Federal Aviation Administration has formed an independent review panel to look into the Nov. 19 software problem that disrupted air traffic management causing flight delays and cancellations.

 

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