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Andrea James: Logging off seattlepi.com & final aerospace thoughts

Its Everett factory claims the title of world's largest building. It's so big that all of Disneyland can fit inside the building, its doors are the size of American football fields, and it has its own fire department. When the Machinists union went on ...

From ANDREA JAMES, Seattle Post Intelligencer,  11 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Boeing,  White House,  Microsoft Corporation,  Twitter Inc,  Airbus

Airline stocks trading down on Monday morning

Airline stocks are starting the week off in the red after reports last week of safety problems have raised public concern about flying, reports MarketWatch, citing the New York Stock Exchange Airline Index. All the major carriers, including US Airways, ...

From ANDREA JAMES, Seattle Post Intelligencer,  10 Aug 2009
Related Topics: US Airways,  Northwest Airlines,  Airbus

Milestone: Airbus finishes second fuselage test section on A350

The second large test composite fuselage section for Airbus' next-generation A350 XWB jetliner has been completed at the Hamburg, Germany, facility. (Airbus photo) Airbus has finished building the second large test fuselage section for its new A350 XWB ...

From ANDREA JAMES, Seattle Post Intelligencer,  10 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Airbus,  Boeing

Delta responds to story about Northwest Airlines owning 'northwest'

On Thursday, we reported that Northwest Airlines has challenged Pacific Northwest travel Web site gonorthwest.com over its use of the term "northwest." Today, a Delta Air Lines spokesman responded to the story. Delta has purchased Northwest and the ...

From ANDREA JAMES, Seattle Post Intelligencer,  7 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Northwest Airlines,  Delta Air Lines

Boeing promotes new pension fund chief from within

Boeing says it has named Andrew Ward as its new chief investment officer to manage about $65 billion in retirement assets for about 550,000 people who are eligible for a Boeing pension. The 38-year-old investment chief was most recently Boeing's ...

From ANDREA JAMES, Seattle Post Intelligencer,  7 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Boeing,  University of Chicago

EgyptAir converts orders for two 777s to eight 737s

EgyptAir has converted an order for two Boeing 777s into an order for eight 737-800s, as it focuses on turning Cairo International Airport into a key regional hub, according to Boeing and EgyptAir. EgyptAir's fleet in operation includes seven 737-800s ...

From ANDREA JAMES, Seattle Post Intelligencer,  7 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Boeing

Breaking: Airspeed systems failed on US planes

WASHINGTON -- On at least a dozen recent flights by U.S. jetliners, malfunctioning equipment made it impossible for pilots to know how fast they were flying, federal investigators have discovered. A similar breakdown is believed to have played a role ...

From ANDREA JAMES, Seattle Post Intelligencer,  7 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Northwest Airlines,  US Airways,  Delta Air Lines,  Airbus,  TAM S.A.

Boeing renames its Alteon unit to be more descriptive

Boeing is changing the name of its Alteon unit to be Boeing Training & Flight Services, which is a more descriptive name than the old one. Alteon used to be a training-only operation, providing aviation-safety training to flight crew, cabin attendants, ...

From ANDREA JAMES, Seattle Post Intelligencer,  7 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Boeing

Does Northwest Airlines own the term "northwest?" It says it does

The dictionary definition of the word "northwest" is the northwestern region of the United States. A secondary definition is a compass point corresponding midway between north and west, at 315 degrees. But Northwest Airlines, the major airline that ...

From ANDREA JAMES, Seattle Post Intelligencer,  6 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Northwest Airlines,  Google Inc.

FAA throws $8 million at Paine Field, will go toward runway

Snohomish County, home to Boeing's Everett plant, says it will receive an $8 million federal grant for repairs at Paine Field. Paine Field is a regional airport about 30 miles north of downtown Seattle. It hosts small private jet operations and is home ...

From ANDREA JAMES, Seattle Post Intelligencer,  5 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Boeing

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