The Associated Press
1/18/2011

CHICAGO — Boeing pushed back deliveries of its new 787 again on Tuesday,
meaning that the soonest it will arrive in July.

The company had most recently said that deliveries would begin next month,
nearly three years late, but an electrical fire on a plane in November
halted flight testing and another delay has been widely anticipated.

Boeing said it expects to deliver the plane during the third quarter, which

Air Cargo News
1/17/2011

As details surrounding Al-Qaeda’s air cargo bomb plot emerge, the
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has brought forward its 100
percent cargo screening target to 31 December 2011.

Intelligence information obtained on 23 December reveals militant
organisation Al-Qaeda on the Arabian Peninsula sought to make a bomb using
insulated drinking mugs and thermoses, leading to enhanced checks in air
cargo security lines in the US over the holiday period.

BY SUSAN SIMPSON, Business Writer
The Oklahoman
1/15/2011

Boeing is building out 50,000 square feet of office space to accommodate
hundreds of engineering jobs moving here, while the Greater Oklahoma City
Chamber is building goodwill with the relocating Californians.

The first wave of workers is expected in April, so construction crews are
building 255 cubicle workstations, 22 offices and 10 conference rooms,
while running 133 miles of computer wire on the second floor of the

By Joseph C. Anselmo
Aviation Week
12/20/2010

What a difference a year makes. On Dec. 15, 2009, the International Air
Transport Association (IATA) predicted the global airline industry would
lose $5.6 billion in 2010.

This Dec. 14, Geneva-based IATA said the world’s airlines will instead turn
a projected profit of $15.1 billion this year, a swing of more than $20
billion.

While carriers still face big challenges—including the risk of higher oil

By AOPA ePublishing staff
AOPA Online
12/8/2010

The FAA’s large-scale overhaul of the air transportation system lacks clear
goals and performance metrics and could cost much more than initially
estimated, a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO)
finds.

The FAA has recently focused on near- and mid-term capabilities for its
rollout of the satellite-based Next Generation air transportation system
(NextGen) and has worked to incorporate industry input into those plans.

Posted by Janice Wood
General Aviation News
7/26/2010

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano and
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator John Pistole
unveiled two GA security initiatives on opening day of AirVenture in
Oshkosh: The general aviation component of DHS’s nationwide “If You See
Something, Say Something” campaign, and a streamlined system for vetting
passengers and crew on general aviation aircraft on international flights.

By BRADLEY S. KLAPPER
Associated Press
3/24/2010

GENEVA — The World Trade Organization ruled that European governments
unfairly financed planemaker Airbus' battle against U.S. rival Boeing,
officials said, even as the France-based Airbus claimed the decision as a
victory.

Three officials with knowledge of the confidential WTO ruling Tuesday in
the long-running trade dispute said it upheld findings of an interim
decision handed down last September that faulted European governments for

San Antonio area leaders said they received assurances Tuesday that
aerospace work by private contractors at Port San Antonio was not under
threat by Tinker Air Force Base.

Senate GA supporters spoke out for industry in FAA bill
By AOPA ePublishing staff
AOPA Website
3/23/2010

As the Senate considered a bill that would set the course for the FAA over
the next two years, general aviation supporters in the Senate worked to
ensure that the final bill would include benefits for GA.

The $34.5 billion, two-year Senate FAA reauthorization bill, which passed
93 to 0, focuses on modernizing the air traffic control system. It would