Associated Press – May 15, 2009 12:45 PM ET
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) – Cascade Aerospace USA Inc. has dedicated its new maintenance facility at Spokane International Airport.
The Canadian company will initially employ about 60 people, and is using an old National Guard hanger for its work.
The company is already talking about expanding to up to 500 workers, and adding an airplane painting contractor from Everett.
NSCC opens new aviation institute in Dartmouth
By TOM PETERS Business Reporter
Thu. Apr 30 – 5:57 AM
The aerospace and defense industry is resilient and will bounce back from the global economic challenges it faces, says a vice-president with Bombardier Aerospace.
“A lot of companies are spending a lot of time right-sizing and taking a look internally and basically planning for the future in the face of known and unknown risks,” said David Jurkowski.
Defense Supporters Say 100,000 Jobs Are in Jeopardy
By Dan Eggen
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Some of the nation’s largest defense contractors, labor unions and trade groups are banding together to argue that the Obama administration is putting 100,000 or more jobs at risk by proposing deep cuts in weapons programs.
The defense industry and its supporters argue that the proposals by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates will increase unemployment during a historic economic crisis. Why, they ask, would President Obama push hundreds of billions in stimulus spending to create jobs only to propose weapons cuts that would eliminate tens of thousands of them?
Changes in economy, military spending force Arizona firms to get creative to survive downturn
by Andrew Johnson – Apr. 24, 2009 12:00 AM
The Arizona Republic
Potential cuts to U.S. defense programs, a slowdown in aviation spending and the general economic malaise are forcing small machine shops across the Valley to sharpen their pencils to stay competitive.
These small Arizona companies depend on the business of large manufacturers such as Honeywell International Inc. and Boeing Co. But as the economy slows and the federal government prepares to cut or shift federal defense spending, Arizona’s large manufacturers have responded by tightening their belts.
As more baby boomers reach retirement, demand for qualified graduates is on the rise
By Thomas K. Grose
Posted April 22, 2009
Hypersonic aircraft—including space vehicles re-entering the atmosphere—routinely rocket along at thrilling but dangerous velocities, well beyond the speed of sound. Back on Earth, working to keep them safe, is an aerospace engineering Ph.D. student named Tom Juliano.
Tom Juliano, an aerospace engineering student working on his Ph.D., installs a Hyper-2000 model onto the sting of the Mach 6 wind tunnel operated by Purdue University in Lafayette, Indiana.
Tom Juliano, an aerospace engineering student working on his Ph.D., installs a Hyper-2000 model onto the sting of the Mach 6 wind tunnel operated by Purdue University in Lafayette, Indiana.
At a Mach 6 wind tunnel operated by Purdue University, Juliano studies airflows nearest the aircraft surface. Some are laminar, or calm; others, turbulent—and they’re the ones that intensify the heat the vehicle is subjected to. Juliano’s experiments show when airflows change from laminar to turbulent. If his predictions are too high, the aircraft will be overclad with heavy thermal protection layers, impeding its performance. If they’re too low, it will burn up. “This is not trivial,” Juliano says of his research.
Miss. defense, aerospace expanding
The Clarion-Ledger • April 16, 2009
The Mississippi Economic Council’s 60th annual meeting kicked off Thursday morning with talk of some of the state’s most vital — but sometimes overlooked — economic cogs: defense and aerospace.
Officials with Rolls-Royce North America’s naval marine program and the Columbus-Lowndes Development Link spoke of past accomplishments and future plans for facilities in Pascagoula and the Golden Triangle region, respectively.
Published: Tuesday, April 14, 2009
But the aerospace giant says the legislation fails to address more pressing issues.
OLYMPIA — A high-level advisory panel to ensure the state remains a competitive force in the aerospace industry sailed through a House committee Monday.
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