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| December 19, 2011 |
THE WINDSHIELD: 12/19/2011 Brought to you by SpeedNews December 19, 2011 Mobile version link is located at the top of the page THE WINDSHIELD: The most informative reading in the aviation industry. This news is a supplement to SPEEDNEWS, the weekly paid subscription-based newsletter of record for the aviation industry since 1979, which contains over 150 news items summarizing the developments in the industry week to week. To receive trial complimentary copies of our SPEEDNEWS and/or SPEEDNEWS DEFENSE newsletters, click here. For advertising information, please contact Jason Washburn. EIGHTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR OF GROWTH AIA estimates US aerospace sales of $218.1b ($49.7b civil aircraft) in 2011 vs $210.6b ($48.2b) in 2010, and forecasts sales to drop 0.2% to $217.7b ($51.7b) in 2012. [MORE] -Boeing
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES booked launch order for 150 737 MAXs with CFMI LEAP-1Bs for delivery starting in 2017. [MORE] NUMBER 7,000 AIRBUS delivered its 7,000th aircraft. [MORE]
-IATA SVP-safety, operations and infrastructure Gunther Matschnigg ENHANCING CAPABILITIES ALERIS plans to build specialized casting facility at Koblenz, Germany to produce aluminum-lithium plate and sheet products. [MORE] SUPPORTING RESEARCH SAN DIEGO COMPOSITES is building two stiffened fuselage test panels for Sandia National Labs and FAA for research on wide area blunt impact of composite aircraft. [MORE] -Silver Airways CEO Darrell Richardson NEXT BIG STEP IN PRIVATE SPACE FLIGHT STRATOLAUNCH SYSTEMS has been launched by Paul G. Allen and Burt Rutan as the next generation of space travel. [MORE]
RAA elected Dan Garton, CEO of American Eagle, as its Chairman for 2012. [MORE] -AIA president and CEO Marion Blakey MILITARY AVIATION NEWS LOCKHEED MARTIN rolled out the final F-22 Raptor, which will be delivered to USAF in 2012. [MORE] SPEEDNEWS DEFENSE BIWEEKLY To add your name to our distribution list for SPEEDNEWS DEFENSE BIWEEKLY, click here. CONFERENCE WATCH SpeedNews Conferences have always been where the top aviation professionals meet to find out the latest industry developments – and Conference Watch gives you access to that valuable information. Conference Watch is a bi-monthly newsletter sent to more than 50,000 aviation professionals in 195 countries that provides a glimpse into our SpeedNews Conferences, the highlights and the foresights, and a look into our Conferences on the horizon. We are pleased to have CIRCOR Aerospace, Allfast Fastening Systems, Inc., and CIT as sponsors of Conference Watch, but there are still more advertising/sponsorship opportunities. Our next issue is due January 13. To get a copy of the latest issue, or to obtain more information, please contact jspeed@speednews.com. SEARCH FOR THE OISEAU BLANC SAFRAN signed a two-year partnership agreement with LA RECHERCHE DE L'OISEAU BLANC, to assist in the search for the wreckage of the Oiseau Blanc, which may have preceded Lindbergh's 1927 crossing of the Atlantic by 12 days. [MORE]
ROYAL JORDANIAN has reached its 48th anniversary. [MORE] THIS WEEK IN HISTORY... December 19-23 1907 - The US Army issues specification no. 486, an advertisement and specification for a "heavier-than-air flying machine." Though issued for bids, only the Wright brothers are expected to respond. 1908 - Port-Aviation, the world's first aerodrome, is opened 12 miles outside of Paris. 1928 - Wilkins and Eielson make the first flight over Antarctica in Lockheed Vega, with financial support from William Randolph Hearst. 1930 - First flight of the Tupolev ANT-6 heavy bomber prototype. 1939 - Aircraft manufacturer Anthony Fokker dies. 1968 - Boeing launches the first 747-200, with an order from KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. 1972 - Aircraft designer Andrei Tupolev dies. 1978 - The maiden flight of the first solar-powered aircraft, Solar One, is achieved. 1990 - Aircraft engineer, industry leader and innovator Kelly Johnson dies. |
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