SPD_THE WINDSHIELD_ A Penton Media Property December 19, 2011 If you want to view this on the web go to: http://enews.penton.com/enews/speednews/v/320 ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT This is the last issue of The Windshield for 2011; the next edition will be published on Tuesday, January 3. We wish all of our readers Season's Greetings and a New Year of Peace and Happiness!! ---------------------------------------- --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. 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Proceedings are available in binder for $675, ($650 for CD) or download: http://lister.speednews.com/regionalbusiness/16pro.pdf ---------------------------------------- --737 MAX LAUNCH CUSTOMER SOUTHWEST AIRLINES booked launch order for 150 737 MAXs with CFMI LEAP-1Bs for delivery starting in 2017. To view the full article go to: http://www.speednews.com/CMS.aspx?pn=TW_dec19_737max&pid=4537&psec=MORE_INFO --NUMBER 7,000 AIRBUS delivered its 7,000th aircraft. 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To view the full article go to: http://www.speednews.com/CMS.aspx?pn=TW_dec15_whos&pid=4542&psec=MORE_INFO "Despite significant headwinds, the US aerospace industry fared well this year." -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. To view the full article go to: http://www.speednews.com/CMS.aspx?pn=TW_dec19_milav&pid=4541&psec=MORE_INFO --SPEEDNEWS DEFENSE BIWEEKLY To add your name to our distribution list for SPEEDNEWS DEFENSE BIWEEKLY, click here. ( mailto:orders@speednews.com ) --CONFERENCE WATCH SpeedNews Conferences have always been where the top aviation professionals meet to find out the latest industry developments -- and Conference Watch ( http://lister.speednews.com/SCW/SCW_20111118.pdf ) gives you access to that valuable information. 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( mailto: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. To view the full article go to: http://www.speednews.com/CMS.aspx?pn=TW_dec19_search&pid=4544&psec=MORE_INFO ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT Follow us on twitter: www.twitter.com/speednews and Follow us on linkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/speednews Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/speednews ---------------------------------------- --48TH ANNIVERSARY ROYAL JORDANIAN has reached its 48th anniversary. To view the full article go to: http://www.speednews.com/CMS.aspx?pn=TW_dec19_48th&pid=4545&psec=MORE_INFO --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. SpeedNews, founded in 1979, is the source for news and information for those in the commercial and military aviation industries. 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