Aerospace-Defense NewsAerospace-Defense news continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Boeing announces American order for 26 737-800s- August 15, 2008 The Boeing Co. has announced new orders by American Airlines for 26 737-800 aircraft.http://www.topix.net/business/aerospace-defense/2008/08/boeing-announces-american-order-fo... Lockheed buys Nantero's government unit- August 14, 2008 Lockheed Martin Corp. has acquired the government business unit of Nantero Inc., a developer of carbon nanotubes for next-generation electronic devices.http://www.topix.net/business/aerospace-defense/2008/08/lockheed-buys-nanteros-government-... CAE profit jumps on strong flight simulator demand- August 14, 2008 CAE Inc said on Wednesday its quarterly profit rose 21 percent as revenue grew along with demand for its flight simulator and training services.http://www.topix.net/business/aerospace-defense/2008/08/cae-profit-jumps-on-strong-flight-... Aerosonic May Relocate Fire-Affected Workers To Virginia- August 14, 2008 Aerosonic Corp. could temporarily relocate to Virginia some of the 40 employees whose work spaces were destroyed in a fire that started Friday night and destroyed one of the company's buildings in a Northside ...http://www.topix.net/business/aerospace-defense/2008/08/aerosonic-may-relocate-fire-affect... Vought halts work on Boeing fuselages at SC plant- August 14, 2008 Workers at a South Carolina plant have stopped making rear fuselage sections for Boeing's new 787 jet as the supplier adjusts to a delayed launch.http://www.topix.net/business/aerospace-defense/2008/08/vought-halts-work-on-boeing-fusela... CAE awarded military contracts valued at up to C$106 million- August 13, 2008 Canada's Department of National Defence has named flight simulator specialist CAE Inc.http://www.topix.net/business/aerospace-defense/2008/08/cae-awarded-military-contracts-val... Boeing says it's committed to staying in tanker contest- August 13, 2008 The Boeing Co. said Tuesday it's committed to providing the Air Force with aerial refueling tankers despite an earlier report suggesting the company may drop out of the $35 billion contest.http://www.topix.net/business/aerospace-defense/2008/08/boeing-says-its-committed-to-stayi... Rising steel, oil prices upped Navy ship costs- August 13, 2008 WASHINGTON : Lockheed Martin Corp. says a double-digit jump in the cost of steel and rising oil prices have helped propel the final price tag of its latest warship for the Navy to more than double the initial ...http://www.topix.net/business/aerospace-defense/2008/08/rising-steel-oil-prices-upped-navy... Fire leaves a trail of questions- August 13, 2008 Three days after a large fire at the site of Aerosonic Corp., investigators still had not been inside the charred Clearwater building Monday.http://www.topix.net/business/aerospace-defense/2008/08/fire-leaves-a-trail-of-questions?f... Continue reading "Singapore Technologies Engineering profit falls"- August 13, 2008 Profits at Singapore Technologies Engineering fell in the second quarter as the company struggled with the declining value of the U.S. dollar and increased costs in its aerospace operations.http://www.topix.net/business/aerospace-defense/2008/08/continue-reading-singapore-technol... |