Monthly Archives: December 2016

FAA Issues Airworthiness Directives for Boeing Model MD-90-30 Aircrafts

Targeted News Service WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 — The Federal Aviation Administration published the following rule in the Federal Register on airworthiness directives for Boeing Company airplanes: A Rule by the Fed . . . Targeted News Service Document Request Form … Continue reading

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Why a Defense Analyst Likes Raytheon and General Dynamics

Ron Epstein wrote his doctoral dissertation at Duke University on aerospace engineering, and then worked as an applied research scientist at Boeing at a time when early iterations of today’s F-35 fifth-generation stealth fighter were just coming together. He later … Continue reading

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Obama To Meet With Congressional Democrats On How To Save Obamacare

Obamacare is in the crosshairs. We have known this for a while. Congressional Republicans have attempted dozens of times to pass legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act—all of which have been stopped by either Obama’s veto or Harry Reid … Continue reading

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Boeing Stock Could Suffer From 777 Production Cut

As the world’s largest plane maker, Boeing (NYSE:BA) makes a lot of airplanes — but not all airplanes are created equal. From the smallish 737 to the jumbo-sized 747 and (perhaps confusingly) highest-numbered but only mid-sized 787, the profitability of … Continue reading

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Feature – Kalona News – Lone Tree Flyers inviting new members

Most Sundays during the winter months you will find members of the Lone Tree Flyers in the old gym of the Lone Tree High School between 6 and 9 p.m. There, with hands glued to transmitters, they will be guiding … Continue reading

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Can Boeing (BA) Pull Off $17 Billion Iran Air Deal?

In a bid to expand its international presence, The Boeing Company BA inked a high-value deal with Iran Air yesterday for 80 jetliners. Valued at $16.6 billion, this marks the first-of-its-kind transaction between a U.S. company and the Islamic Republic. … Continue reading

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New Year holiday hell: Brit planes GROUNDED by extreme weather

Doug said: “They said all the flights are full. So we’ve got a new flight tomorrow, and they told us to book ourselves into a hotel – which we have to later claim back. “My point would be – at … Continue reading

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