by Associated Press Published: February 14,2012
Tags: Aerospace/Defense, airplanes, Boeing
Boeing has locked in its biggest order ever with a little-known airline halfway around the world. The Chicago airplane manufacturer said Tuesday that it has finalized an order from Indonesian carrier Lion Air for 230 planes — worth a combined $22.4 billion. The deal is the largest commercial airplane order ever for Boeing Co. by [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 15,2011
Tags: Aerospace/Defense, Boeing, congress, defense cuts, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, supercommittee
For the dozen lawmakers tasked with producing a deficit-cutting plan, the threatened “doomsday” defense cuts hit close to home. The six Republicans and six Democrats represent states where the biggest military contractors — Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics Corp., Raytheon Co. and Boeing Co. — build missiles, aircraft, jet fighters and tanks while employing tens of [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: August 11,2011
Tags: Boeing, Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce, cuts, defense, Delta Solutions and Strategies, Shape Technologies
Uncertainty in Washington about the 2012 defense budget — and billions in cuts expected in the next decade — has major defense contractors worried about shrinking contracts and cutting jobs. But smaller businesses in Colorado Springs are cautiously optimistic that smaller contracts might even the playing field. “Smaller companies are more nimble,” said Buddy Gilmore, [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: July 18,2011
Boeing has received the first on-orbit signals from the second of 12 Global Position System satellites that it is building for the U.S. Air Force. The GPS satellites are monitored from Schriever Air Force Base in Colorado Springs. The satellite launched Saturday on a United Launch Alliance Delta IV from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: April 25,2011
Tags: a.i.systems, Boeing, Braxton, Lockheed Martin
Boeing’s Global Positioning System operational control segment has gained full operational status at Schriever Air Force Base. The system keeps the GPS operational within specified accuracy to provide both secure and precise navigation around the world. The move marks the first time in more than 20 years a GPS control system has been deployed for [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: February 11,2011
Tags: Boeing, defense contractors, Lockheed Matrin
It’s four months into the fiscal year, and Congress has not passed the defense budget. That inaction has CEOs of the major defense companies, many of which have offices and employees in Colorado Springs, a little nervous. The Department of Defense is operating at 2010 budget levels, which bans starting new programs and limits production [...] [...]
by admin Published: January 20,2011
Tags: Boeing
LONG BEACH, California (AP) – Dwindling domestic demand for C-17 cargo planes will force Boeing Co. to slash 1,100 jobs at its U.S. plants, most of them in Long Beach where the aerospace giant has cut 13,000 jobs since the 1990s, the company said Thursday. The 900 jobs in Long Beach and 200 jobs at [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: July 6,2010
Tags: Ball, Boeing, Satellite, space debris
A Colorado-made satellite will be launched in July – and monitored from Schriever Air Force Base. The satellite will monitor man-made objects that could be hazardous to military communications and GPS satellites. Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. of Boulder designed and built the satellite for prime contractor Boeing. Called the “space-based surveillance system,” the new [...] [...]
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