The future of Bay Area employment Sep 30, 2009
In 1993, with major cuts in defense and aerospace jobs, state unemployment reached 9. 9 percent in January, but the figure came down to near 8 percent by November 1994. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Pratt & Whitney to Cut 1,000 Conn. Jobs Sep 22, 2009
Pratt ey to cut 1,000 aerospace jobs in Conn. by 2011, transfer work to Georgia, Asia. (ABC News -- Wire)
Senate Votes to Kill F-22 Fighter Program Jul 22, 2009
In the end, concern over aerospace jobs and strategic necessity failed to trump the will of the White House and its holdover Defense Secretary. The July 21 Senate vote was 58-40 against continuing the plane's production. (BusinessWeek)
Obama wins Senate fight to limit fighter jets Jul 22, 2009
Supporters of the program insisted the F-22 is important to U.S. security interests, pointing out that China and Russia are developing planes that can compete with it, and is needed to protect aerospace jobs in a bad economy. Sen. (AZCentral -- News)
So much for Obamas premature emasculation Jul 22, 2009
Amid the troubled economy, F-22 supporters said thousands of aerospace jobs were being put in jeopardy for what is really a small percentage of the defense budget. Thats two-tenths of one percent of the budget before us, said Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd, whose home state of Connecticut has a major stake in the manufacture of F-22 engines. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Senate backs Obama, strips funding for F-22 jets Jul 22, 2009
R-Utah, cited both the importance of the F-22 to U.S. security interests noting that China and Russia are developing planes that can compete with it and a need to protect aerospace jobs in a bad economy. Gates, however, has said production of the F-22, which has not been used in Iraq or Afghanistan, should be stopped at 187 planes in order to focus on the F-35, which would also be available to the Navy and Marines. (USA Today -- News)
United Launch Alliance gets deal for 2nd pad Jun 25, 2009
While the ULA jobs were likely not in any immediate jeopardy, the move nonetheless helps firm up aerospace jobs in Brevard County. Some 3,500 to 5,000 jobs at KSC are in danger when the shuttle stops flying in 2010. (Florida Today)
David Ford remembered atTU aerospace conference Mar 21, 2009
Tim May, a Pennsylvania native who is studying engineering at Taylor, said the conference is used in part to help create aerospace jobs in Indiana. Engineers from all over the state who are interested in promoting aerospace and space science are here today, he said. (Hartford City News-Times, IN)
Canadian firms on deck for $500-million defence program Feb 13, 2009
It is unclear at this point how many new aerospace jobs will be created. Montreal-based CAE, one of the worlds largest aviation simulation firms, had been deemed by the federal government as the only qualified bidder for the program. (Vancouver Sun)
