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Posts related to ‘Aerospace’

Airbus A380 Wing Cracks and the Limits of Engineering

Posted: January 25, 2012 at 6:36 am

Cracks in the wings of the new Airbus A380 super jumbo have been found several times. The aviation firm’s own engineers found some. Others have apparently been discovered by airlines. Sixty-eight of ...
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What the 787 Delay Cost Boeing in Market Share

Posted: January 6, 2012 at 6:41 am

Airbus delivered more aircraft than Boeing (NYSE: BA) did last year. Delays in delivery of the 787 Dreamliner have cost Boeing sales. Now, it must recover in a period in which high ...
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Iran’s Wild Card for Defense Stocks In 2012 … Dividends Hang in the Balance (ATK, GD, LLL, LMT, RTN)

Posted: December 28, 2011 at 1:44 pm

It is no secret that Iran is a saber-rattling nation. The country wants to be relevant on the global stage so much that it keeps up with its nuclear ambitions ...
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The Boeing Dividend Hike Surprise (BA)

Posted: December 12, 2011 at 3:08 pm

Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) was not featured as one of our model stocks in the 24/7 Wall St. 2012 model Dividend Portfolio and it was not even featured as a ...
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Where US Federal Budget Cuts Will Hurt the Most (LMT, NOC, BA, RTN, SAI, GD, HPQ, LLL, BAH, KBR)

Posted: November 14, 2011 at 11:50 am

The US House-Senate budget reduction committee, or the ‘super committee’, that is charged with recommending $1.5 trillion in budget cuts over the next 10 years has just another 10 ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (11/14/2011) Boeing Record Order, Walmart Earnings

Posted: November 14, 2011 at 6:39 am

Big retailer earnings due this week. Earnings from Dell (NASDAQ: DELL), Target (NYSE: TGT) and Walmart (NYSE: WMT) are due this week. The numbers from Target and Walmart, particularly their guidance for ...
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Boeing Expects More Dreamliner Cancellations (BA, CEA, EADSY)

Posted: October 18, 2011 at 10:01 am

Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) announced yesterday that an order for 24 of the company's new 787 Dreamliners was cancelled by China Eastern Airlines Corp. (NYSE: CEA). A company spokesman also ...
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Drug Raid at Boeing Plant (BA)

Posted: September 29, 2011 at 3:07 pm

Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) doesn't have enough trouble, what with three-year delays to its new passenger liner and an order cancellation for its newest freight hauler just days before the ...
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When Is Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner Breakeven Year? (BA)

Posted: September 26, 2011 at 2:50 pm

There has been a lot of buzz, and outright pain, around the launch of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner from Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA).  Has it been three years of delays?  ...
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Air India Contracts with Boeing & Airbus Under Fire (BA, EADSY, FDX, FAA)

Posted: September 8, 2011 at 10:21 am

Just a few months before Air India merged with Indian Air in early 2007, each carrier placed significant orders with Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) and Airbus maker European Aeronautic Defense ...
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Boeing in China (BA, EADSY, AIRYY, ZNH, CEA, RYAAY)

Posted: September 7, 2011 at 9:50 am

The market for commercial airplanes in China is set to explode. At least that's the prediction from a senior official at Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA), who has predicted that over ...
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Boeing Saves The 737: New Engine Trumps New Design (BA, EADSY, GE, AMR, LUV)

Posted: August 31, 2011 at 2:25 pm

After nearly a year of dithering around, Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) has apparently scrapped the idea of building an all new version of its best-selling 737 and chosen instead to ...
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AIG Hopes IPO of Aircraft Leasing Can Generate Value (AIG)

Posted: July 19, 2011 at 9:12 am

American International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG) is reportedly about to unload a part of its huge airplane leasing business through an initial public offering.  The leasing operation is named International ...
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Spirit Airlines IPO, A Disappointment But Still One To Watch (SAVE)

Posted: May 26, 2011 at 7:16 am

Spirit Airlines, Inc. (NASDAQ: SAVE) has priced its Initial public offering and the shares should begin trading today.  At first look, Spirit is going to be a disappointing IPO despite this being ...
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Dividend Watch: Textron Fails Dividend Test of Conglomerates (TXT, GE, UTX, MMM)

Posted: April 27, 2011 at 11:16 am

Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) is one of those companies that is categorized as a conglomerate by most financial analysis sector groupings.  It is not quite diversified enough by our count ...
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