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America’s Worst Directors: Kenneth Duberstein Of Boeing: Update

Posted: January 26, 2011 at 8:20 am

Kenneth F Duberstein has been a Boeing (NYSE: BA) director since 1997. Prior to joining the board, he was, among other things, White House Chief of Staff in 1988 and 1989 ...
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Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner Faces 9th Delay (BA, EADSY)

Posted: January 18, 2011 at 11:06 am

When Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) announces a delay for its long-awaited 787 Dreamliner, most of us check the date on the announcement to make sure we're not reading a press ...
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Boeing’s New Excuse For Dreamliner Delay Is US Government

Posted: January 13, 2011 at 6:30 am

Boeing's (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner has had six official delays in its launch data, and more if every glitch in production is counted. Boeing says it will announce another new ...
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ITT Follows Tyco & Fortune, The Great Break-Up (ITT, FO, TYC, TEL)

Posted: January 12, 2011 at 9:46 am

ITT Corporation (NYSE: ITT) after the same strategy recently announced by Fortune Brands Inc. (NYSE: FO) and what Tyco International Ltd. (NYSE: TYC) did in 2007.  The company is splitting ...
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US Military Tanker Bids Nearing Completion? (EADSY, BA)

Posted: December 17, 2010 at 10:35 am

A process begun in 2000 might be coming to a close. European aircraft maker EADS (OTC: EADSY), builders of the Airbus planes, is readying its final bid to build a ...
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Chinese Aircraft Maker Gets First Orders (BA, EADSY, GE, AIRYY, ZNH, CEA, BDRBF, ERJ)

Posted: November 16, 2010 at 10:20 am

It's probably too early to declare that there's a new sheriff in town, but it's not too early to keep an eye on a new Chinese aircraft maker. Commercial Aircraft ...
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Qantas Keeps Planes Grounded, Rolls Royce Shudders

Posted: November 8, 2010 at 6:05 am

Qantas will continue to ground its fleet of A380 super-jumbo jets. The decision will keep the aircraft out of the air for at least 72 hours. Leaks have been found ...
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Boeing CEO Likely Under Pressure As Dreamliner Delayed Again

Posted: November 6, 2010 at 8:16 am

Aviation Week says that deliveries of the 787 Dreamliner will be delayed again which should put more pressure on CEO W. James McNerney, Jr. to resign. He joined the company on July ...
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Lockheed Martin To Keep Buying Its Own Stock (LMT)

Posted: October 25, 2010 at 8:28 am

Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) is going to retire more stock.  The defense giant announced this morning that it has approved a new share repurchase program that will allow the ...
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National Employee Morale Day At Boeing

Posted: September 7, 2010 at 2:16 pm

Boeing (NYSE: BA) workers have to put up with the fact that their CEO W. James McNerney Jr. is one of the worst big company chief executives on the planet. ...
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Boeing Delays Dreamliner Again, Management Under More Pressure

Posted: August 27, 2010 at 5:01 am

Boeing (NYSE: BA) announced that the delivery of its 787 Dreamliner would be delayed until the mid-first quarter of 2011, the 8th delay since the aircraft's creation was announced more ...
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A Very Contrarian Defense Case (RTN, LMT, GD, NOC)

Posted: August 12, 2010 at 10:58 am

The defense sector has been under pressure as the future military spending is moving away from the giant expense items.  This week's news was that $100 billion is the target ...
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Are Meteor Showers True Risks To Satellite Companies? (BA, DGI, GEOY, GILT, DISH, DTV, SIRI, HUGH, ICOG, IRDM, GSAT, ORBC, ORB, LORL)

Posted: August 11, 2010 at 6:11 pm

There is a low-probability event cresting today and tomorrow that could pose risks to businesses that rely upon the availability and operations of satellites in orbit.  This comes annually via ...
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Boeing, EADS Taking Names (BA, GE, EADSY)

Posted: July 19, 2010 at 11:37 am

To mark the beginning of the world's largest air show at Farnborough, Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) has announced two large orders. Dubai's Emirates Airlines plans to buy 30 plans Boeing ...
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Northrop Closure Signals Troubled Times For Defense (NOC)

Posted: July 14, 2010 at 11:05 am

Northrop Grumman Corp. (NYSE: NOC) is outlining some of the larger issues in the defense and military spending sector.  The budget for many major defense programs is far less clear ...
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