Aerospace & Defense

Earnings for Southwest Exceed Wall Street Expectations

Posted by Stephan Byrd on Apr 26th, 2013

Southwest Airlines earned more during the first quarter than what analysts from Wall Street had estimated, but officials from the airline said the federal budget cuts could hurt revenue for the airline going forward. An airfare increase... More »

American Airlines Offered Merger Deal

Posted by Max Byerly on Dec 8th, 2012

AMR Corp, the parent company of American Airlines has been offered a deal to merge by US Airways. The merger deal has placed a value of the two airlines combined at more than $8.5 billion. While American pilots were busy voting to... More »

Boeing (BA) Stock Refills Pair of Price Gaps

Posted by Ethan Ryder on Nov 3rd, 2011

The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) stock has successfully refilled not one, but two price gaps today during intraday trading. BA like many stocks has a tendency to reclaim old voids in price even if it may take a long while, such as the... More »

All Nippon Airways Chooses Air BP Turbo Oils for 787 Dreamliner

Posted by Max Byerly on Nov 2nd, 2011

All Nippon Airways (TYO:9202) today formally agreed to use lubricants made by Air BP for use in their 787 Dreamliner. ANA is Japan’s largest airliner and Air BP is the specialized aviation division of BP (NYSE:BP), providing... More »

Boeing (BA) Completes Delivery of 24 RAAF Super Hornets

Posted by Stephan Byrd on Oct 21st, 2011

The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) announced today that they have delivered four F/A-18F Super Hornets to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) not only ahead of schedule, but on budget as well. Preemptive-delivery of Super Hornets to the... More »

GE Capital Aviation Orders Six EMBRAER E190’s

Posted by Stephan Byrd on Oct 6th, 2011

GE Capital Aviation Services (or, GECAS) announced today that they have placed an order with Embraer for six of their E190 aircraft. GECAS already has 93 E-Jets of all different kinds on lease, this will only further their standing... More »

Indian Navy-Bound Boeing P-8I Successfully Makes First Flight

Posted by Ethan Ryder on Sep 29th, 2011

Boeing successfully flew a Indian Navy-bound P-81 for the first time today as it lifted off from Renton Field at 12:02 P.M. PST. The large aircraft was airborne for two hours, 31 minutes until landing at Boeing Field in Seattle, WA. While... More »

Lockheed Martin Boosts Dividend & Raises Share Repurchase

Posted by Max Byerly on Sep 22nd, 2011

Lockheed Martin today stated that they would increase their quarterly dividend by a third and that they would also raise their shares repurchase authority by $2.5 billion dollars. The upcoming fourth quarter of 2011 dividend has been... More »

Indonesia’s Lion Air Receives 50th 737-900ER from Boeing

Posted by Stephan Byrd on Sep 15th, 2011

Boeing announced today that they have delivered the 50th 737-900ER aircraft to Indonesia’s Lion Air. Lion Air is Indonesia’s largest private airline and the ‘ER’ designation in the 737-900ER aircraft model name... More »

Lockheed Martin Wins $100.5 Million LGB Contract

Posted by Stephan Byrd on Sep 6th, 2011

Lockheed Martin announced today that they have won a $100.5 million dollar laser-guided bomb contract. The contract is signed with the United States Air Force who will receive paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bomb (LGB) GBU-12 guidance... More »

Boeing Improves Fuel Efficiency in Single Isle Aircraft Market

Posted by Max Byerly on Aug 30th, 2011

Boeing is to improve the fuel efficiency in single isle aircraft with the advent of their new 737 engine family. The new engines will also be available to retrofit into existing 496 aircraft, too. In a company report, a Boeing representative... More »

Skymark Airlines Takes Delivery of Two Boeing 737-800’s

Posted by Max Byerly on Aug 25th, 2011

Japanese flight carrier, Skymark Airlines, has received delivery of a pair of new Boeing 737-800 aircraft. GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS) announced delivery of the pair of Boeing 737-800 aircraft today in a statement. ... More »

South Korea Receives Three Additional Boeing F-15K Slam Eagle’s

Posted by Stephan Byrd on Aug 23rd, 2011

The Republic of Korea Air Force has received three additional F-15K Slam Eagle’s on August 20th, 2011, as South Korea continues to bolster their fighter jet arsenal. The Boeing F-15K Slam Eagle is manufactured by Boeing and... More »

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