Boeing’s Mesa plant gets $1.5B Apache contract

Edit Business Journal 15 Apr 2016
Boeing (NYSE. BA) has been awarded a $1.5 billion contract to ‘remanufacture’ Apache helicopters for the U.S. Army. The work will be done at Boeing’s manufacturing plant in Mesa. The program entails modernizing 117 Apaches into a newer model of the helicopter staple of the U.S. defense arsenal. The Apache remanufacturing could end up totaling 690 helicopters. Boeing officials said 290 Apaches already in the contract’s larger pipeline ... ....

Here's why the BOE is worried about Brexit

Edit CNBC 15 Apr 2016
Sarah Hewin, Standard Chartered Bank's Europe research head, explains why the Bank of England has highlighted concerns about Britain exiting the eurozone ... ....

U.S. Sending Commandos, Combat Aircraft to Philippines

Edit NBC News 15 Apr 2016
U.S. officials on Thursday revealed that American ships have begun conducting joint patrols with the Philippines in the South China Sea ... ....

‘We Need To Get Out of Afghanistan,’ Give Afghans Aircraft They Need, Then ‘Get Out ...

Edit Breitbart 15 Apr 2016
Republican presidential candidate Ohio Governor John Kasich said he believes “we need to get out of Afghanistan” during a town hall on MSNBC on Thursday. Kasich stated, “I now believe we need to get out of Afghanistan. I — if I were president, I wouldn’t be announcing the timeline, but I would give the aircraft that the Afghans need, and I’d get out of there ... ....

Carter to visit aircraft carrier in South China Sea

Edit Springfield News-Sun 15 Apr 2016
Defense Secretary Ash Carter says he will be visiting an aircraft carrier ... China is stationing aircraft and other weapons systems on the islands....

U.S. sending commandos, combat aircraft to Philippines (w/video)

Edit Tampa Bay Times 15 Apr 2016
Increased troop presence is likely to rile China ... ....

Ashton Carter To Visit Aircraft Carrier In South China Sea

Edit NDTV 15 Apr 2016
US Defense Secretary Ash Carter says he will be visiting an aircraft carrier in the South China Sea, the visit coming a day after he announced new military aid to the Philippines that spurred protests... ....

US Defence Secretary To Visit Aircraft Carrier In Disputed South China Sea

Edit NDTV 15 Apr 2016
US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said he will visit a US aircraft carrier transiting the disputed South China Sea on Friday, a move bound to anger China, which has been increasingly asserting its terri... ....

Protected Industrial action at Melbourne Airport (Australia Pacific Airports (Melbourne) Pty Ltd)

Edit Public Technologies 15 Apr 2016
Australia Pacific Airports (Melbourne) Pty Ltd) ... If you are travelling, please clear border formalities as quickly as possible and e-passport holders are encouraged to use the SmartGates ... Melbourne Airport will provide additional volunteers to ... Australia Pacific Airports (Melbourne) Pty Ltd....

American Airlines Dispatchers and Operations Specialists Approve Five-Year Contract (American Airlines Group Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 15 Apr 2016
American Airlines Group Inc). FORT WORTH, Texas, April 14, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Transport Workers Union (TWU), representing the more than 400 U.S.-based dispatchers and operations specialists at American Airlines, announced today that its members approved a new five-year contract, which includes immediate and significant pay increases ... About American Airlines Group ... Shares of American Airlines Group Inc....

Marine Corps Aircraft Deploy to Turkey for Operation Inherent Resolve (US Department of Defense)

Edit Public Technologies 15 Apr 2016
STUTTGART, Germany, April 14, 2016 - EA-6B Prowleraircraft from Marine Corps Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 4have deployed to Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, to support electronic attack requirements in Operation Inherent Resolve, the effort to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant....

Airlines fined up to $550K for disabilities complaints

Edit USA Today 15 Apr 2016
Three foreign airlinesAir France, British Airways and Lufthansa – agreed to penalties totaling up to $550,000 for mishandling complaints from disabled travelers.        .   ... ....

Bill would force airlines to refund luggage fees if they lose bags

Edit The Wichita Eagle 15 Apr 2016
Bipartisan measure advances on 94-4 vote in Senate. Bill also contains rules for drones. Senators still wrangling over amendments ... ....
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