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Prior to joining Boeing, Rick served in the USAF, retiring with the rank of colonel. He served in key public affairs positions including chief of media relations for the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (NATO); director of public affairs for the Military Airlift Command; and commander of the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service broadcast center. He served in a variety of positions in the Pentagon for seven years.

At Boeing, Rick has held senior communications positions with the C-17 program (when it won the Baldrige national quality award); in the Washington, DC office; and with A&M in St. Louis. Rick will be returning to California in his new position.

Boeing shares rise as contract talks resume - BusinessWeek
The Money TimesBoeing shares rise as contract talks resumeBusinessWeek - 27 minutes agoShares of Boeing Co. surged Monday as the airplane maker began negotiations with its union machinists aimed at ending a five-week strike. …Contract talks restart between Boeing, machinists The Associated PressBoeing, Union in Talks with Federal Mediator Wall Street JournalBoeing, Union held talks with Federal mediator: report ReutersXinhua - Seattle Post Intelligencerall 482 news articles

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:50:03 GMT
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In China’s Guangdong province, twelve volunteers have been trained to detect harmful pollution by using their sense of smell. Check out this HowStuffWorks podcast to learn more about China’s pollution sniffers.

Thu, 2 Oct 2008 08:00:00 -0400
TIMES: Boeing engineers weigh strike plans - KING5.com
TIMES: Boeing engineers weigh strike plansKING5.com, WA - 3 hours agoBy DOMINIC GATES / The Seattle Times In a Boeing cafeteria near the Everett assembly factory, a lunchtime crowd of about 100 white-collar engineers and …Boeing Machinists earn their $150 weekly strike check keeping the … HeraldNet\’Informal\’ talks ongoing between Boeing, striking machinists KING5.comall 9 news articles

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:30:37 GMT
B/E Aerospace to supply Airbus A350 galley systems (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Aircraft interior maker B/E Aerospace Inc. said Monday it had been selected to supply galley systems for a new plane under development by European plane maker Airbus. The company valued the award at more than $1 billion.

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:16:46 GMT

Kuwait lessor to order 40-50 Boeing, Airbus planes - Guardian Unlimited
KUWAIT, Oct 13 (Reuters) - The founders of Kuwaiti carrier Jazeera Airways are setting up a new leasing company that will order up to 50 planes from Airbus and Boeing next year to meet surging aviation traffic in the Gulf. The low-cost carrier said …

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:39:00 GMT
Contract talks restart between Boeing, machinists - Forbes
Negotiations have begun to end a five-week strike by machinists for the Boeing Co. A note saying talks were under way with a federal mediator was posted Sunday on the Web site of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. The …

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:01:00 GMT
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Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:52:17 PDT
Mal wieder in Hannover
Schon am Anfang der Woche ist mir beim Blick auf das Wetter ein Gedanke gekommen. Man könnte doch mal wieder nach Hannover fahren. Mit jedem weiteren Tag stellte sich heraus das es keine schlechte Idee ist und das der bessere Tag wohl der Samstag sein würde. Ein Mitfahrer war schnell gefunden und so blieb nur noch eine Frage. 3 1/2 Stunden Autofahrt (teuer) oder 6 Stunden Zugfahrt ( 13,5? p. Person - günstig). Da der Mensch an sich faul ist, entschieden wir uns für die Autofahrt. Die geplante A

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:31:00 -0700
Azores Deadstick Landing Report REleased - Air Transat

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Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:28:37 PDT

Research - research*eu - No.55 January 2008 - Aeronautics
?Zero Splice?, an all-in-one success
However, the most immediate success story has been the development of ?Zero Splice? technology. When conducting tests, researchers observed a dispersion of sound waves via the manufacturing joints in the acoustic panels lining the internal walls of the engine air inlets. The panels channel the complex aerodynamic phenomena produced in this area, especially around the blades.
These acoustic barriers are usually formed from two or three parts and the assembly joints (or splices) reduce acoustic performance. Apart from failing to completely shroud the internal wall, the splices themselves transmit sound waves. These sources of noise resonance lead to sound dispersion, whic

Rules Circumvented on Huge Boeing Defense Contract

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Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:42:05 PDT
Woo hoo!
So on Wednesday I got to go on my first Boeing test flight….

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:38:42 EDT
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Fri, 3 Oct 2008 04:25:01 -0400
Boeing B-52 C - 7th BG, Carswell AFB, TX (Corgi 1:144 die-cast model) - $89.95
The first USAF B-52C’s came off the Boeing assembly line on December 7, 1955 . The B-52 C was the first B-52 to have the underside painted in white to reflect nuclear radiation and heat The B-52C also carried 3000 Gallon wing tanks in…

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT