04/18/13 Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for Aerospace-Defense.

• Boeing Announces Reductions in the Northwest but Fails to Mention... _{2013-04-18, 08:44 pm}
  "We find it extremely disappointing that Boeing Commercial Airplanes is actively outsourcing engineering work to the Moscow Design Center while laying off employees in the Northwest" As The Boeing Company works to assure the FAA and customers the 787 is ready to resume service, the company today announced plans to reduce its workforce by 1,500 to ... (more)
• Boeing Announces Reductions in the Northwest but Fails to Mention... _{2013-04-18, 08:21 pm}
  "We find it extremely disappointing that Boeing Commercial Airplanes is actively outsourcing engineering work to the Moscow Design Center while laying off employees in the Northwest" As The Boeing Company works to assure the FAA and customers the 787 is ready to resume service, the company today announced plans to reduce its workforce by 1,500 to ... (more)
• Former Parsippany resident, ex-Army sergeant shot dead in San Diego _{2013-04-18, 08:08 pm}
  Christopher Black, 28, died of a gunshot wound to the chest in San Diego, reports said.
• Antares Rocket Debut Flight Reset for Saturday _{2013-04-18, 08:06 pm}
  Orbital Sciences Corp., the second of two firms hired by NASA to haul cargo to the International Space Station, will try again Saturday to launch its new Antares rocket, officials said Thursday.
• Alabama Wooed Airbus as Executives Were Skeptical of Deep South _{2013-04-18, 08:04 pm}
  In June 2011, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley traveled to the Paris Air Show , Europe 's largest aerospace industry gathering, in hopes of luring foreign investment to his state.
• Graffiti strikes at Gulfstream _{2013-04-18, 07:54 pm}
  Employees of Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. employees are alarmed after threatening graffiti was found in the bathroom.
• Whisper Number Impact: Earnings Preview For Honeywell _{2013-04-18, 07:52 pm}
  Honeywell Intl is expected to report fiscal first quarter earnings on Friday, April 19th.
• U.S. urges Dutch to stick by F-35 fighter order _{2013-04-18, 07:51 pm}
  The Department of Defense urged the Netherlands on Thursday not to cut its order for advanced F-35 warplanes, saying it could end up paying more per plane if it did.
• Test launch of private rocket scrubbed in US _{2013-04-18, 07:48 pm}
  A private company contracted by the U.S. space agency to make supply runs to the International Space Station scrubbed a Wednesday test launch of an unmanned rocket, saying cables linked to the rocket's second stage apparently detached too early in blustery winds.
• U.S. Stocks Drop as European Shares Erase Early Gains _{2013-04-18, 07:16 pm}
  U.S. stocks fell for a second day amid disappointing earnings reports and data on leading economic indicators and Philadelphia-area manufacturing that trailed estimates.
• Named Official Webby Awards Honoree _{2013-04-18, 06:05 pm}
  SPACE.com, the premier destination for innovation, technology, entertainment, astronomy and space news, announced yesterday that it has been selected as an Official Honoree in the Science category of the 17th Annual Webby Awards.
• CU-Boulder Chancellor Phil DiStefano announces panel to explore funding streams _{2013-04-18, 05:59 pm}
  University of Colorado Chancellor Phil DiStefano has tapped 11 members of the public -- including local entrepreneur Brad Feld and former Lockheed Martin president Norman Augustine -- for a council that will explore new funding streams for the school.
• Boeing sees up to 1,700 engineer job cuts on gap in jet work _{2013-04-18, 03:56 pm}
  Boeing Co. said it will reduce its engineering workforce by as many as 1,700 positions this year, adding to cuts of as many as 2,300 machinists, amid a gap in work on new plane models.
• Gun stocks lag after gun control bill fails _{2013-04-18, 03:02 pm}
  Gun sales have been driven by many new buyers, including women, who feared more gun restrictions.
• Weather pushes Wallops rocket relaunch to Saturday _{2013-04-17, 03:00 am}
  A test launch of an unmanned rocket from Wallops Flight Facility has been tentatively rescheduled for 5 p.m. Saturday.
• SAE 2013 World Congress Reception in Detroit _{2013-04-18, 06:32 pm}
  With an amazing display of diversity, law firm Butzel Long celebrated yesterday, Wednesday, April 17th, its SAE 2013 World Congress reception in its Detroit office.
• Boeing to lay off 700 engineers in 2013 _{2013-04-18, 06:21 pm}
  Boeing will need up to 1,700 fewer engineers this year, partly because design work on the 787-9 is winding down.
• China Luxury Jet Sales Set to Surge Amid Xi's Austerity Drive _{2013-04-18, 06:11 pm}
  Customers may buy about 40 private jets this year in China, compared with 27 ordered in 2012, amid a surge in wealth, said Richard Koe, managing director at Hamburg, Germany-based Wingx Advance Gmbh , a business-aviation data company.
• Boeing has teams ready to make 787 battery fixes _{2013-04-18, 06:06 pm}
  The Boeing Co. has formed field teams that will be responsible for implementing its proposed battery fixes on the 787 Dreamliner, assuming regulators give those plans the final go-ahead. The Boeing Co .
• US Stocks Continue Their Slide _{2013-04-18, 06:00 pm}
  Overnight economic data from China solidified prior news that Chinese homebuyers were aggressively speculating on further home price gains.