Broadens ATM footprint while retaining key role in U.S. programs

Is the recent decline in the average age of aircraft retirements an illusion when it comes to determining the economic life and valuation of the jets—or does the false impression come from the reports that dismiss its significance? Avolon, the Dublin-based aircraft leasing company, argued in a report a few months ago that the years-long decline is misleading. Now Boeing is out with a similar study that presents its case for why the dip is a blip, not a trend.

IAE consortium seeks new opening as V2500 production breaks records

While most of the prime and top-tier suppliers that head to Mexico export assemblies and finished products back to their home factories or to customers, an increasing number of specialty suppliers are shipping within the country.

One of Mexico's smallest states in area and population, Queretaro had a well-established industrial base in food processing, electronics, metals and automotive products in its eponymous capital city when the persistence of state officials caught the attention of Bombardier Aerospace in 2005.

Chihuahua, the capital of Mexico's largest state (also called Chihuahua), is a pioneer in aerospace manufacturing and a locus especially for general and business aviation original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). But in the past few years, growth has come courtesy of larger aircraft.

Nation's aerospace industry mushrooms with 270 factories.

To counter the mounting number of cyberattacks, a group of senators led by Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) are working on legislation urging the Pentagon to train members of the National Guard to respond to cyberthreats. The bill would establish Cyber Guard units in every state that could be activated by governors or the Defense Secretary and would draw on the private-sector information technology expertise of members of the National Guard. The bill is aimed at offsetting a shortage of cyberexperts across the government.