PRNewswire (12/14) reports the Aerospace Joint Apprenticeship Committee (AJAC) has opened the first of several planned training centers “to meet the needs of an industry with a growing skills gap and shortage of middle skilled workers.”
The AP (12/14) reports that Stanford Professor Andrew Ng, “one of the leading figures in AI,” has launched a startup called Landing. AI, with aspirations “to help manufacturing companies use computer algorithms to cut costs, improve quality control, remove supply-chain bottlenecks, and more.”
In a brief, Reuters (12/4) reports that Bombardier Aerostructures and Engineering Services has been selected for a new Airbus Nacelle Program, in support of a new engine for the “A320NEO family of aircraft.”
A feature story for Wired (12/3, Stockton) reports on the potential use of shapeshifting metals on airplane wings, which “affects virtually every aspect of flight, and making them from metal that can change its shape in midair could make your journey smoother, safer, and more efficient.”
The AP (11/28, McHugh) reports, “Airbus, Siemens and Rolls-Royce are teaming up to develop a hybrid passenger plane that would use a single electric turbofan along with three conventional jet engines running on aviation fuel.”
Boeing Co. is seeking “thousands” of applicants for open manufacturing jobs in Washington state, according to KOMO. Boeing is seeking “veterans who have recently separated from the military or recent graduates of academic manufacturing programs,” KOMO said.
Reuters (11/14) reports, “Bombardier Inc expects two recently-announced orders for its CSeries jets to be finalized by the end of 2017, Commercial Aircraft President Fred Cromer told reporters by phone from Dubai.”
Imagine 15 military engineers each armed with three or four drawings and CAD models of a new missile defense system.
Airforce Technology (11/7) reported that Raytheon has completed the “delivery of global positioning system next-generation operational control system’s (GPS OCX) launch and checkout system (LCS) to the US Air Force (USAF).”
Industrial Equipment News (11/6) reports, “Boeing has announced more than $50 million in grants to more than 500 nonprofit organizations across 50 countries globally,” including “a three-year commitment of more than $25 million in support of veterans’ recovery and rehabilitation programs and transition services.”