NASA Plan Falls Flat In Congress







By Frank Morring, Jr.
NASA’s proposed policy turnaround faces stiff bipartisan opposition in Congress, which twice authorized the George W. Bush administration’s Constellation program with bipartisan support....




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Showdown Set Between Machinists, Pratt







By Jennifer Michels jennifer_michels@aviationweek.com
WASHINGTON
Pratt & Whitney has informed one of its unions that it will be laying off 163 of its members at the same time it appeals a court ruling that prevented it from closing its Connecticut plants and moving those jobs and others to Georgia and overseas....




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Raytheon Explores Options For Astor







By Douglas Barrie
London
Electronic warfare and maritime surveillance are among the new roles being eyed for Raytheon’s Astor aircraft, as designers look to exploit the inherent capability of the platform....




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NTSB Eyes Texas, Arizona Helo Crashes







By Kerry Lynch
Two recent helicopter accidents – one involving an emergency medical services practice run in Texas and a second carrying corporate executives in Arizona – claimed the lives of all eight people aboard, including the chairman of one of the nation’s largest food services distributors, Services Group of America....




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