New contracts and big orders usually translate into jobs.  Late last week Cessna Aircraft announced it had racked up $1 billion in orders for 178 aircraft during the National Business Aviation Association Annual Meeting and Convention. Backlog for the general aviation manufacturer was $11.9 billion as of Sept. ... Read More »

It might be said that successful program managers move up, and when their programs run into trouble they go to marketing. While that's the headline for today, the real story is that program leaders are moving to the forefront of most every aerospace and defense company in terms of influence and responsibility.
This is ... Read More »

The Association for Women in Aviation Maintenance (AWAM) is one of those groups that just does good stuff. Over the past 10 years, I've received emails and announcements about their various programs, but what sticks in my mind are the interviews with women who found their way into some form of independence through an ... Read More »

It's a concept many of us would have welcomed when we were young newbies to the aerospace and defense industry -- that we could take a few years off for family reasons and later return to the workforce in a way endorsed and supported by industry.
And John Challenger of Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc., says its an ... Read More »

There’s been a lot of discussion about extending the age at which pilots retire to 65 years. Both the House and the Senate have approved the revision, which is in Committee study now.
  However, Kit Darby, president and founder of JetJobs.com, says the extension is a short-term solution to a long-term ... Read More »