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Winner of 2012 “Destino: Latinoamerica” Video Contest

United Airlines today announced the winner of its “Destino: Latinoamerica” video contest for Hispanic college students, part of United’s support of the Adelante! U.S. Education Leadership Fund. Visitors to Adelante!’s Facebook page selected the winning video from among four finalists. Geovanna Chavez, 18, of Brooklyn, N.Y., a freshman majoring in mechanical engineering at Polytechnic Institute […]

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Airbus and the Global Engineering Deans Council launch award to encourage more diversity in engineering programmes at universities worldwide

Airbus, the European aircraft manufacturer and GEDC (Global Engineering Deans Council), the leading organisation for engineering education, launch an award to recognize individuals who have been pro active in bringing more diversity into engineering classrooms. They intend to reward initiatives which encourage students of all profiles, gender, social and cultural backgrounds as well as disability, […]

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Airbus voted most attractive employer in France

For the second year in a row, Airbus has been nominated the most appealing employer in France in the “Palmarès Employeurs 2012” survey organised by RegionsJob and carried out by the OpinionWay Institute. A panel of approximately 12,000 web users, comprising people in work and job-seekers, evaluated the most appealing employers in France based on […]

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Bombardier Aerospace Welcomes New Apprentices and Graduates

Bombardier Aerospace warmly welcomed 70 new apprentice and graduate recruits at an event in its Belfast facility today. Bombardier has enrolled 40 apprentices this month on the largest apprenticeship scheme in Northern Ireland. The three-year programme supported by the Department of Employment and Learning, leads to an National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) level 3 certification in […]

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Airbus strengthens leadership position with more efficient organisation

In line with its 2020 Vision, Airbus lays out its plans for a more efficient and agile organisation to be implemented by January 2013. This new organisation aims to boost Airbus’ overall performance by shortening the lines of command, thus making the company more agile and capable of taking and implementing decisions faster. A more […]

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Airbus’ ‘Fly Your Ideas’ challenge brings innovation to campus

Airbus’ Fly Your Ideas – a UNESCO-backed biennial competition – is challenging students worldwide to develop new ideas for a more sustainable aviation industry. This year, victory will mean not only a €30,000 cash prize; the successful team will also welcome experts from Airbus’ Innovation Cell * onto their campus for a week of learning […]

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IAA members voted for 5-year contract from HB

Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers on Saturday voted to accept a five-year contract offer from Hawker Beechcraft Corp. The voting members approved the deal by 69 percent. “Our membership has ratified the contract today, and we’re proud to have a contract,” said Rita Rogers, assistant directing business representative for Machinists […]

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Airbus provides famine relief for Africa

The Airbus Corporate Foundation has helped deliver 36 tonnes of dried food to famine-blighted areas of southeast Africa, in a relief effort organised jointly with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IRFC). On 27 July, a flight test crew left Toulouse, France aboard an A340 and collected the supplies from Bergen, […]

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NASA hosts job fair for laid off workers

The fair is being held at the port in Cape Canaveral off of State Road 528. Forty-five employers have come together to accommodate those laid off by NASA. However, for some laid-off workers, it’s difficult to find a job after working for the shuttle program. James O’Bryhin got a job with NASA4 1/2 ago after […]

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JetBlue Airways names Ellen Jewett to its board of directors

JetBlue Airways Corp. today announces the appointment of Ellen Jewett, Managing Director for BMO Capital Markets, to its Board of Directors. Ms. Jewett has more than 20 years of experience in the field of Airport infrastructure financing, including five years as head of Airport s and public sector transportation group at Goldman Sachs. “Ellen knows […]