http://thedailyrecord.com Maryland's trusted source for business and legal news Fri, 24 May 2013 21:04:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/05/06/faa-safety-oversight-of-aircraft-repairs-faulted/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/05/06/faa-safety-oversight-of-aircraft-repairs-faulted/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 18:33:05 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=239188 WASHINGTON — The government’s oversight of hundreds of domestic and overseas repair stations that service U.S. airliners is ineffective and doesn’t target the factors most likely to present safety risks, the Department of Transportation’s inspector general said Monday. The Federal Aviation Administration’s supposedly risk-based safety inspection system “falls short of being truly risk-based,” especially for [...]

]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/05/06/faa-safety-oversight-of-aircraft-repairs-faulted/feed/ 0 http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/04/09/budget-cuts-ground-air-force-navy-aircraft/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/04/09/budget-cuts-ground-air-force-navy-aircraft/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:46:55 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=237343 PENSACOLA NAVAL AIR STATION, Fla. — The U.S. Air Force plans to ground about a third of its active-duty force of combat planes and the U.S. Navy cancelled the rest of the popular Blue Angels’ aerobatic team’s season because of automatic federal budget cuts. The Air Force didn’t immediately release a list of the specific [...]

]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/04/09/budget-cuts-ground-air-force-navy-aircraft/feed/ 0 http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/03/29/drone-industry-worries-about-privacy-backlash/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/03/29/drone-industry-worries-about-privacy-backlash/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 14:05:32 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=236623 WASHINGTON — It’s a good bet that in the not-so-distant future aerial drones will be part of Americans’ everyday lives, performing countless useful functions. A far cry from the killing machines whose missiles incinerate terrorists, these generally small, unmanned aircraft will help farmers more precisely apply water and pesticides to crops, saving money and reducing [...]

]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/03/29/drone-industry-worries-about-privacy-backlash/feed/ 0 http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/01/30/high-tech-cargo-airship-being-built-in-california/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/01/30/high-tech-cargo-airship-being-built-in-california/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:30:00 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=232644 TUSTIN, Calif. — The massive blimp-like aircraft flies but just barely, hovering only a dozen feet off a military hangar floor during flight testing south of Los Angeles. Still, the fact that the hulking 230-foot-long Aeroscraft could fly for just a few minutes represents a step forward in aviation, according to the engineers who developed [...]

]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/01/30/high-tech-cargo-airship-being-built-in-california/feed/ 0 http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/10/04/factory-orders-fall-on-sharp-decline-in-aircraft/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/10/04/factory-orders-fall-on-sharp-decline-in-aircraft/#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2012 14:47:22 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=224895 WASHINGTON — Orders to U.S. factories fell in August, mostly because of a sharp drop in volatile aircraft orders. The decline offset an increase in orders that reflect corporate investment plans. The Commerce Department said Thursday that factory orders fell 5.2 percent in August, the biggest drop in more than three years. The decline was [...]

]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/10/04/factory-orders-fall-on-sharp-decline-in-aircraft/feed/ 0 http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/07/05/aircraft-repair-firm-coming-to-hagerstown/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/07/05/aircraft-repair-firm-coming-to-hagerstown/#comments Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:05:44 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=218630 HAGERSTOWN — Washington County officials say an international aircraft maintenance company will establish operations at the Hagerstown Regional Airport. The Herald-Mail of Hagerstown reported Wednesday that Mecaer Aviation Group of Borgomanero, Italy, will open its shop Aug. 30. The company’s U.S. headquarters are in Philadelphia. Washington County Administrator Gregory Murray says Mecaer will maintain and [...]

]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/07/05/aircraft-repair-firm-coming-to-hagerstown/feed/ 0 http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/06/13/panetta-warns-of-disaster-from-defense-cuts/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/06/13/panetta-warns-of-disaster-from-defense-cuts/#comments Wed, 13 Jun 2012 19:29:35 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=217259 WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta pleaded with Congress Wednesday to avoid the disaster of automatic defense cuts even as he criticized lawmakers’ affection for protecting aging ships and aircraft. Ramping up the pressure, Panetta and Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, painted a bleak picture of the military [...]

]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/06/13/panetta-warns-of-disaster-from-defense-cuts/feed/ 0 http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/05/02/factory-orders-fell-in-march-by-most-in-3-years/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/05/02/factory-orders-fell-in-march-by-most-in-3-years/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 17:17:13 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=214586 WASHINGTON — Demand for U.S. factory goods dropped in March by the most in three years, driven lower by a sharp fall in volatile orders for commercial aircraft. Still, more recent data suggest the decline may be temporary. The Commerce Department said Wednesday that orders for factory goods fell 1.5 percent. That was the steepest [...]

]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/05/02/factory-orders-fell-in-march-by-most-in-3-years/feed/ 0 http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/03/28/u-s-orders-for-long-lasting-goods-rise-2-2-percent/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/03/28/u-s-orders-for-long-lasting-goods-rise-2-2-percent/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:46:35 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/03/28/u-s-orders-for-long-lasting-goods-rise-2-2-percent/ WASHINGTON — U.S. companies ordered more long-lasting goods last month, showing businesses are willing to buy equipment and machinery even after an investment tax credit was halved. The Commerce Department said Wednesday that orders for durable goods rose 2.2 percent in February after a steep drop in January. Greater demand for machinery, computers, autos and [...]

]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/03/28/u-s-orders-for-long-lasting-goods-rise-2-2-percent/feed/ 0 http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/02/21/frederick-airport-to-be-first-in-maryland-to-use-new-faa-technology/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/02/21/frederick-airport-to-be-first-in-maryland-to-use-new-faa-technology/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:42:37 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/02/21/frederick-airport-to-be-first-in-maryland-to-use-new-faa-technology/ FREDERICK — U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin says Frederick Municipal Airport will be the first general-aviation airport in Maryland using new technology to track aircraft. Cardin made the announcement Tuesday at the airport, where he also toured a new, $5.3 million air traffic control tower. The technology called ADS-B relies on global positioning satellites instead of [...]

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