Tag: Boeing

The Boeing Co., seen here Wednesday, May 21, 2008, in El Segundo, Calif., will lay off 750 Southern California employees after losing a lucrative military satellite contract and seeing a dip in demand for the technology, the company said Wednesday. The cuts involving engineering staff members at plants in El Segundo and Seal Beach, Calif., mark the latest blow to the aerospace industry in Southern California. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

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How to beat the special interests: Get some special interests on your side

Timothy P. Carney · December 24, 2012 5:00 am

This 2006 photo provided by Boeing Co. shows early dielectric substitution testing using potatoes in a Boeing Test & Evaluation laboratory in Arizona. Boeing has developed an advanced method to test wireless signals in airplane cabins, making it possible for passengers to enjoy more reliable connectivity when using networked personal electronic devices in the air. Employing an odd mix of the low-tech and the high-tech, Boeing loaded a plane with sacks of potatoes as part of testing it did to eliminate weak spots in in-flight wireless signals. Engineers determined radio waves bounce off the spuds much the same way they do with human bodies. Thus, the aircraft makerâs researchers were able to spare people from having to sit motionless for many hours while data was collected. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Boeing Co.)

Boeing engineers use spuds to improve in-air Wi-Fi

Jason Keyser · December 22, 2012 5:00 am

Video: Nancy Pelosi Supports NLRB Decision Telling Boeing Where to Build Factories

Mark Hemingway · October 29, 2011 2:16 pm

The Daily Grind: Ready to Take a Chance Again

Mark Hemingway · September 16, 2011 10:30 am

New Romney Ad Focuses on Right to Work

Michael Warren · August 24, 2011 6:01 pm

Happy Hour: ‘How Do You Get Cool Back Into This?’

Mark Hemingway · June 21, 2011 10:00 pm

The Daily Grind: No-Show Obama

Mark Hemingway · June 21, 2011 10:30 am

Happy Hour: The Jerk Store Called

Mark Hemingway · June 16, 2011 10:00 pm

Harry Reid: The Founding Fathers Would Support Telling Boeing Where They Can Build Factories

Mark Hemingway · May 11, 2011 8:30 pm

The Daily Grind: America’s Shoppers are Running Out of Money

Mark Hemingway · April 29, 2011 10:30 am

Happy Hour: Live by Big Government, Die by Big Government

Mark Hemingway · April 25, 2011 10:00 pm

NLRB Wants to Dictate Boeing Manufacturing Practices

Mark Hemingway · April 21, 2011 3:53 pm