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forecast reflects a continued shift from very
large airplanes to efficient new small and me-
dium widebody airplanes.
Boeing Announces $6 Million in
Grants to Support Education in
Washington
Boeing announced it is awarding $6 mil-
lion in grants to more than 50 nonprofit or-
ganizations and education institutions across
Washington.
The grants are geared toward programs that
enhance STEM, workforce training, and educa-
tional and career pathway opportunities for
students – particularly for underserved stu-
dents who have not historically pursued these
career paths. Included in these grants is $1
million to further support students seeking
a STEM education and enhanced learning op-
portunities at local universities.
Boeing expects a substantial portion of its
Washington workforce to retire during the next
several years and is working to ensure that
students in the state have the education and
skills to fill these openings and move with
the company into its second century.
“Boeing will be a significant jobs provider
in Washington for decades to come. Our hope
and goal is that those future jobs will con-
tinue to be filled by kids who grow up right
here in the state,” said Boeing Commercial
Airplanes president and CEO Ray Conner.
Some of the largest grants will support:
Thrive Washington and its focus upon early
learning; Washington STEM and its K-12 learn-
ing initiatives; and SkillUp Washington and
its manufacturing pathways partnership with
community and technical colleges.
Fisker Relaunches His Electric
Car Brand
Car designer Henrik Fisker has launched
a new electric car company named Fisker Inc.
in Los Angeles.
Fisker launched his first electric car com-
pany Fisker Automotive in 2007, which produced
the 2012 Fisker Karma electric car. But, that
company later went bankrupt in 2014 and some
of its assets were bought up by Wanxiang
Group of China.
The new company hasn’t unveiled the design
of its car, but says it will be a luxury
electric vehicle using new battery technol-
ogy that will deliver the world’s longest
electric life and a reported 400-mile range.
The car’s design is expected to be unveiled
in the second half of 2017.
Chandler, AZ Company Wins
Navy Contract
Orbital Sciences Corp., Chandler, Arizona,
is being awarded a firm-fixed-price contract
for the procurement of seven full-rate pro-
duction Lot 10 GQM-163A Coyote Supersonic
Sea Skimming Target base vehicles for the
Navy (5) and the government of Japan (2),
including spares and long lead steel. 71%
of the work will be performed in Chandler,
Arizona.
Chatsworth, CA Company wins
Navy Contract
Panavision Federal Systems LLC, Chatsworth,
California, is being awarded a firm-fixed-
price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quan-
tity contract for technical engineering
services and material associated with the
Affordable Modular Panoramic Photonics Mast
(AMPPM). The services under this contract
cover modification and upgrade of the AMPPM,
temporary alteration development, installa-
tion, testing, and submarine deployment in
support of the Ohio-Replacement and Virginia
class submarines. Work will be performed in
Chatsworth, California, and is expected to
be completed by September 2021.
Boeing Forecasts Demand in
China for 6,810 Airplanes, Val-
ued at $1 Trillion
Boeing, China’s leading provider of
commercial airplanes, projects a demand for
6,810 new airplanes in the country over the
next 20 years. Boeing released its annual
China Current Market Outlook (CMO) in early
September in Beijing, estimating the total
value of those new airplanes at $1.025 tril-
lion. China becomes the first trillion dollar
aviation market in Boeing’s forecast.
“As China transitions to a more consumer-
based economy, aviation will play a key role
in its economic development,” said Randy
Tinseth, vice president of Marketing, Boeing
Commercial Airplanes. “Because travel and
transportation are key services, we expect
to see passenger traffic grow 6.4 percent an-
nually in China over the next 20 years.”
Boeing predicts China will need 5,110
new single-aisle airplanes through 2035,
accounting for 75 percent of the total new
deliveries.
Boeing forecasts the widebody fleet will
triple in size, requiring 1,560 new airplanes
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