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STEM EDUCATION
January 26, 2012
Gov. Mary Fallin told 40 elementary school children and a couple dozen aerospace officials on Tuesday that Oklahoma’s aerospace industry needs talented science, technology, engineering and mathematics students.
Top FAA execs lack institutional knowledge, says official; agency must be prepared for cuts
January 26, 2012
Turnover of top executives at the Federal Aviation Administration has led to a lack of institutional knowledge at the agency, said Toni Trombecky, a 31 year veteran of the agency serving out her final months there.
FAA REAUTHORIZATION
January 26, 2012
The House plans to consider a short-term funding bill for the Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday that lawmakers, airline-industry officials and labor leaders expect could quickly pave the way to multiyear funding for the agency.
Transport Workers Union to picket 'job cremator' Romney
January 26, 2012
The Transport Workers Union, which has objected to the hiring of labor consultant Bain & Co. in the bankruptcy case of American Airlines parent AMR Corp., will picket former Bain executive and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, union officials said Monday.