The aircraft company has invested $36 million in CTI, a North Texas company where employment has grown to more than 300.Read more

Also, airlines set record for on-time arrivals in DecemberRead more

300 union employees participate in the demonstration at DFW Airport.Read more

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• Story | American plans to cut 13,000 jobs, exit Alliance
• Story | American Airlines' layoff plan prompts anger, angst among workers

About 300 flight attendants, mechanics and ground crew workers protested American Airlines' restructuring plan that would layoff 13,000 employees, terminate pensions and shut down its Alliance Fort Worth maintenance facility.Read more

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• Story | American Airlines: Clock is ticking on deal with unions

The helicopter company's new 525 Relentless will have cutting-edge technology designed and built to meet needs five years from now.Read more

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• Story | Safety board chairwoman lauds Eurocopter for installing data recorders
• Story | Italian copter maker has plans for Arlington hangar-office

She says she'd like to see Bell Helicopter also put flight data recorders on its new aircraft.Read more

• Story | Bell aims for the future
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National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Deborah Hersman praised the helicopter industry’s efforts to improve safety in a speech Sunday, specifically singling out American Eurocopter of Grand Prairie.Read more

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AgustaWestland is taking over development of a Bell tilt-rotor aircraft.Read more

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The company has taken over ownership and control of the former Bell-Agusta BA609 civil tilt-rotor aircraft program and is moving its 150-person development team into a facility on the east side of Arlington Municipal Airport.Read more

On the day before American Airlines proposed deep cuts in its workforce, General Motors announced a major expansion to bring new jobs and investment to Arlington.Read more