mistaken your united aircraft corporation was. in two thousand and six and that means you've been in the market for six years now and i remember that when the company was originally introduced it was much trumpeted in the press as an important breakthrough development that years later you're still telling me how much work needs to be done about the progress in the past six years have you be merely gaining traction or have you managed to create any essential capacities. we have actually a lot over the last six years on the other hand six years is not enough time to address all the deficiencies that had been piling up for two decades. we've doubled our production output in the past five years bending it by twenty percent on average each year. but. in the meantime. fifty four aircraft supply to the market in two thousand and seven. two hundred ten aircraft produced last year. in the global market. in international most of our sales are still military aircraft have the capacity to make an impressive appearance in the civil aircraft ma

aircraft. in a factory. in the united states. with mcdonnell douglas. integrated business which doesn't only command american industrial assets but also collaborates closely with me japanese in industries. production one to that end and that's exactly what we did six years ago. many describe you as a state run company. your primary source of finance the government private investors. who. are present stage we need a lot of investment and considering our initial liabilities which originate from the large debts the cumulated constituent companies the corporations which wouldn't have been able to settle its accounts without some serious support from the government. financing framework is based on a combination of substantial government funding. reinvested profits and money from our corporate partners we finance our military aircraft projects with earnings. which we don't earn enough to sustain both civil and military production so that's where the government comes in. finally we actively encourage our partners to invest in our civil aircraft projects for ex

fedex's express unit operates 660 aircraft, 10 air express hubs, and employs 146,000 employees wordwide, but saw operating income drop 28% this year as more customers chose two- and three-day shipping to save money. fedex isn't the only one saying global sluggishness is costing them. tech giant intel and british retailer burberry say global demand for their products is at its weakest since 2009. in a gloomy global forecast, fedex anticipates u.s. gdp growth of 2.2% in 2012 and 1.9% in 2013, and global gdp growth of 2.3% in 2012 and 2.7% in 2013. "the sad reality is that we're looking at europe-style growth. premium services are hit, and these services aren't what they used to be." however, plenty of goods are still traveling on the high seas. drewry maritime research calculated in july that even with the worsening situation in europe, "we are still forecasting 4.3% global container growth this year." if there is a bright spot in the shipping business, it is in that segment involved with two- and three-day ground shipments. that part of the business is seeing a nine percent increase in o

united was one of the aircraft that we actually asked to help identify american. >> reporter: unitedalso had left boston bound for l.a. the crew had no idea it, too, was about to be hijacked. terry biggio and mike mccormick were focusing on the american airlines flight 11, full of fuel and headed south. >> you can't assume that the aircraft was going to do anything in new york. possibly, it was going to continue south and go south into washington. >> reporter: otis air force base, cape cod. national guard fighter pilot tim duffy is about to become 9/11's footnote 117. >> he said american 767 from boston to california. it looks like the real thing. >> were you prepared to take a plane down? u a 50% annual bonus. and everyone, but her... likes 50% more cash. but, i have an idea. do you want a princess dress? yes how about some cupcakes? yes lollipop? yes! do you want an etch a sketch? yes! do you want 50% more cash? no you got talent. [ male announcer ] the capital one cash rewards card. with a 50% annual cash bonus it's the card for people who like more cash. what's in your wallet? i

how many aircraft carriers does the united states have? is it 3, 7, 11 or 15?uned and we'll tell you the correct answer. go to cnn.com/fareed. you can also follow us on twitter and facebook. you can also get gps shows and specials on i tunes. you can get the audiopod for free or buy the digital version. this week's book of the week is by jeffrey tubin of the new yorker and cnn. it is a terrific inside account of what is arguably the most important branch of the u.s. government. no, not the executive branch, the judiciary. i think we all know there is a guy names barack obama running for president of the united states, but did you know there is not one, not two, but five barack obamas running in brazil and 11 more obamas with different first names? candidates in local elections across that country have adopted some surprising names to try to distinguish themselves, to get attention. they' they're batman and robin, too. bin laden, superman, spiderman and a few michael jacksons. some of the candidates had the good luck to be born with names that might give them a

and united was one of the aircraft that we actually asked to help identify american. >> reporter: united 175 had left boston bound for l.a. terry biggio and mike mccormick were focusing on the american airlines flight 11, full of fuel and headed south. >> you can't assume that the aircraft was going to do anything in new york. possibly was going to continue south and go southwest to washington. >> reporter: otis air force base, cape cod. tim duffy is about to become footnote 117. >> he said it's american 767 from boston to california. it looks like the real thing. >> were you prepared to take a plane down? hey, i love your cereal there -- it's got that sweet honey taste. but no way it's 80 calories, right? no way, right? lady, i just drive the truck. right, there's no way right, right? have a nice day. [ male announcer ] 80 delicious calories. fiber one. you walk into a conventional mattress store, it's really not about you. they say, "well, if you wanted a firm bed you can lie on one of those. we provide the exact individualization that your body needs. welcome to the sleep number store

. >> who is a stronger ally of the united states will agree with you. but the cheapest aircraft today in united states in the middle east we're in a front-line to find the forces coming to your shores. >> a-share concerns about the iran i think it is real but growing up jewish to hear about the stranger the people of the profits and i have been hearing is forgive me but any time a of humanity to the palestinians. what do you plan to do with them? three state solution and who gets gaza and the west bank? i know they keep the territory either stopping at democracy or jewish state. i know there are serious problems with the palestinians i know there could have been a deal in oslo and there could have been peace. i am not naive. but the settlements undermine the security and the world condemns israel public like to know what your answer is we say we're not ruling over other people? i would beg to differ. >> now you have to buy the book to read about the three state solution. long-term solution but then you have goat meat -- vote for me now. i have the opposite vote for me now the re

united ordered 50 of the new 787's. the airline will start flying the aircraft domestically to select united hubs initially and then will use the dreamliner on international routes in europe, asia and africa later this year. wifi is not flying high with the airlines. only about a third of domestic flights offer wireless access, according to one study. virgin america and airtran have it on all their flights. not so with larger carriers. delta has it on 65%, while southwest only offers wifi on a little more than a third of its flights. for american, it's just 22%, and a mere 8% of u.s. airways flights. and united airlines? might as well pack your laptop or smartphone. only on 5% of its flights can you get online. the word "free" is becoming very rare at banks. greg mcbride of bankrate.com joins us via skype this morning with an update. good morning. how many banks are left that offer free checking, for instance? > > it's down to 39% angie, and that's among non \-interest accounts. it's down mightily from 76% in 2009. that was the peak. so we've seen a very sharp drop, not only in terms of the availability of free checking

fully integrate cyberand information operations as defensive elements of combat units equaled to armored vehicles, aircraft, guided weapons and troops. marine leaders are mandating to ew and cyberno longer remain specialities at higher headquarters but must be integrated all the way down to the platoon left. it's monday the rest of the force should adopt, dominating and exploiting radio and electronic and cyber speckers will be as important as weapons. they must be drilled into routine training and built into organizations so the entire force is prepared and tested for the challenge it is will face in the future. indeed they will shape the conditions for success well before the first shot is fired. thanks for joining us for "this week in defense -- for "this week in defense news." i'm vago muradian. i'll be back next week at a new time sunday mornings at 8:00 a.m. until then, have a great week. alright everybody, get your heads up. now when i was in the military, i learned that if you stand together, you can stand up to anything! no matter where i was deployed, i always knew that somebody had my back! you

the attack also led to the biggest loss of united states military aircraft craft since the war began more than a decade ago. the taliban have claimed credit for the siege at camp bastion which is right near camp leatherneck. bastion more british troops. they share the base with the british forces. they say on friday night insurgents targeted a fleet of multi--million-dollar attack jets using rifles and rocket-propelled grenades. broke into the place and went on a rampage. ultimately destroyed 8 aircraft and hangers and refueling stations. here is a still image of the video apparently showing the aftermath of the deadly attack. taliban media group released the footage. fox news does not air propaganda video. tells "new york times" the pentagon does not underestimate the taliban's strength when it comes to these attacks saying and i quote we know the enemy has limited capability to do these but they are not a whole bunch of yocals running around the country. connor live in afghanistan. connor? >> it has been a difficult few days for the u.s. military over the last four or five days. th

to ease safety concerns of residents, the united states agreed the tilt rotor aircraft will not be flown below 150 meters or over densely populated areas. after the test flights, the u.s. military plans to transfer the osprey to okinawa by the end of the month. the u.s. hopes to have the aircraft in full operation by mid october. many residents remain angry about the planned deployment. defense minister will visit okinawa next week to meet with the governor and other officials. he will explain the government did all it could to guarantee the safety of the ospreys. but the governor is still skeptical. >> translator: the central government its not addressing our concerns properly. >> he said the government lacks sincerity in the handling of the matter. >> all rigaw >> the united states has imposed sanctions to a firm in belarus for providing arms to syria. the company contributing to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. the officials say the firm provided parts for aerial bombs syrian forces used against rebels. the treasury department will freeze the assets in the u.s. and ba

the united states has 11 aircraft carriers. the rest of the world has grand total of ten. thanks to all of you for being part of my program this week. i'll see you next week. stay tuned for "reliable sources." >>> the media drumbeat is under way. do or die. can he score, land a big punch, knock out his big opponent in the first of the presidential debate this week? >> if the president does well in the debates, he'll probably win the election. >>> if mitt romney cannot successfully deal with his slander against 47% of the american people, his campaign will die on the spot on that debate stage. >> but are the pundits overdramatizing the impact of these televised events? what about paul ryan saying this morning the media are rooting for barack obama to win and was it more important for the president to do this -- >> you're very happy that you came on with us, mrs. obama, and brought your date. >> i brought him. he had a few minutes in his schedule. >> i told folks i'm just supposed to be eye candy for you guys. >> -- than to meet with world leaders at the u.n. how do comedian

united states. >> the coffins were unloaded from an aircraft at andrews air force base just outside washington. president barack obama, secretary of state hillary clinton, and defense secretary leon panetta were on hand to honor the men. in his comments, president obama praised the men's commitment and dedication and said that the sacrifice would never be forgotten. >> we turn right now to our top story, and that is the fact that there is this violence in sudan. we are joined now by a journalist in sudan, who joins me on the line from khartoum -- actually, i'm just hearing from our producer that we do not have that interview. we will move onto another story. anti-western violence has also exploded in tunisia. the country's official news agency said two protesters were killed and dozens wounded when islamist demonstrators stormed the u.s. embassy in the capital tunis. witnesses say a group of protesters managed to briefly into the embassy compound before police and soldiers could secure the area. hundreds of stone-throwing demonstrators continued to clash with security forces. there are also rep

there were jet fighters accompanying the president's aircraft. >> make no mistake, the united statesl hunt down and and ph those responsible for these cowardly acts. >> by the time that the president had gotten off air force base, nobody was going to tell the president that he couldn't come back. the first thing he said on the teleconference was, i'm coming back tonight. >> the city of new york and the united states of america is much stronger than any group ofbar baric terrorists, that our democracy, that our rule of law and our strength and willingness to defend ourselves will ultimately prevail. >> today was supposed to be an election day, at least a primary runoff day in manhattan, for those who would succeed the mayor. that has been cancelled. >> the hardest thing i have ever had to do to try to maintain composure. i am not trying to sound macho, but i figured if i break down and cry -- which i was very close to doing a couple of times that day, it is not going to help anybody at home process the information that we are trying to bring them. so i just -- i said a little silent p

there were jet fighters accompanying the president's aircraft. >> make no mistake, the united states will hunt down and punish those responsible for these cowardly acts. >> by the time the president had gotten off the air force base nobody was going to tell the president that he couldn't come back. the first thing he said when he got onto the teleconference is i am coming back tonight. >> the city of new york and the united states of america is much stronger than any group of barbaric terrorists that our democracy, our rule of law, our strength and willingness to defend ourselves will ultimately prevail. >> today was supposed to be an election day at least a primary run off day in manhattan for those who would succeed the mayor. that has been canceled. >> it was the hardest thing i was trying to do to try to maintain composure. i am not trying to be macho or anything i felt that if i broke down and cried which i thought i was going to do many times it wouldn't help anybody at home to process what was happening. i said a silent prayer and tried to keep going. >> i hate to wonder how m

and we could see this aircraft, flying around, up the ohio and pennsylvania area. >> united airlines called me and told me,ed to had made a phone call to an operator, he had initially called just to report a hijacking. he felt at that time that this was a situation where the hijackers were going to return them to the report and there was a demand to be made. >> i heard mark's voice saying i am on a flight from from newark to san francisco, there are three guys on board who have taken over the plane and they say they have a bombing. i am calling you from the air phone. and then there was a long pause. mom, you believe me, don't you? i aid -- said, mark, yes, i believe you. who are these guys? there was another long pause. then mark's voice came back on the line and he said, you believe me, don't you, mom? i said, yes, mark. i believe you. who are those guys? then we were disconnected. >> you have reached the mobile voice message i. mark, this is your mom. the news is that it has been hijacked by terrorists, they are planning to probably use the plane as a target to hit some site on th

there were jet fighters accompanying the president's aircraft. >> make no mistake, the united states will hunt down and and ph those responsible for these cowardly acts. >> by the time that the president had gotten off air force base, nobody was going to tell the president that he couldn't come back. the first thing he said on the teleconference was, i'm coming back tonight. >> the city of new york and the united states of america is much stronger than any group ofbar baric terrorists, that our democracy, that our rule of law and our strength and willingness to defend ourselves will ultimately prevail. >> today was supposed to be an election day, at least a primary runoff day in manhattan, for those who would succeed the mayor. that has been cancelled. >> the hardest thing i have ever had to do to try to maintain composure. i am not trying to sound macho, but i figured if i break down and cry -- which i was very close to doing a couple of times that day, it is not going to help anybody at home process the information that we are trying to bring them. so i just -- i said a little sile

there were jet fighters accompanying the president's aircraft. >> make no mistake, the united states will hunt down and and ph those responsible for these cowardly acts. >> by the time that the president had gotten off air force base, nobody was going to tell the president that he couldn't come back. the first thing he said on the teleconference was, i'm coming back tonight. >> the city of new york and the united states of america is much stronger than any group ofbar baric terrorists, that our democracy, that our rule of law and our strength and willingness to defend ourselves will ultimately prevail. >> today was supposed to be an election day, at least a primary runoff day in manhattan, for those who would succeed the mayor. that has been cancelled. >> the hardest thing i have ever had to do to try to maintain composure. i am not trying to sound macho, but i figured if i break down and cry -- which i was very close to doing a couple of times that day, it is not going to help anybody at home process the information that we are trying to bring them. so i just -- i said a little sile

president clinton had a pbd saying that they would hijack aircraft in the united states. but mr.ickenwald only faults george bush, but the 9/11 commission faulted president bush, president clinton, cia, department of justice. a much more complex report than mr. eickenwald said, and never had the heart of what mr. ike enwald said, where there were other pdbs that this could have been stopped. >> in my 9/11 commission report, it said numerous actions were done overseas, far less domestically. and domestic agencies reported they didn't know what to do, according to the 9/11 commission report. >> that's true. there wasn't the same kind of -- i want to address a number of things ari just said. number one, his first approach was attack the messenger. number two, i am quoting from presidential daily briefs. ari is not coming in here and saying, oh, i have other information. i don't know what he's saying. is he saying i'm lying and making them up? ari, this is what it says. you can hold up the 9/11 -- i allowed you to speak. i'm kind of angry at ari today. the first thing he did was send

the clerk: calendar numbered 484, s. 1956, a bill to prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the united states from participating in the european union's emissions trading scheme and for other purposes. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. reid: mr. president i ask unanimous consent that the committee reported amendment be considered the cardin and merkley amendments at the desk be agreed to, the committee-reported amendment as amended be agreed to, the bill as amended be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid on the table any statements relating to this bill appear at the appropriate place in the record. i would also, mr. president extend my appreciation to all senators who have been involved in this contentious issue for a while at least and especially senator thune who has helped us work through this and a number of other things. the presiding officer: without objection. the clerk will call the roll. quorum call:

we have one of our pile it is in a fixed wing aircraft along with another trooper with another unit andsee a speeder come across the first line, they click a button on the unit. when it passes the next point, they click it again. a simple mathematical equation. the trooper radios down and they stop the vehicle and, a ticket. >> do you find that people are paying enough attention to the signs that say aircraft monitoring. >> we get a lot of questions about what it means. and honestly, if the sign makes people think twice and slow down, then even the sign itself is almost effective. the bottom line is if you comply with the speed limit, you have nothing to worry about. we find it is effective in congested areas where you are zigzagging back across the interstates. >> it doesn't seem to be a particularly efficient way of doing this. >> it is a bit time and personnel consuming. when after he got heavy traffic and you all have seen the folk that zigzag, it is like playing frogger across the interstate. when you have a trooper stationary trying to pull into thick traffic and catch up with tha

. >> let me tell you, as president of the united states, if there is a decompression on this aircraftd child on this aircraft will receive oxygen. when i hear a flight attendant or gate agent, you know, making announcements, you can tell they're just reading. >> place the mask over your nose and mouth, adjust the elastic band around your head -- >> it hurts my ears. i don't want -- you know, people don't want to feel like they're a herd of cattle. people want to be talked to. >> kurt delivers his announcements with a humorous twist meant to entertain passengers. >> oxygen will flow at a rate of $2 for the first minute and then 99 cents for each additional minute. if you're traveling with more than one child, now is a good time to pick your favorite. >> he is definitely trying to make you laugh, but this flight attendant does take his job seriously. >> we're trained to be firefighters, we're trained to do cpr, we're trained to use the defibrillator. people don't realize that. but we're really there for your safety. >> kurt works for ata airlines, and his most popular route is phoenix t

united states. it is for the world. adam: amazing to see the aircraft taking off and landing on the enterprise. i'm curious, have they had any contact with the iranians as of yet? >> yeah absolutely. on this particular mission they have driven through the strait of hormuz eight different times and they say that when they get in there the iranians come out on speed boats and sort of check them out and surround them and look at them. they're fairly nonchalant about it. you would expect that, if iranian ship going through iranian waters we would take a look at them. a commander that has been one of people on the ship the whole time and i asked him what is that like exactly? what kind of impact do you make on them? >> i imagine we bother them a little bet, that we go through each time and, i know they get on the radio or they make their announcements on their news about how they dislike it. i imagine no country likes that with so much american prns or any coalition presence going through here. >> what do you think is the impression that the fifth fleet gives off? is the message, if you close this,

♪ megyn: well, 11 years ago today the passengers and crew of united flight 93 turned the tables on the terrorists aboard their aircrafteir heroic actions inspire us all to this day. today their loved ones gathered in pennsylvania to remember the lives that ended far too soon. and earlier this morning right here on fox former new york governor george pataki expressed concerns that the unity we felt in the days after 9/11 is gone. >> one of the sad things 11 years later is that that sense of unity, that sense of common identity as americans whose freedom had been attacked is something we don't see now. and i think we have to struggle and work to try to reclaim that. because for whatever superficially seems to divide us, we all are americans, we all share so much, we all wish for a better future for every one of us and can for this great country. megyn: alice logue hand's son -- hoagland's son was one of the heroes who took on the hijackers. she is with us now. alice, welcome back to the program. so good to see us. >> thank you very much, megyn. it's a delight to be here. megyn: you know, let's just pick up where the gov

i look to the future 20, 30 years for sure you'll be able to use your phone on american aircraft over the united states. i don't think that's going -- nothing's going to stop that happening. >> reporter: the u.s. government is not even considering allowing passengers to use cell phones on planes. but officials are looking into whether passengers can use devices like these to read or listen to music during takeoff and landing. american airlines pilots just started using ipads in the cockpit throughout the flight to access maps and other information. flight attendants will also get tablets to use inside the cabin. and consumer advocates say allowing passengers to do the same during takeoff and landing would only be fair. >> it kind of bothers consumers and passengers not so much the fact that they can't make cell phone calls, just the fact they can't use any electronic devices. >> reporter: and he worries one day on domestic u.s. flights dealing with a loud neighbor talking on a mobile phone may be the next in-flight inconvenience. sandra endo, cnn, washington. >> polls show mitt romney's support

united states. >>> when most americans heart name saab they thick of swedish cars no longer produced but the company was born in 1937 as an aircraft maker and gaining a repetition as one of the most innovative small defense companies producing cutting edge products from command and control gear and munition and management systems w a tiny home market the 3.4 billion dollar swedish company depend on global sales for survival doing business in 100 countries with the centerpiece with the centerpiece of the port fortho the fighter updated. saab is operated in america for 4 decades and the antitank weapon is popular with troops it canly in afghanistan. but it was not until last year it launched a north american division to expand growth. we recently met with saab president and crest ohakan buskhe on the sidelines of theconversation in washington, d.c. and i asked him to explain the global growth strategy. >> we have done i would say domestic strategy where we are trying to find out in different parts of the world where we can contribute. and also where we should launch our products or go together with others. that means that basically

united states and 30 allies are holding joint naval exercises in the persian gulf. the drill comes after iran's threat to block a channel for crude oil. >> reporter: this aircraft carrier "eisenhower" has more than 60 airplanes that fly around the persian gulf. the commanders of the ship say that if any country wants to or tries to close the strait of hormuz, their role is to stay here to make sure it remains open. the 12-day maneuvers are the largest ever of such kind held in the persian gulfs. nations taking part in this united states-led exercise includes japan and britain. iran's government has repeatedly warned that it would close crude oil shipping routes that run through the strait of hormuz. the threats are in response to tighter international sanctions targeting iran's nuclear program. the fighter aircraft on this vessel can reach most of iran's nuclear facilities. the u.s. navy is not disclosing the ship's precise location, but it appears we are close to the iranian coast. my cell phone is able to pick up a signal from iran. one of the key components of the drill is mine sweeping operations. iran trails the west in military power, but underwater mines would b

united states. you be the judge. ever thought you'd want to open up the windows of an aircraft at 30,000 feet? a little lower. don't think so. and mitt romney says that's a problem. he doesn't know why they don't do that, but that's a problem. this guy that wants authority over the federal aviation administration. i asked you in our survey, did you think mitt romney paid his fair share of taxes? 4% of you said yes. 96% said no. >>> coming up, mitt romney really outdid himself with this answer on what to do with uninsured americans. that's next. [ feedback ] attention, well, everyone. you can now try snapshot from progressive free for 30 days. just plug this into your car, and your good driving can save you up to 30%. you could even try it without switching your insurance. why not give it a shot? carry on. now you can test-drive snapshot before you switch. visit progressive.com today. >>> in the big finish tonight, mitt romney's absolutely eye-popping answer on health care in this country. it's truly incredible. even by romney's standards. here's what romney said when he was asked, does the government have a r

aircraft carrier even if they build took several more words are talking about doing and they're in no position to challenge the united states militarily. really that the chinese don't represent a threat to the u.s. could there be tension between china. and other nations in the region the answer to that is that. that's potentially possible also is that not that rivalry about who's to be as it were the next superpower the u.s. obviously sees itself and is considered by many as a superpower that power is on the wane china's power is rising could we see a lot of rhetoric and that sort of rivalry and challenge going on in the future now oh i think absolutely and i think that one of the things the chinese are concerned about and i have that they have legitimate concerns here is that eighty percent of chinese imported oil and gas moves by sea and the fact is that the u.s. fifth fleet and u.s. seventh fleet controls basically all of that area that that gas and oil moves through so the chinese are to a certain extent paranoid maybe with a certain amount of real reason about their energy supplies obviously energy supplies are

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