September 12, 2007

Boeing wins order for 15 aircraft from Nigeria’s Arik Air

Boeing 687 delayed again
With all the Anglo Saxon propaganda rubbishing the beautiful Airbus 380, it is possible to miss the fact that the much smaller plane, Boeing 687, is again delayed. The newspaper headlines in the UK

Thu, 06 Sep 2007 03:34:13 -0700
AIAA Space 2007, Monday, 8-27-07
This AIAA Space 2007 Conference discussion program featured Mike Lounge of Boeing, Dr. Randii Wessen of JPL, Col. Richard White Jr. of SMC Los Angeles Air Force Base, CA, and Bob Dickman, AIAA Executive Director. The purpose of our program was to let…

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:12:10 GMT
Boeing Versus Airbus: The Inside Story of the Greatest International Competition in Business
Boeing Versus Airbus: The Inside Story of the Greatest International Competition in Business
From the author of the classic study of the aviation industry, The Sporty Game, a new book that chronicles the high-stakes rivalry between the worlds two largest aircraft manufacturerscompanies that will bet the house on a single airplane.Long one of Americas most successful and admired corporationsand its biggest exporterBoeing struggled to maintain 50 percent of the market share for commercial aircraft after being overtaken by the European upstart Airbus in the late 1990s. But Airbus did not remain on top for long. By 2006, the company suffered from mismanagement and had adopted the kind of complacent, risk-averse culture that had once characterized its competitor. Incorporating interviews he conducted throughout the industrywith everyone from company leaders, past and present, and Wall Street analysts to design engineers and factory workersJohn Newhouse takes us inside these two firms to help us understand their struggle for supremacy in a business based as much on instinct as on economics. He examines the critical issues that Boeing has faced in recent years, including its difficult merger with McDonnell Douglas, its controversial move from Seattle to Chicago, and a series of corporate scandals that made front-page news. And he analyzes the troubles that have beset a once ascendant Airbus, notably an institutional structure aimed at satisfying the narrowly focused interests of its European stakeholders. Newhouse also explores the problems that now face Boeing and Airbus alike: potential competition from China and Japan, the challenge of serving burgeoning Asian markets, and the need to undo years of mismanagement. Boeing Versus Airbus is a fascinating, informed, and insightful tale of success, and failure, in the turbulent, do-or-die world of the aircraft industry.
Author: John Newhouse

Hardcover: 
272 pages

Company: Knopf 
(2007-01-16)
(2007-01-16)

ISBN: 1400043360
List Price: $26.95
Amazon Price: $11.99
Used Price: $10.99

Ex-Soldier Takes On New War Poetry
I first flew into Afghanistan in the autumn of 2001, near midnight, with a rifle by my side and no passport in my pocket. At 24 years old, I commanded a Marine Corps infantry platoon, spearheading the attack against the Taliban after September 11. My…

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:19:06 GMT
Airbus Pics: Korean Air Shows off its A380 Cockpit and Interiors After its Maiden Voyage
Gizmodo: Korean Air is also the proud owner of a A380 and has released these pictures, following its inaugural flight. Nice cockpit, huh? You can also see around the cabin, in another gallery after the jump. What is it with this fever for lavender all of a sudden? First the iPhone Nano, now Korean Air’s First-Class …

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Contract for supply-chain solution announced by Boeing and Honeywell

Boeing (NYSE: BA) has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Honeywell Aerospace, a supplier of consumable hardware products and services, that will enable them to reduce an airline’s maintenance costs by providing expendable parts.

Under the terms of the programme Boeing and suppliers such as Honeywell will maintain an airline’s inventory of spare parts, providing items as needed.

The companies teamed as part of Boeing’s Integrated Materials Management (IMM) initiative.

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Air NZ to shareholders: ‘Can we get our new planes, please?’

U.K. govt reportedly urging British Airways to opt for Rolls-Royce Airbus in fleet upgrade - MarketWatch
U.K. govt reportedly urging British Airways to opt for Rolls-Royce Airbus in fleet upgrade Last Update: 4:37 AM ET Sep 12 2007 LONDON (MarketWatch) The U.K. government is putting pressure on British Airways PLC to buy Airbus aircraft and Rolls-Royce Group PLC (RR.LN) engines to protect jobs The Times of London reports Wednesday citing an unnamed source.

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EST
Man arrested for trying to open plane door.

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Boeing installs Electronic Flight Bag on EgyptAir aircraft

Boeing (NYSE:BA) will install the industry-standard Boeing Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) on six 737-800 airplanes to be delivered to EgyptAir beginning in July 2006.

EFB is a core technology of Boeing’s vision of an e-Enabled air transport system, where data, information and knowledge can be shared instantly across the air-transport enterprise.

Using software developed by Boeing and its subsidiary Jeppesen and hardware from Astronautics Corp of America, the Boeing EFB digitises the charts and manuals that pilots need to fly an aircraft, providing relevant information instantly.

No financial details have been disclosed.

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Airbus intends to match Boeing orders by year-end - claim

Airbus, the European aircraft manufacturer, has said that it aims to match the orders received by rival Boeing by the end of the year.

Airbus is currently behind by about 200 aircraft. The chief commercial officer of Airbus John Leahy said that the company would end the year on a 50-50 basis and also told reporters that he is reiterating his forecast for 200 orders for the A350, due in 2010.

Boeing has reportedly received more than 700 orders so far in 2005 while Airbus has about 500.

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GOL exercises option for five additional aircraft from Boeing

GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes (NYSE: GOL) has signed a contract with Boeing to exercise options for the purchase of five additional Boeing 737-800 Next Generation aircraft.

The airline said that in July 2005 it increased its contract with Boeing for the purchase of up to 101 737-800 Next Generation aircraft, the largest agreement between Boeing and a Latin American company.

By exercising an additional five purchase options the carrier increases its firm orders to a total of 65 aircraft, scheduled for delivery between 2006 and 2012.

GOL currently operates 40 Boeing 737 aircraft.

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