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AirTran Expanding in Baltimore
It's a rare sight these days to see any airline expanding with long haul domestic flights, but AirTran has decided to charge full speed ahead. This summer, the airline will operate two daily flights between Baltimore and both Seattle/Tacoma and Los Angeles. Now, it's no secret...
Tags: Flight, AirTran, Baltimore, Aerospace & Defense, Strategy, Manufacturing, Management, Brett Snyder
Blog posts 2008-03-27
Fuel Costs, Rivals Push Aloha into Chapter 11
This may look like a headline from 2004, but sadly, it's accurate once again. Aloha Airlines has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection a mere two years after its last trip to bankruptcy-land ended. What does this mean for the airline? Well, things aren't looking good. ...
Tags: Airline, Aloha Airlines, Fares, Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing, Brett Snyder
Blog posts 2008-03-24
For Skybus, High Load Factor Doesn't Mean Success
The December DOT data is now in, and though I haven't had a lot of time to poke through the data yet, I have found a couple interesting things. For today, let's focus on Columbus-based Skybus. Even though the airline is based in Columbus, it's apparently finding...
Tags: Aerospace & Defense, December DOT Data, Florida, Manufacturing, Brett Snyder
Blog posts 2008-03-18
Master Your Multitasking
David Allen is the patron saint of personal productivity. Find out how he can help you get things done.If you're not familiar with David Allen, you'll probably be hearing more about him soon. Allen is a personal-productivity expert with legions of fans and a bestselling book under his belt, and...
Tags: BNET Feature Package, Getting Things Done, GTD, Career, Organization, Business Operations, Andrew Mager, Time Management, Quality, Marketing, David Allen, Allen, Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing, Process Improvement, Corporate Communications, Productivity
Articles 2008-02-19
Winning in the Aftermarket
The Idea in Brief In many industries--automotive, consumer electronics, home appliances--the after-sales service market has ballooned to four to five times the size of the original equipment business. And the aftermarket is a high-margin cash cow: in...
Tags: Services, Aftermarket, Vipul Agrawal, Narendra Agrawal, Morris A. Cohen, In Brief, Harvard Business Review, Management, Business Operations, Operational Planning, Sales, Manufacturing, Software, Enterprise Software, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Strategy, Asset Management, Telecom & Utilities, Sales Strategy, Product, Customer, Service, Service Product, Performance Management, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Aerospace & Defense
Articles 2008-02-13
After a Horrible Summer, Airlines Change Their Ways
It's been a particularly frustrating summer at the airport. The NY Times called it "a summer marked by widespread flight cancellations and delays, and the most crowded planes in the history of jet travel." Flights were so overbooked and the aging air-traffic control system so overburdened that when severe weather...
Tags: Business Traveler, Airline, Aerospace & Defense, Strategy, It Services, Manufacturing, Management, Jessica Stillman
Blog posts 2007-09-10
What to Do if Your Product Catches on Fire
Passengers evacuated from a China Airlines plane that caught fire at an Okinawa airport complained the flight crew provided poor evacuation instructions. Perhaps the flight crew should take a lesson in competency from the maintenance staffers who meticulously whited-out the company's name and logo on the burnt aircraft's remains. That's right. The...
Tags: Accident, Media, China Airlines, Branding, Human Resources, Manufacturing, Marketing, Lori Deschene, Aerospace & Defense, Policies And Procedures
Blog posts 2007-08-23
BNET Daily Dispatch: Dow Chemical, Alltel, Yahoo, and Airbus
Former Dow Chemical CFO, J. Pedro Reinhard, sued Dow yesterday for libel and breach of contract. Dow fired Reinhard after he was accused of holding unauthorized talks to sell the company. Reinhard's complaint seeks compensatory and punitive damages amounting to $75 million.Several teams of private equity firms are preparing bids...
Tags: Aerospace & Defense, Airbus S.A.S., Alltel Corp., Business Services, E-business/E-Commerce, Finance, Financial Services, Internet, Investment, J. Pedro Reinhard, Joseph De Avila, Management, Manufacturing, Team Management, The Dow Chemical Co., Yahoo! Inc.
Blog posts 2007-05-09
Video: Getting Things Done, David Allen's Way
At the Under the Radar confab in Silicon Valley on March 26, 'Getting Things Done' author David Allen gave CNET a dollop of his time. He explained the importance of list management for those who want to be effective in using their time, and offered...
Tags: Marketing, Manufacturing, Corporate Communications, Aerospace & Defense, Video, BNET staff
Blog posts 2007-03-30
Rockwell Collins CEO to Present at Aerospace & Defense Conference
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Rockwell Collins Chairman, President and CEO Clay Jones will address Credit Suisse First Boston and Aviation Week's 2005 Aerospace & Defense Conference on Dec. 8. The presentation is scheduled to begin at 12:45 p.m. Eastern Time.
Tags: aerospace, Aerospace & Defense, Rockwell
Research articles 2005-12-05
Aircastle Limited Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Jamie Baker – JPMorgan Chase & Co. Jamie Baker – JPMorgan Chase & Co. Ron, first question juts a basic one on aircraft production, I think most analysts are of the view that Boeing and Airbus are going...
Tags: Impairment, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Call Transcript, Aircraft, Earnings, Aircastle Ltd., Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing, Seeking Alpha
Earnings calls 2009-11-06
Genesis Lease Ltd. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Gary Liebowitz - Wachovia. Gary Liebowitz - Wachovia John, you mentioned the four aircraft that were off lease that you hope to see reenter service in the second quarter. Can you give us an estimate of how much deterioration in...
Tags: Call Transcript, Aircraft, Wachovia Corp., Earnings, John McMahon Alan, Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing, Seeking Alpha
Earnings calls 2009-03-04
U.S.M.C. G/ATOR Suffers Cost Increase
The Ground/Air Task Order Radar (G/ATOR) is a new ground based air search radar and related command and control equipment that the Marine Corps is purchasing to replace systems that are over twenty-five years old. The G/ATOR system is being developed by Northrop Grumman and utilizes Active Electronically Scanned...
Tags: Radar, U.S.M.C. G/ATOR, G/ATOR System, Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing, Matthew Potter
Blog posts 2009-03-04
Washington Technology Ranks Government IT Contractors
Washingtontechnology.com has released their latest list of the Top 100 Government IT Contractors. It can be found here. Many of the companies are also on their similar list for top defense contractors. 1. Lockheed Martin 2. Boeing 3. Northrop Grumman...
Tags: Information Technology, Washingtontechnology.com, Government, Aerospace & Defense, Vertical Industries, Manufacturing, Enterprise Software, Software, Matthew Potter
Blog posts 2009-03-03
Turning Risk Into Profit: A Path To Performance Based Logistics Maturity
Performance Based logistics PBL is quickly becoming a standard feature in the Aerospace and Defense (A&D) landscape. This new approach to customer support and sustainment presents A&D companies with a significant opportunity to boost their revenue and margins. However, it also exposes them to unprecedented risk. A performance based environment...
Tags: Deloitte LLP, Performance, Logistics, Aerospace, Performance Based Logistics, Supply Chain, Aerospace & Defense, Performance Management, Business Operations, Manufacturing, Human Resources, Workforce Management
White papers 2008-03-11
2008 Industry Outlook:A Look Around The Corner - Aerospace & Defense Overview
Increased spending - fueled by the U.S. military presence in the Middle East and continuing concerns about global terrorism - has been the key driver of revenue and earnings growth in the defense sector over the last five years. No dramatic downturns in defense spending are anticipated in 2008; in...
Tags: Aerospace, Aerospace & Defense, Data Management, Data Mining, Deloitte LLP, Enterprise Software, Government, Homeland Security, Manufacturing, Software
White papers 2008-01-13
Small Improvements. Big Savings Potential: A Four-Step Approach To Reducing Materials Costs
While companies in other industries have adopted innovative approaches to cut materials costs - with effective results - a variety of internal and external challenges have prevented Aerospace & Defense (A&D) companies from following suit. For example, the traditional approach of structuring A&D companies around individual programs has created impenetrable...
Tags: Deloitte LLP, Aerospace, Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing
White papers 2007-11-09
2009 Industry Outlook: Aerospace & Defense - Challenging Times, Emerging Opportunities
With core defense spending expected to slow, U.S. defense contractors need to identify additional revenue sources for the coming years. 2009 should see some interesting M&A activity, mostly smaller deals by larger Aerospace & Defense (A&D) firms to fill in capability gaps - particularly in the security, defense electronics and...
Tags: Aerospace, Aerospace & Defense, Asset Management, Business Operations, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Manufacturing, Operational Planning, U.S.
White papers 2009-01-01
Rumors Swirl That EADS May End A400M Program
The Guardian of England writes about rumors that EADS may end the A400M transport program. The program is significantly behind schedule and EADS is facing having to pay penalties to the countries that have ordered the new aircraft. In December the company had to announce a further delay...
Tags: Program, Penalty, Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing, Matthew Potter
Blog posts 2009-01-25
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Certainly. Operator instructions And our first question comes from the line of Bob Labick with CJS Securities. Please go ahead at this time. Bob Labick – CJS Securities Good morning. Jason Grant Good morning, Bob. Bill Flynn Good morning, Bob. Bob Labick – CJS Securities First, you...
Tags: Call Transcript, Aircraft, Earnings, Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc., Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing, Seeking Alpha
Earnings calls 2009-03-01
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