2012 Newsletter
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Norwegian’s results
The company reports a third quarter pre-tax profit of 604 MNOK ($102.6m). This result was significantly affected by additional operating costs associated with wet-leasing replacement aircraft (A340) on long-haul routes. In addition summer bookings were lower this quarter due to…
A350XWB Update
Airbus delivered an A350XWB program update yesterday in Toulouse. Clearly the company is feeling ever more confident in the program. Airbus provided interesting data on the backlogs through October 8th. Notice how the market has swung from the current generation…
Airbus had to build the A380
This is the view of Professor Dr. Tobias Kretschmer, who heads the Institute for Strategy, Technology and Organization at Munich School of Management, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. Professor Kretschmer teaches a course on Competitive Strategy at Coursera, which we recommend you consider…
Scott Fancher Unplugged
Today we spoke with Scott Fancher, vice president and general manager of Airplane Development at Boeing Commercial Airplanes. He leads the design, development, test and certification of the next generation of airplane models, including the 737 MAX, 767 Tanker, 777X,…
The Long Good Bye
Boeing appears to have come around to the thinking that the 747 program has seen its best days in sales with its announcement of a cut in the production rate. While the industry has a relentless urge to seek better…