Boeing's 747-8 jumbo jet may represent the best of what engineers have to offer now, but Airbus has reached 40 years into future and come back with a design that barely resembles the aircraft of today. The Concept Plane, revealed ...READ»
Does the headline of this article represent an attitude that customers are drawn to? It sounds like a customer strategy taken right from the Seinfeld’s “Soup Nazi” playbook! Do customers prefer choice and the ability to ...READ»
Despite the gridlock in Washington over climate change legislation, and the world's economic downturn, 2009 was a year of growth for the emerging Enterprise Carbon Accounting (ECA) software market. The number of corporations disclosing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) increased significantly in 2009 and Groom Energy predicts that ECA software purchases will increase 600% by 2011.READ»
Since Boeing and Airbus are in a pitched battle for superiority in the aircraft industry, you may not be surprised to learn that both companies have scheduled first flights for new planes at the very same time. But you'd be wrong, ...READ»
Someday soon Bertrand Piccard is going to throw the switches on his Solar Impulse Foundation aircraft, tug back on the stick and pull it into the air. Then he'll fly it right around the world. The impressive technology demonstrator's ...READ»
The downturn in air traffic is leading to a major makeover in air carriers' fleets. Flight capacity demand among cargo and passenger carriers has deteriorated faster than expected, according to the IATA (International Air Transport ...READ»
Is the Airbus A380 a plane in search of a mission?
According to a report in The Straits Times, if not for the recession, traffic controllers at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) might have to turn away the A380 because it ...READ»
Even the best helicopters are loud, rickety gas guzzlers, and a big reason for that is the rotors themselves. As each blade cuts the air, it creates a turbulent wake; the next blade passes through that wake, causing it to ...READ»
When NASA selected two relatively small, new players in the space launcher game to provide cargo rocket supplies to the ISS during the gap between the Shuttle and Ares programs it represented something of a giant leap for the ...READ»
If you are the CMO or CEO of a technology company, you might be interested in learning that the recession, depression or slowdown in the economy is real, unless you are targeting the federal government, the single largest IT client ...READ»
New York — Our new CORPORATE INNOVATION PROJECT shows what types of innovation are accretive and why. Look at the commercial aircraft business. Airlines are being killed by today’s fuel costs and many are reconsidering ...READ»
Can you instantly identify an aircraft and its configuration with just a glimpse of its fuselage? Or are you aircraft-challenged and couldn't tell a Boeing 747 from a DC9 if it were parked in your living room?READ»
Making Phone Calls from the Plane
Most road warriors have memorized the airline cell phone usage announcement: "The Federal Communications Commission bans the in-flight use of cellular phones on aircraft." This ban is based on the ...READ»
The network carriers and Boeing engineers have the same nightmare, which is further delays in delivery of the fuel-efficient 787.
Of course, those delays have come to pass, and at the worst possible time. For if the big ...READ»
New York — In my December, 2006 North River Advisor, Airbus, I warned that Airbus’
continued weaknesses while global demand for fuel-efficient, jumbo
commercial airliners explodes would attract a powerful new ...READ»
Until someone invents a time machine, we're stuck with aviation. So it's up to Boeing, along with its only real competitor, the E.U.---backed Airbus, to carry the banner for technological and ecological innovation in the air. For ...READ»
With 52 airlines awaiting a total of 762 787s, word that delivery of Boeing's much-ballyhooed Dreamliner would be deferred was unwelcome news indeed.
Nevertheless, the Dreamliner's production problems seem to bear no resemblance to ...READ»
Half-a-hundred options for cleaning up your business, from the universal (catch that rainwater!) to the specific (lose the plastic bowls!). Mix, match--join in.READ»
Third Aircraft Interior Innovations 2007
November 6-8
Hamburg, Germany
At the Aircraft Interiors gathering, eggheads who know ergonomics and marketers who know mood lighting share prescriptions for making air ...READ»
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Susie Essman
Host, Bravo TV's Better Half
Bravo takes on love and work with its latest reality show, launching October 3. Essman, best known for her role on ...READ»
