Monday, December 2, 2013

Why Convience Stores, Fast Foods and Supermarkets Sell Soda Water as "Pop"

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My early years saw me as a manager of a small convenience and gas station store. I got used to the terminology  of "lost leaders" ...
Sunday, December 1, 2013

Leases and Wet Leases and Other Boring Stuff

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In Financial matters we were directed to the lease opinions that would effect both balance sheets and and operational financials or Revenue ...
Friday, November 29, 2013

JAL Elevates To A Women's Scorn Level 5 For Boeing

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Quote: Aviation Week " Boeing and GE see JAL's move to suspend 787 operations from subtropical zones susceptible to the unusua...

Its 2013 What's Under The Tree?

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Its a new GE9X that will power the 777x 8-9 aircraft. Last year I wrote a Tree piece about  the folding wings, in a  777X format, making a...
Monday, November 25, 2013

Jack Frost Hits The 787 Right In The GE Engine

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and other Thanksgiving Turkey suffers. You mean GE didn't test the 1B engine in all conditions? Software is the answer for when a...
Thursday, November 21, 2013

The Dubai Exhale

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The Dubai Exhale: Recently Boeing received orders for twenty-five 777X (Big Bodies or BB's) from Etihad and one hundred and fifty B...
Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Post 787 Design Era

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The 787 entered a brave new world in the aviation saga from Wright Brothers to the new 777X types, AKA 777-8 and 777-9.  What sticks out is ...
Tuesday, November 19, 2013

A LiftnDrag Thanksgiving Metaphor Shoping List

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Thanks For Giving Menu:    Cranberry Sauce            => JAL to Airbus hand off.    Mashed Potatoes/Gravy  => 737 MAX Orders 20...
Monday, November 18, 2013

Boeing Bragging Points From Dubai

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The Boeing press release found on its own web site expresses optimism, confidence, and pride for the 777X launch. It has expressed this in i...
Sunday, November 17, 2013

Day 1 Dubai "Book em Dano"

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Day 1 Dubai: Hawaii 5-O Theme Song Randy's Journal From Dubai Boeing Chairman, President and CEO Jim McNerney (third from ...