Study Group: Airline and Aerospace Industry Experts: GLG Leaders and Scholars(?)
Council Members in this Study Group: 455
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Leading Experts in this Study Group
Doug McVitie, MAFounder & Chief Consultant
Arran Aerospace
Doug McVitie is Founder and Chief Consultant at Arran Aerospace, a firm providing consulting services in the aerospace and defense industry. Prior, Mr. McVitie was Director of Sales Intelligence at Airbus in Toulouse, France. He has spent more than 28 years in the aerospace industry around the world....
Consultant
CRAIG CATES
Craig Cates is an independent consultant in the airlines and aerospace industry. Prior, Mr. Cates was General Manager of Supply Chain at Delta Airlines. He oversaw a supply chain budget of $500M and was responsible for sourcing raw materials, finished goods, technology, outsourced activities, services,...
Owner
Spectrum International Sourcing
Gerard Buhrer is the Owner of Spectrum International Sourcing, an independent consultancy firm providing consultancy services for the manufacturing of aerospace engine parts. Mr. Buhrer has more than 38 years of experience in providing technical assistance to international suppliers and selecting suppliers...
Richard AboulafiaVice President, Analysis
Teal Group Corporation
Richard Aboulafia is the Vice President of Analysis at Teal Group, a firm providing consulting services in the aerospace industry. Mr. Aboulafia is responsible for managing a team of experts who forecast aerospace markets including engines, electronics, space systems, and missiles. He has more than...
Strategic Sourcing Manager
Bristow Group, Inc.
Ron Solanki is the Chief Executive Officer and the President of Solanki Group Inc., a management consultancy to major US, Asian and European Electronics Corporations in the areas of business strategy, portfolio management, business development, manufacturing, and supply chain management. He also serves...
Vice President
U S Airways Group, Inc.
Terry Petrun is the Vice President of the US Airways Express Shared Services Organization and is also Vice President of the Material Services Company (MSC) subsidiary of US Airways Group. He has more than 31 years of experience in senior airline management, including aircraft fleet selection, fuel ...
David JarachManaging Partner
Diciottofebbraio Srl
David Jarach, PhD, is Managing Partner at Diciottofebbraio Srl, a leading all-aviation Milan based top advisory firm which directly covers the EMEA arena and, through JV, the US. Dr. Jarach has significant experience in advising and working in close contact with governments, aircraft and engine manufacturers,...
Christopher DanePresident-HRG Afilliates, LLC
HRG of North America Inc.
Christopher Dane is the President of Affiliates Program at HRG of North America, one of the largest travel management companies in the world, where he has worked since June 2006. At HRG, he has launched and oversees the North American Affiliates Program that is designed to allow large regional travel...
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IATA rightly assigns much of its members' travails to the oil spike. How quickly we forget. Before the oil spike we had a situation where many airlines were struggling - especially in the US - with rising labor demands. The truth is that the industry had a brief moment of profitability. There were exceptions...
1. Traction drive electric motors in the wheel has already been developed by Dana and Volvo. 2. Yardney Technical Products, Inc., Stonington, CT has a battery system that has lasted for eights years and is working on a car battery that will charge in 15 minutes. 3. The 2nd generation hybrid...
The story speaks of a few planes at O'Hare, but its worse than that. This was not an isolated event.
Cultural differences at Airbus are being blamed for all or most its problems. Politicians in France are fuelling to the misunderstandings by loudmouth paroles, while doing nothing to solve the situation. In the end, it is the product that suffers, usually by adding delays to the production line. A costly...
Premier Power Renewable Energy, an American solar system provider has entered the European market and aims to grow quickly. After barely two years in Spain, the company is pushing towards growth, trying to cash in on the governments' incentives. However, the company concedes that a move into Germany...
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