Study Group: Airport Construction and Improvement Experts
Council Members in this Study Group: 31
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Doug McVitieFounder & Chief Consultant
Arran Aerospace
Doug McVitie is the 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 30 years...
Tim CoombsManaging Director
Aviation EconomicsTim Coombs, BS, is the Managing Director of Aviation Economics, the London based consultancy specializing in airline and airport strategy in Europe. Mr. Coombs has carried out assignments for investment banks, venture capitalists, airlines, and airports....
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Well, the WTO Ruled in Favor of Boeing, But Bloomberg's Take Was Surprising
September 12, 2009
Analysis by: Doug McVitie, Founder & Chief Consultant,Boeing, U.S. Seen Winning WTO Case on European Aid to Airbus | www.bloomberg.com
So this story is already a week old, but crucially only three weeks into the one-month appeal time. EADS has already made the tactical error of calling this (interim) result "Only Part One", when it simply can't be -- the two cases are separate and so can't be interdependent..So what does EADS do? Appeal and underline its "Part Two" gambit or just totally ignore the reality of the huge anti-European findings and instead focus on the baloney of trying to "talk it out"? Talk, remember, is cheap.
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A Frenchman's Word is His Bind
September 5, 2009
Analysis by: Doug McVitie, Founder & Chief Consultant,US lawmaker says WTO ruling faults Airbus subsidies | us.mg2.mail.yahoo.com
1) EADS chief confident ahead of WTO ruling
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"Sauve Qui Peut!" Udvar-Hazy's on a Mission
September 4, 2009
Analysis by: Doug McVitie, Founder & Chief Consultant,Airbus May Produce Two Versions of Future A320, Tribune Says | www.bloomberg.com
There have been thousands more stupid stories written about Airbus than there were episodes of "Here''s Lucy!" (144), but at least the latter were funny. However, this outwardly dumb idea has some merit despite its "Loony Tunes" provenance (Udvar-Hazy). Interesting too that Bloomberg's aerospace reporting is sharpening up after their Paris Air Show fiascoes.
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Spirit's Turner Opens the Door for Slight 737 Reduction in 2010
September 3, 2009
Analysis by: Doug McVitie, Founder & Chief Consultant,Spirit Chief Executive: Production Cuts Could Be On The Way | www.kake.com
Does this apple taste better than that orange? If we temporarily lower production rates by a couple of aircraft a month on our narrowbodies (not the 30% the original Mini-Me Udvar-Hazy advocated), will it matter? Will the apple taster better than the orange?
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Honey, Those Bad Airline Guys Shrunk the A380 Orderbook, Again
September 3, 2009
Analysis by: Doug McVitie, Founder & Chief Consultant,Singapore Airlines delays A380 deliveries | www.google.com
What do Air France-KLM, British Airways, China Southern, Kingfisher, Lufthansa, Qantas, Singapore Airways, Thai Airways and Virgin Atlantic Airways all have in common? Simple. All nine airlines -- 66% of the entire airline customer backlog -- has ripped up their A380 delivery contracts and told Airbus to go think again. And people thought the Eiffel Tower was a bad joke?
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