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Study Group: Council Members Knowledgeable on Landing Gears in Aircrafts(?)

Council Members in this Study Group: 22

This study group may include experts knowledgeable on topics such as aerospace & defense, building materials, chemicals, construction, oil & gas, timber & forest products, utilities & power generation, mining, agriculture, industrial equipment and transportation, among others.

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Doug McVitie, MA, Founder & Chief Consultant, Arran AerospaceDoug McVitie, MA
Founder & 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....

Craig Cates
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,...

Gerard Buhrer
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...

Kevin Michaels, Principal, AeroStrategy LLCKevin Michaels
Principal
AeroStrategy LLC

Kevin Michaels, PhD, is the Principal and Co-Founder of AeroStrategy, a firm providing consulting services to the aviation and aerospace industries. Dr. Michaels has 23 years of experience in the aviation industry. He also has experience in strategic planning and industrial marketing in the aerospace...

Clint Purtell, Principal, SPPC Clint Purtell
Principal
SPPC

Clint Purtell is currently the principal consultant at SPPC. Prior to this role, Mr. Purtell has served as Senior Director of Strategic Procurement (Indirect Spend, Travel, Logistics, Services, and MRO) at Cadbury Schweppes for North and South America. He was a Senior Purchasing Manager of Maintenance...

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Costs Are Sinking The Boating Industry | 04-02-2008
Analysis of: Ill economic winds batter boat industry | www.chron.com
Author: Gerard Buhrer, Owner, Spectrum International Sourcing

High Fuel cost are keeping many boats tied to their slips or not being launched at all. Coupled with higher cost for storage, towing, moorage at destinations, and lower free income, the 2008 boating season will be very flat. New boat sales are at the lowest point in years and even used boats are flooding...

Airbus China Year+ Behind Schedule | 02-19-2008
Author: Doug McVitie, MA, Founder & Chief Consultant, Arran Aerospace

Airbus' plans for a narrowbody assembly-line in Tianjin, China, are running more than a year behind schedule and costing EADS far more than anticipated.

More pressure on MRAPs for Iraq | 02-19-2008
Analysis of: Vehicle delay blamed for Marines' deaths | news.yahoo.com
Author: Doug McVitie, MA, Founder & Chief Consultant, Arran Aerospace

An independent report into DOD procurement aspects of the war in Iraq is strongly critical of alleged delays in U.S. sourcing and deployment of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles, credited in the past six months with a sharp drop in the U.S. casualty rate.

Boeing Expects Limited Russian Returns | 02-05-2008
Author: Doug McVitie, MA, Founder & Chief Consultant, Arran Aerospace

The current record aerospace industry order cycle will not be sustained by strong growth from Russia and Eastern Europe, no matter what the Russians themselves might say. Potential, yes, practicality, not yet...

Airbus A350 orders cancelled | 01-30-2008
Author: Doug McVitie, MA, Founder & Chief Consultant, Arran Aerospace

Airbus has lost two airline customers in two weeks for its proposed A350XWB. While the orders themselves were small (13 aircraft total), they're another delay-engendered setback for EADS while Boeing is adding B787 orders despite its own compromised delivery schedule.

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