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February 2007 - Articles & Seeds
Q&A: Airbus job cuts
Seeded on Wed Feb 28, 2007 2:44 PM EST (BBC News)
A nice snapshot of the Airbus situation for those new to the story. The job cuts Airbus has annoucned are along expected lines...as is the reaction of the French unions. Look for some real turbulence ahead on the ground...
Smooth sailing: The CEO's perspective on the Maersk and P&O Nedlloyd merger in Oceania
Seeded on Wed Feb 28, 2007 6:19 AM EST (ceoforum.com.au)
An interesting CEO's perspective on how the merger between two companies with markedly differing cultures can be made to work.
GAO sides with Lockheed Martin in helicopter contract protest
Seeded on Wed Feb 28, 2007 5:52 AM EST (baltimore.bizjournals.com)
Just when you thought all the bad news in aviation could only hit Airbus...the USD 15 billion contract for 146 helicopters that Boeing supposedly one now looks less than certain, as the GAO finds LMCO's complaint about unfair terms of the bid valid, and it appears the bif may hav …
Everything about: The Airbus A380
Seeded on Wed Feb 28, 2007 5:36 AM EST ()
A very nice one stop shop for key information on the A380 aircraft: even though the plane has caused headaches for its maker and it may indeed yet prove a white elephant, the magnitude of the technical achievement of Airbus in getting this benemoth to fly cannot be understated.
Qantas chooses GE engines for B787 fleet
Seeded on Tue Feb 27, 2007 3:12 PM EST (Stuff.co.nz)
The GE engine was always the front runner for Qantas and this confirmation doesn't really surprise anyone. Qantas remains the 787's second biggest customer and word is that its order may sey to increase slightly before the end of the year.
Royal Ahold to enter Danish market, possibly by buying AP Moeller's Dansk Supermarked
Seeded on Tue Feb 27, 2007 2:49 PM EST (freshplaza.com)
The Dutch giant is keen on expanding to Denmark, which automatically means it better develop an AP Moller strategy.
Union tensions mount as Airbus prepares to unveil cuts
Seeded on Tue Feb 27, 2007 2:45 PM EST (International Herald Tribune)
That sound you hear is airline executives quaking in their boots. The union reaction to Power8 was never going to be easy, but such an outright declearation of hostility is likely to set the scene for painful confrontations over the upcoming few months.
Container shipping firm NOL posts 55% drop in full-year profit
Seeded on Tue Feb 27, 2007 2:42 PM EST (Channel NewsAsia Singapore)
The industry is facing tough times, in great contrast to the situation 24-36 months ago.
EADS supervisory board approves Airbus restructuring plan
Seeded on Tue Feb 27, 2007 4:53 AM EST (news.monstersandcritics.com)
Well, Power8 is now "finalised"...which means that on February 28, the French and German unions will be fully united in trying to stop badly needed reforms.
Transhumanism - The most dangerous idea on earth?
Seeded on Tue Feb 27, 2007 4:49 AM EST (FT.com)
One of the most insightful, helpful, fascinating yet terrifying glimpses into a future that is, as fantastically distant as it initially seems, only maybe a few decades away from fruition, given recent breakthroughs in the human genome and nanotechnology.
Airbus says no date for restructuring plan
Seeded on Mon Feb 26, 2007 3:06 PM EST (Toronto Star)
Power8 remains on hold whilst the Germans and the French slug it out, with the likelihood that it could be many months before someone agrees as to how the pain shoudl be shared around.
Maersk plans job cuts at Odense yard
Seeded on Mon Feb 26, 2007 3:00 PM EST (marinelog.com)
Whilst there can be little doubt that the Odense shipyard in Denmark can lay fair claim to being amongst the most technologically advanced in the world, Denmark's extraordinarily high labor costs make it amazingly uuncompetetice compared to those of Japan and Korea, let alone the …
Macquarie Bank turns to carbon trading
Seeded on Sun Feb 25, 2007 3:14 PM EST (Australian News Network)
The former Premier of New South Wales will be pushed to start up a carbon trading scheme aimed at retail invetsors with a conscience.
UPS, last Airbus A380 freighter buyer, may cancel
Seeded on Sun Feb 25, 2007 1:58 AM EST (Reuters)
Whispers around the corridors of UPS suggest that this move reflects a combination of uncertainty as to whether the A380 really is the winner that Airbus is making it out to be...and if Airbus can actually deliver it during the indicated timeframe.
Chirac says France faces bigger Airbus job losses than Germany
Seeded on Sat Feb 24, 2007 3:23 AM EST (Bloomberg.com)
The word is that France accepted slightly more job cuts in return for more work on the A350-XWB (Germany is supposed to get more on the A320 and its successor).
General Electric's GEnx-1B engine for the Boeing 787 makes first flight on 747 testbed
Seeded on Sat Feb 24, 2007 3:08 AM EST (flightglobal.com)
The 787 is a breakthrough plane and one of the key elements of its revolutionary technologies is the GE engine, which made its maiden flight recently.
Maersk won't comment on reported talks with Mota Engil on ports JV
Seeded on Fri Feb 23, 2007 3:58 PM EST (Forbes)
An interesting development for the Danish giant. The JV proposal would have an initial impact in Portugal, but the reference to Portuguese speaking countries could be a hint that Brazil may soon be seeing a more significant prescence from the Seven Pointed Star.
Australia's Macquarie Bank's David Clarke to retire from executive duties
Seeded on Fri Feb 23, 2007 3:48 PM EST (Forbes)
Whilst something of a Clayton's retirement (at least initially), the stepping asside of Clarke marks a milestone in the history of the bank and sees one of the most innovative bankers in the world over the past 40 years prepare for a sucessor.
As Airbus squabble grows, Putin calls for aerospace aid
Seeded on Fri Feb 23, 2007 3:41 PM EST (todayszaman.com)
Russia is keen to exploit the chaos at Airbus, one way or the other.
Morgan Stanley buys 80% of Montreal port
Seeded on Fri Feb 23, 2007 4:53 AM EST (Toronto Star)
The port bug has bitten Morgan Stanley, with Montreal Port now the latest domino to fall as the transport infrastructure arena shows no sign of abating.
New chill between U.S., Russia freezes Boeing out of jet order
Seeded on Fri Feb 23, 2007 3:37 AM EST (The Seattle Times)
The 787 falls victim to the new Cold War: Aeroflot is now most likely to side with the A350-XWB as a result of Bush and Putin striking each other off their respective Xmas card lists.
Airbus loses composure over composites
Seeded on Thu Feb 22, 2007 4:47 PM EST (Reuters)
It's technical as well as political: there remain some question marks over the use of composites on the A350 and these are contributing to the delay on the program as much as the row over the future of Airbus itself.
BA chooses Boeing 777s over Airbus offerings
Seeded on Wed Feb 21, 2007 2:37 PM EST (ireland.com)
A small but significant win for Boeing: the reason given was the commonality with key existing Boeing products, but other reasons relate to fears over Airbus delivery reliability.
The Self-Humiliation of Airbus
Seeded on Tue Feb 20, 2007 2:43 PM EST (American Thinker)
If one can set aside how good old American Boeing is kickin' Airbus in the privates, this artcile has some very insightful points as to the outlook for Airbus, the mathematics of the A380 and the complexities of the Franco-German relationship as well as the spanner that is China.
Spain's Ferrovial reportedly interested in bidding for Chicago airport
Seeded on Tue Feb 20, 2007 2:35 PM EST (MarketWatch.com)
Ferrovial vs. Macquarie Bank vs. Goldman Sachs vs. Deutsche Bank. Quite a brawl for the airport and one where you could be hard pressed to pick a winner.
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