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Forum: Rumours & News
4th Jul 2013, 16:34
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,231
Posted By PAXboy

Yes. In crisis they will be rescued by...

Yes.

In crisis they will be rescued by whichever administration is in power. As the only commercial airliner manufacturer left in the USA, even before you count their military contracts. It does...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Jul 2013, 11:38
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,231
Posted By PAXboy

It is possible that one of the difficulties for...

It is possible that one of the difficulties for Boeing is that the tiniest anomaly in a system will result in no departure or an early return. Wheres on other new a/c they might take the tiny concern...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th May 2013, 17:02
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,231
Posted By PAXboy

With the ongoing PR from Boeing ... last night I...

With the ongoing PR from Boeing ... last night I was watching a documentary about the first 150 years of the London Underground system. When it opened it had the only kind of locomotives then known -...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Apr 2013, 10:38
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,231
Posted By PAXboy

whatdoesthisbuttondoThe comments here are...

whatdoesthisbuttondoThe comments here are because, in the 21st century, no one trusts big business or government.

I recall an eminent Austrian mathematician (born 1919) saying: "In my country, we...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Apr 2013, 01:41
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,231
Posted By PAXboy

grumpyoldgeekIndeed, transparency is EVERYTHING....

grumpyoldgeekIndeed, transparency is EVERYTHING. Boeing (I can be fairly sure) have not yet adjusted to the world where a single line of ill informed text, can travel around the globe in a single...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Apr 2013, 08:45
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,231
Posted By PAXboy

Certainly with regard to battery powered...

Certainly with regard to battery powered automobiles - very few consider them to be the long and wide solution. Whilst they can be great in cities, it is reckoned the fuel cell is the main game.
...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Apr 2013, 14:42
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,231
Posted By PAXboy

syseng68kMany possible answer are in this thread,...

syseng68kMany possible answer are in this thread, you can read about:


the new CEO and his performance at previous companies.
the CEO's preference to talk to office types not engineers
...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Mar 2013, 00:03
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,231
Posted By PAXboy

cockney steveThere is an old saying, origins...

cockney steveThere is an old saying, origins unknown:

It takes one generation to start a company,
A second generation to run the company,
A third generation to close the company.

Boeing is...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Mar 2013, 02:08
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,231
Posted By PAXboy

FlightPathOBN "Boeing is going to reduce...

FlightPathOBN
"Boeing is going to reduce outsourcing, they have learned their lesson" (source ?)

The problem is, I suggest, that they did NOT learn the lesson.

Outsorcing is very complex and...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2013, 08:35
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,231
Posted By PAXboy

fizz57But we do know better BECAUSE:- Had they...

fizz57But we do know better BECAUSE:-
Had they have tested the complete system in a more rigourous manner that closely replicated in service life, then folks might think that they know less than...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Mar 2013, 23:59
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,231
Posted By PAXboy

The first picture (as shown earlier in thread...

The first picture (as shown earlier in thread without the cover) has this caption on the Boeing site:
Eeerr, sorry guys but it does NOT eliminate the potential for fire!!! The potential is exactly...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Mar 2013, 13:42
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,231
Posted By PAXboy

avogadro Money Male Pride Take your...

avogadro

Money
Male Pride

Take your choice which one should be top of the list. :hmm:
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Mar 2013, 12:40
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,231
Posted By PAXboy

syseng68k Indeed. In the last 20 years there...

syseng68k

Indeed. In the last 20 years there has been a steady move in 'management' from:


Gain a gold star for making sure nothing goes wrong
to
Gain a gold star for screaming like a sea...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Mar 2013, 01:35
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,231
Posted By PAXboy

From the NTSB report linked earlier: Well,...

From the NTSB report linked earlier:
Well, there's one 'To Do' item.

I think that we can be glad that such a comprehensive document, set in plain language and with real photographs is publically...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Mar 2013, 22:39
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,231
Posted By PAXboy

galaxy flyer Indeed. When I heard the move did...

galaxy flyer
Indeed. When I heard the move did not include the whole production facility - it was clear that it was being done to save money and nothing else. It was also clear that the Board were...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Feb 2013, 14:43
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,231
Posted By PAXboy

Only two things change what makind does: Money...

Only two things change what makind does: Money and Death.

Fortunately, no one has died and it is Money that is going to change this. Companies that try to save money in the early stages (of...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Feb 2013, 22:41
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,231
Posted By PAXboy

Some people think that - when you outsource - you...

Some people think that - when you outsource - you can get away with less central control. But it is the other way around. The more you outsource, the more you need people at the centre who REALLY...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Jan 2013, 00:17
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,231
Posted By PAXboy

Dannyboy39 quoting Rananim The difference is...

Dannyboy39 quoting Rananim

The difference is that Airbus started out with multiple suppliers many, many moons ago as a key part of their strategy. For Boeing this is all new territory and they are...
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