OEM’s, CM’s and distributors are likely to experience a dramatic shift in increased demand for aircraft fasteners and aircraft hardware starting early next week May 19th as result of lost capacity at Chengdu Aircraft in China. We have been told that Chengdu Aicraft may have suffered severe line damage due to the earthquake in […]
Accellerated Demand for Aircraft Fasteners due to Earthquake in China
Published in May 16th, 2008
Posted by admin in Hot Parts - Aircraft Fasteners, Aircraft Hardware
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Fresh delays on A380 Deliveries
Published in May 13th, 2008
Posted by admin in Aerospace Industry Direction
According to this article http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/20290320-20c1-11dd-a0e6-000077b07658.html in the financial times Airbus is announcing continued delays on deliveries for the A380 superjumbo jet. These delays combined with the penalties due to their airline customers for late deliveries have pushed Airbus and its parent company EADS into a loss for the past 2 years. Emirates Air […]
Airline Consolidation
Published in May 5th, 2008
Posted by admin in Aerospace Industry Direction
Some fellow associates returned from a vacation this week flying Southwest Airlines. They reported the on-time performance steller and service adequate. We bantered about the opportunities for legacy carriers consolidation and I began wondering: Even with significant cost savings, how does a legacy carrier compete against Southwest? Warren Buffet always talks about management expertise when […]
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