Tag: Aviation

I'm going to try to tie this into Lean, or so I think. I had the most mind-numbing experience at the Dallas-Fort Worth...

Flightblogger: Temporary Fasteners Causing Major Problems for 787 ProgramOk, so Boeing isn't using duct tape in their efforts to cobble together the first Dreamliner...

How Boeing Got Going - TIMEEvolving Excellence's Kevin Meyer will comment on this after his vacation, I'm sure (read his other Boeing comments starting...

Review by Andy Wagner: Name of the Book: Boeing Versus Airbus: The Inside Story of the Greatest International Competition in Business Author: John Newhouse Publication Date: 2007 Book...

The Middle Seat - WSJ.com:Here's an example of the every day use of the word "lean" that, unfortunately, means just about the exact opposite...

Small Jets, More Trips Worsen Airport Delays - AOL Money & FinanceHere's a free version of an article that originally appeared in the WSJ...

Case of the Vanishing Airport Lines - WSJ.comThis article made me think of Lean in the sense that Alaska Air radically rethought the passenger...

Here are some updates on the "Bad Systems" I featured last week, Northwest Airlines and the NBA. I know I promised more positive...

Serious Security Questions at Sky Harbor AirportNew interim security director named at Sky HarborHere's another story from last week about bad systems, and bad...

NWA blames pilot absences: Detroit Free PressUpdated: NWA calls back all its pilots as cancellations mountIn another example of media/management blaming, Northwest Airlines...

Updated: Delphi workers in NY rejected the contract proposal.Updated: It looks like the contract has been accepted by the UAW...I got caught up...

Northwest Air, Out of Chapter 11, Aims to Mollify Customers, Labor - WSJ.comMollify (v): to soften in feeling or temper, as a person;...