Thu, Sep 22, 2011
On Friday September 16, 2011, Luxembourg-based Cargolux declined to accept two Boeing 747-8F cargo airplanes that had been scheduled for delivery on Sept. 19 and Sept. 21. Airlines defer or cancel deliveries all the time, so this ordinarily wouldn’t be a big deal in the scheme of things.
Thu, Aug 11, 2011
Seven months ago I reported on the confusion between Arabic and English translations of a speech by Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al-Baker. English headlines reported that Qatar Airways had reaffirmed confidence in the Boeing 787.
Thu, Feb 3, 2011
Workplace loyalty is among the casualties
“Boeing is losing many of its best workers, and the company doesn’t seem to care”
Thu, Jan 27, 2011
Are business-friendly places all dust-bins?
Laurie Kulikowski of TheStreet.com has listed the best and worst states for small business. Kulikowski used data from the Small Business & Entrepreneur Council to achieve the ratings. In December the council had compiled a list of all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Their data shows the worst place in the country for small business is the other Washington (D.C.).
Thu, Jan 6, 2011
Looking back: First decade 21st century
In 1962 Seattle took its first small step onto the world stage with the 21st Century Exposition. The Seattle World Fair tried to imagine what the world would look like. Some of the predictions for the 21st century were wildly inaccurate, but some were prescient.
Thu, Dec 23, 2010
He said what? It’s all up in the air in Qatar
The headline in the Chicago Sun-Times says, “Qatar Air Sticks by Boeing 787.” The headline in the Everett Herald says, “Qatar Airways sticks with Boeing 787 despite delays.” The headline at KING-5 says, “Qatar Airways sticks by Boeing 787 despite delays.” This all sounds positive.
Thu, Dec 2, 2010
Who’s running Boeing? Don’t blame accountants
Three weeks ago I speculated on what excuse Boeing would use for the fire in Dreamliner No. 2. The answer: “Engineers have determined that the fault began as either a short circuit or an electrical arc in the P100 power distribution panel, most likely caused by the presence of foreign debris.
Thu, Nov 18, 2010
Talk about hair-raising! A close call for Boeing
My phone began to ring and emails began to come in shortly after Boeing 787, code ZA002 – the second of six flight-test aircraft in the 787 program – made an emergency landing in Laredo, Texas because of smoke in the cabin.
Thu, Nov 11, 2010
Sen. Murray on track to link up with history
When Patty Murray was elected to a fourth term as U.S. Senator last week, it was an event of historic proportions in Washington.
Thu, Oct 28, 2010
If the CEO doesn’t know, that’s incompetence
Last week Boeing’s CEO told shareholders and Wall Street analysts, "The supply chain has not been stood down at this stage. The supply chain is moving."
Thu, Oct 7, 2010
6th Dreamliner takes to the air (belatedly)
The sixth Boeing 787 Dreamliner took off on its first test flight just about an hour before I began this report. No. 6 arrives in the test fleet at an important point. Test hours have been dropping for months and reached a nadir last week when only 13 hours and 10 minutes of test flights were completed.
Thu, Sep 30, 2010
Another blown deadline – so what else is new?
“I received a note from a Boeing representative explaining why my numbers were faulty”
Thu, Sep 23, 2010
Who’s No. 1? No, it’s not Weyerhaeuser
All my life (I am 63) the largest forest products’ company in the Northwest has been Weyerhaeuser. When I thought of wood products, sawmills, forests and tree farms, the name that came to mind was always Weyerhaeuser.
Thu, Sep 9, 2010
THIS is how Boeing makes decisions? Really?
Can you come up with the correct question to the following “Jeopardy” answer? The answer: it's a major city located exactly halfway between London and Tokyo.
Thu, Jul 22, 2010
Even best-laid plans may require a revision
After nearly 16 years of existence, the Abarim Snohomish County Stock Index (ASCSI) ends today. The final number is 102.06, only a little above the first index at 87.38. The reason for winding it up now is a practical one. There were six companies in the index when it began on November 21, 1994; if it were to continue, there would only be five companies in the ASCSI by late July.
Thu, Jul 1, 2010
How safe is the 787? Let’s take a close look
The genie is out of the bottle. Dominic Gates and the Seattle Times released the genie in a recent business article that posed the question: Is the 787, or for that matter the AirBus A350, as survivable as an aluminum airplane in hard landings or crashes?
Thu, May 20, 2010
Let me be perfectly Clear - starting now!
Several people have asked how I like my Clear Internet connection. The answer is not so much, but let me start at the beginning.
Thu, Apr 8, 2010
`Big guys' flex muscles in second quarter
The Abarim Snohomish County Stock Index advanced 17 percent in the first quarter of 2010. This compares to a gain of 4.1 percent for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, 4.9 percent for the Standard & Poor 500 Index, and 5.7 percent for the NASDAQ Composite Index.
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