59 ordspråk av Richard Aboulafia
Richard Aboulafia
If they do this right, they are golden for a long time.
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It has a big feel in a regional jet.
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It helps box the A380 into an even smaller niche,
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It makes politicians look like they're doing something good for their troubled constituency.
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It really depends on the situation — Delta, happy to defer. Some of the Europeans, happy to defer. But many carriers are going to want planes now. And they'll threaten to switch [to Airbus] or threaten penalty payments.
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It's a relatively inconsequential cost increase from the corporate perspective. From the union side, they got better than Boeing's best offer.
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It's a very good idea,
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It's more about service, information and customer relations than metal- bending. It's also a fragmented market, ripe for consolidation.
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It's time for Airbus to get something.
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It's very tough to pass on higher costs to the nation's airlines.
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Keeping costs down and getting close to the customer makes an awful lot of sense when the revenue environment is flattening.
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Nevertheless, ... it was financially clearly in Boeing's best interest to settle.
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No one was told that there was a choice between Iraq and recapitalizing the nation's military.
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Not to say, 'Hurray, we all win!' but both sides can claim victory.
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Reinforcing their traditional businesses -- regional jets and corporate jets -- makes a lot of sense. It's familiar turf, they know the customers, and there's much less risk than trying to attack a market that's got two entrenched competitors.
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