When Boeing and other aerospace firms proposed in the late 1960s to build a supersonic airliner with substantial subsidies from the US government, Raymond argued that the plane was not commercially viable. The USA government ceased subsidizing the design of the American supersonic transport in 1971...
future expansion are high, although in the vertically integrated corporation this would mean a second production shop belonging to IPG rather than outsourcing to other local producers and start-ups. However competitive and sophisticated the local firms, they do not have many chances to become ...
Commercial consolidation:Intensifying competition and operational inefficiencies are prompting small- and mid-sized aerospace firms to pursue strategic consolidation. Larger players are leveraging M&A to secure critical supply chain capabilities, mitigate production bottlenecks and achieve economies of scale, part...
In addition, executives of various industrial firms deeply involved in space work will present their views of the future. In this way we can get the message from NASA Management to the individuals responsible for doing the work that is vital to assuring a high quality of workmanship in the ...
TIMES STAFF WRITER On a wind-swept airfield on the edge of the Mojave Desert, the nation’s largest aerospace firms are fighting a pitched battle to land history’s most lucrative defense contract. Working in each other’s shadow in Palmdale since 1996, Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp....
As it grew, the industry spread from Downtown Los Angeles. Today, according to state officials, Southern California has 4,393 fashion-industry manufacturers, 90% of them with fewer than 50 employees. All but about 700 of these firms are small independent contractors whose employees size patterns...
Even at larger firms, however, the iPhone and the Android have been "slowly and steadily" chipping away at the BlackBerry's dominance, Mr. Doradla said. He estimates Research In Motion has more than 60% of the "enterprise" market, which consists mainly of large and midsize busi- nesses...