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“MICKEY!”
“Yes, sir?”
“What is this mess? How tough is it to build a coat rack? Fix it!”
We just threw our coats in the corner. We’ve been putting them there for months. We thought nothing of it. That’s just where our coats went.
That all changed one rainy day when our commander stopped by and went crazy over a few of our coats drying in the corner. I thought the reaction was a bit extreme, but I guess that’s just the way things were. Anyways, how hard could it be to build something to hang our coats on?
Well…I was about to learn…
2Feb2009 | Q1 Publishing | 0 comments | ContinuedWith Tanker Deal Shelved, Boeing Must Dig in For Possible Long Strike
Just one day after The Boeing Co. (BA) was notified that a multi-billion-dollar U.S. Air Force tanker competition has been put on hold, the embattled aerospace firm said it was steeling itself for a long strike by its hourly work force.
Boeing’s commercial aircraft production areas were quiet Monday after the manufacturer’s 27,000 machinists walked off the company’s jetliner assembly lines to protest a proposed labor contract they contend falls far short of what’s fair in terms of health-care benefits and job security, MarketWatch.com reported.
On Wednesday, Boeing Chief Financial Officer James A. Bell said the company expects the strike to…
12Sep2008 | Money Morning | Comments Off | ContinuedBoeing Threatens to Pull Out of $35 Billion Air Force Tanker Program
The Boeing Co. (BA) doesn’t believe it can win the controversial competition for a $35 billion U.S Air Force tanker contract without a six-month extension, and now has threatened to pull out of the competition altogether.
The Chicago-based Boeing said it wants the extension to incorporate what the aerospace giant contends are essentially new requirements calling for a bigger tanker with a larger fuel-carrying capacity. The Pentagon has told the bidders it will grant two months for the bidders to assemble and submit their new proposals, a Boeing official told the Atlanta Business Chronicle.
“If we’re unable to secure sufficient time to…
26Aug2008 | Money Morning | Comments Off | Continued
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