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How One Airline Is Using AR to Improve Operations

Harvard Business

Lessons in enterprise AR’s potential from China Southern Airlines.

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French Airline Pilots Call Month Long Strike in May to Protest Law Prohibiting Pilot Strikes

MishTalk

The French airline union, SNPL, has called for a month-long strike beginning in May. It''s main objective is to repeal the Diard Law which limits the right of airline pilots to strike. Via translation from Les Echos : An unprecedented month-long strike is the motto launched today by SNPL, the main union of French airline pilots.

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Venezuela Strengthens Currency Controls in Impossible Mission to Stop Capital Flight; Airlines Collapse; End of the Line

MishTalk

In an effort to get money out of Venezuela, airline ticket sales had been booked solid for months. One airline cancelled all flights. Venezuelan bonds plunged to the lowest in more than two years after the government announced the latest partial devaluation of the bolivar, this time for airlines and foreign direct investment.

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Book Review – “How the mighty fall” by Jim Collins

Tom Spencer

A fine example of a company that passed through the five stages of decline to ultimately collapse was the one popularly known as “the king of good times” – Kingfisher Airlines. Kingfisher Airlines, once known for its best in class service, on board meals, and staff courtesy fell from grace due to excessive arrogance.

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Consultant Ninja: Whither art thou Marakon: Management.

Consultant Ninja

Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. Can anyone from Marakon weigh in and explain whats happening inside its "operating subsidiaries"? Management Consulting. Consultant Ninja. Wednesday, February 25, 2009.

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Sustainable Aviation: Emerging Trends and Opportunities

Tom Spencer

This includes not only commercial airlines, but also cargo planes and military aircraft. Most commercial airlines contain two engines, while cargo planes and some military craft generally require four or more (common engines for these large-scale aerospace vehicles include PW JT9D-7R4G2 engines, GE CF6-80C2B1, or RR RB211-524D4 engines ).

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Consultant Ninja: Future Histories: Management Consulting Blog

Consultant Ninja

Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. Typical of its down-to-earth management ethos, NetApp early on ditched a travel policy a dozen ­pages long in favor of this maxim: "We are a frugal company. . Analysis.