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1. Heavy Weather At American Airlines
Business Week
Heavy Weather at American
Jan.27 1997
pg 32
There is a big shake up at American Airlines. The pilots want more
money but management has already spent it. Another strike you say. Yip, looks
like it. The chief executive of American Airlines was stunned when on January
8, by an overwhelming vote, pilots rejected a tentative cont
2. "Boeing And Union Agree To Meet With Mediator"
Boeing's engineers and mechanics rejected an offer by the administration, and voted towards a collective strike. The strike was favored by 51% of engineers, and 62% technicians. It must be noted that instead of striking union leaders hired a mediator to solve the problem. Union leaders say that the administration is "...simply imposing certain
3. The Asian Financial Crisis
As you know Asia is going through a financial crisis right now. What we have to realize is, that in the global economy everything is connected to everything else.
The global effects of the crisis are practically everywhere. Its caused the Gross Domestic Product to callapse 38% in the nations know as the Asian Tigers. The economist estimates Ch
4. Boeing 700
The s are very capable of handling duties in the commercial and military world. The s are capable of handling many tasks in the commercial and military world. With the introduction of the 707 in the late fifties to the most recent 777 in the early nineties the, 700s have dominated the commercial world for five decades. They are a line of aircra
5. Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy
The (SOFIA) will be a 2.5 meter,
optical/infrared/sub-millimeter telescopemounted in a Boeing 747, to be used for
many advanced astronomical observations performed at stratospheric altitudes.
The Observatory will accommodate installation of different focal plane
instruments, with in-flight accessibility, provided by investigators selected
from t