Boeing Essay

Tom Baker Hour I had the opportunity to be able to attend the Tom Baker Hour with a special guest of Jack Jones. Right off the bat, I was comfortable with the topic of conversation whenever they introduced the candidates for the elevator pitch contest. In the classroom we went over what exactly an elevator pitch is and how helpful it is to have one in the future when networking. I really enjoyed watching a variety of people present their elevator pitches, some included CofC students and some…

FRONTLINE’s The Persuaders were a focus group (Chapter 4) and the use of Acxiom (Chapter 5). In the video, Dr. Clotaire Rapaille hosted a focus group to “decode” the word Luxury for the Luxury Marketing Counsel America, which includes corporations such as Boeing and Acura. The purpose of marketing research is finding an effective marketing campaign that would attract target consumers and have a competitive advantage; therefore, Marketers must find new ways to connect their merchandise with…

the B-1 heavily.”11 Since the A-10 is an older aircraft, components on it are starting to age; some aircraft are reaching the end of their life cycle and in need of new parts and components. The USAF has recently had to enter into a contract with Boeing to make new wings and components of the wings to keep the aging fleet flying.12 As a 1970’s design, the A-10 is not competitive as an air superiority platform that the USAF is currently looking for in their aircraft. The aircraft has parts that…

Over the course of the 20th century the Pacific Northwest was largely shaped by events that occurred in both the national and international level. In the past the Pacific Northwest was a hinterland and therefore its economy was effected directly by events that occurred outside of the region. This trend continued during the 20th century as well; although the region was not a hinterland any more, it continued to grow and change based on events occurring outside of the region, whether it is global…

Thesis: Pan Am flight 103 was one of the first commercial aircraft to be attacked by terrorists using an improvised explosive device (IED) containing Semtex, a plastic explosive, and a timing device hidden in checked luggage. FAA regulations of screening checked bags with X-ray technology were ignored, allowing the IED device on board with checked luggage in the cargo hold. The suspects, who were Libyan intelligence agents and employed by Libyan Arab Airlines in Malta, slipped the suitcase with…

on a beautiful September Tuesday morning the first of two planes, American Airlines flight 11 took off from Boston, Massachusetts destine for Los Angeles, California, a Boeing 767 loaded with ninety two passengers which included the five hijackers and the flight crew of eleven as well as twenty thousand gallons of jet fuel barreled into the north tower of the World Trade Center located in New York City. The hit left a burning…

The United States was changed forever on the morning of September 11, 2001; the day that foreign Iranian terrorists planned and executed the first major domestic attack on the United States homeland. The planes that attacked New York City, the Pentagon, and in Pennsylvania (that was possibly en route to the White House or U.S. Capitol building) did more than just demolish infrastructure across the United States, kill nearly 3,000 Americans, and injure 6,000 more; it damaged the entire nation by…

experienced a cargo door failure while flying from Hawaii to Auckland on February 24, 1989. After flying for about sixteen minutes and reaching an altitude of 22,000-23,000 feet, the forward cargo door near the business class section blew out. This Boeing 747-122 aircraft also suffered a burst fuselage due to the blown out cargo door hitting the side of the aircraft. Pressure differential and aerodynamic forces left a gaping hole in the aircraft. A…

On September 11, 2001, the United States of America experienced the worst terrorist attack on record. Members of an al-Qaeda terrorist group hijacked four U.S. airplanes midair and used them as weapons to strike various targets. The Twin Towers (also referred to as the World Trade Centre) located in lower Manhattan, New York City were struck with two of the hijacked planes killing nearly three-thousand people and injuring many more. The impact of the collision caused the building to ignite and…

In reviewing Lockheed Martin’s market tactics, it is clear to see that Lockheed Martin is a highly competitive firm that is willing to take on their competition directly. Reviewing Lockheed Martin’s tactics, it is clear that they prefer to battle their competitors head on in their market, which is known as “offensive tactics”. Now, offensive tactics is broken down into many categories and each category is a very specific as to the function of its use. Furthermore, a company must be very…