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• Title:Aerodynamic : inside the high stakes global jetliner ecosystem / Kevin Michaels.
  
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• Author/Creator:Michaels, Kevin, author.
  
• Published/Created:Reston, VA : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., [2018]
  

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  • Location:DAVID LAM LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: HE9803.A4 M53 2018
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Aeronautics, Commercial--United States--History.
  
• Description:xi, 402 pages ; 24 cm
  
• Series:Library of flight.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:9781624104022 hardcover
  1624104029 hardcover
  
• Contents:Machine generated contents note: References
  Early Years of the Jet Age
  1960s: Accelerated Innovation
  1970s: Bigger, Higher, and Faster
  Competitive Dynamics of the 1970s and US Deregulation
  1980s: Rise of Airbus
  Twin-Aisle Refresh
  Late-1980s Growth
  Unducted Fans?
  European Dream
  References
  1990: An Eventful Year
  Early 1990s Bust
  New Super-Jumbo?
  And Then There Were Two
  Mega-Merger
  Changing Nature of Airlines
  Late 1990s Boom
  European Restructuring
  A380: The First Moonshot
  Second Moonshot: The 787
  Moonshot Number 3: The A350 XWB
  Global Airline Restructuring
  Moonshot Delays
  Another Airline Crisis
  References
  1980s: Turboprop Dominance
  Canadian Revolution
  Embraer: The Unlikely Competitor
  Exit Fokker
  Regional Jet Demand Growth
  Regional Jet Aeropolitics
  Fee-for-Service Dream House
  British Aerospace Responds
  70-Seaters: The Next Wave
  More Attrition
  Regional Jet Transition
  Bombardier's 747
  References
  Jet Engine Origins
  Pratt & Whitney's Emergence
  Changing Fortunes
  Trent: More than a River
  Brian Rowe's Big Gamble
  Rolls-Royce Force of Conviction
  New Aeroengine Market: Regional Jets
  Single-Aisle Roller Coaster
  Large-Thrust Fireworks
  Revolutionary Technology
  Module Reuse: A Key to Profitability
  Exit Pratt & Whitney?
  References
  No Experience Necessary
  Breakthrough: The Mitsubishi Regional Jet
  Getting Real: The Bombardier C-Series
  CFM's LEAP Ahead
  Enter the Dragon
  Shot Heard 'Round the World: The A320neo
  In a Corner: Boeing's Launch of the 737 MAX
  Regional Reengining: The E2
  Pratt & Whitney: Rolls-Royce Rapprochement?
  Changed Landscape
  References
  Restructuring Airlines
  Twin-Aisle Delays
  Reengining Twin-Aisles
  Moonshot Debacles
  A350 XWB: An Airbus Bright Spot
  New Regional Jet Competition
  Single-Aisle Hijinks
  Mother of All Jetliner Battles
  Airbus-Bombardier Surprise
  References
  Way They Were: Early Jetliner Supply Chains
  Bombardier and Embraer: Tie 1 Pioneers
  Harnessing Globalization: Low-Cost Countries
  Tier 1 Expands
  Boeing's Supply Chain Nightmare
  More for Less Era
  Rebalancing
  Leaning Operations
  Globalizing Engineering
  References
  Early History of Avionics
  Avionics in the Jet Age
  Goodbye Third Pilot
  Supplier Consolidation
  Avionics in the Bustling 1990s
  Brussels Bombshell
  Momentum Shift
  Thales Rising
  GE's Return to Avionics
  Brainiacs
  References
  Jetliner Materials: The Early Years
  Enter Composites
  Material Innovation Golden Age
  787 Shocker
  Emergence of Major Tier 1 Aerostructures Suppliers
  Material Supplier Competition
  Revolution from Below
  New Frontiers
  References
  Jetliner Interiors: Early History
  Unlikely Consolidators
  Interiors in the New Millennium
  Supplier Consolidation
  Internet Cafes in the Skye
  Interiors in the 2010s
  Operations Headaches
  Evolving Connectivity
  Interiors Segment Comes of Age
  References
  Aircraft Equipment: The Early Years
  Aircraft Equipment in the 1990s
  2000s:"Moonshots"Drive Innovation
  Mega-Systems Award
  Rising China
  2010s: Consolidation Continues
  References
  Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul: A Large and Crucial Sector
  MRO Origins
  Airline Maintenance Alliances
  1980s: Aftermarket = Afterthought
  Influence of ETOPS
  1990s: The Birth of the MRO Sector
  MRO in the New Millennium
  PMA Parts: The OEM Alternative
  Return to Growth
  Return on Assets
  References
  Funeral: Southern California
  Hecho En Mexico
  Singapore: Asia's Ubercluster
  Morocco: The Unlikely Cluster
  Southeastern United States: Aerospace Manufacturing Hotspot
  Four Clusters and a Funeral: The Takeaways
  New Landscape of Jetliner Production
  References
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