Word: air
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Boeing was phasing in these and other reforms when aircraft orders, which had been no-shows at the start of the decade, suddenly arrived in droves. With cash-rich economies fueling air travel in the U.S. and Asia, carriers took off on a buying binge. Boeing suddenly faced the task of transforming the way it builds planes while furiously ramping up production of new jets. "I've described it as trying to change the tire on my car while going 60 miles an hour," says Condit...
...manufacturing archrivals are also locked in a bet-your-company stare-down over the immediate future of air travel. Airbus foresees a market for a superjumbo successor to the 747 that can haul anywhere from 555 to nearly 1,000 passengers. (The largest 747 carries as many as 568 people.) Working with some 20 airlines, Airbus is spending $9 billion to develop a plane it calls the A3XX and promises to roll out the monster by 2004. Boeing says its own "medium-large" 767s and 777s can easily connect cities such as Cincinnati, Ohio, and Frankfurt, Germany, eliminating the need...
Summer is the season for it. I dream and see the children when they were children, one at a time, standing on a lawn or on a playground, waiting for the ball to reach them. Their hug-me arms waver in the hot, wet air, as if they are attempting to embrace something vast and invisible. Their eyes blink in the sunlight. They stagger and stumble...
...were to devote his off-the-court efforts to sending a positive message to kids: Don't use drugs. Work hard in school. Respect your parents. Jordan has a unique opportunity to have a long-term impact on the development of the younger generation, and he's shooting an air ball. BOB GOOSMANN Sacramento, Calif...
UNRECONSTRUCTED RUSSIA In Air Force One (1997), the Russian government is good, but the bad guys are Russian rightists...