Word: launchful
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...jetting to Toulouse this week to join four European leaders, over a dozen airline CEOs, scores of journalists and more than 5,000 invited guests at Airbus headquarters, where his rival, Airbus CEO Noël Forgeard, is officially unveiling the mammoth A380, which cost $12 billion to launch. The A380 is a powerful symbol of the coming-of-age of the 35-year-old Airbus, and underscores the fact that the world's two major commercial airplanemakers - Airbus and Boeing - are at each other's throats as never before. Although the U.S. government and the European Union reached...
...both have significant military businesses, too.) The Europeans thus don't see subsidies going to zero. Says Forgeard: "We want a level playing field with a level of support that is acceptable to both sides." The debate over subsidies is especially heated because the aircraft business is so precarious. Launch costs for a new aircraft can be enormous, with little guarantee that the market will reward innovation. In December 2003, Boeing announced it would build the twin- engine, highly efficient 7E7 - its first new airplane in a decade and its designated aircraft of the future. In contrast to the A380...
...school official must be notified. Schools are best placed to interview both sets of parents, and can also take steps to break up bullying groups or keep bullies after school. If the bullying is about a specific issue (such as divorce, disfigurement or illness), teachers can launch an education program on the issue. But many experts believe governments must ultimately get involved. Says ex-teacher Ebner: "The question [for politicians] is: Are you going to sit back and breed the future generation of head cases?" The Jokin Ceberio case in Spain gives his comment a chilling urgency. Basque Ministry...
...cities, delivering DSL-like download speeds of 300 to 500 kbps and often higher. The new VCAST service makes Verizon the first U.S. carrier to push 15-frames-per-sec. video and high- quality stereo music to the cell phone. LG'S VX8000 will support VCAST at launch, and three more phones, from Samsung, UTStarcom and Motorola, are expected. For $15 a month on top of a standard calling plan, customers can download an unlimited stream of files to the phones or pay extra for premium content. Highlights will include music videos, Doppler weather radar, 3-D games and video...
While he has been busy helping to launch dozens of science and technology firms, Burnes said the museum has been a constant throughout his life. “I grew up going to the museum. I enjoyed taking my kids there, and now I enjoy taking my grandkids there...