Boeing vs. Airbus

Innovation through Corporate and Academic Engagement

Measuring innovation ROI when corporations work with academia can sometimes be difficult. While one is driven to provide revenue generating results measured on a quarter to quarter basis, the other has goals of pedagogy and scholarship.

Here is an example of a success between Boeing and University of Washington on the 787:

"The key innovation that the UW center supported was a way to make “compression molded” parts from carbon fiber composites for small parts. The method was far cheaper than the regular process of layering long carbon fibers used for air frame components such as hull and wing."

Details here.

Boeing Receives $17b Order From India

Mr. Bob Evans' blog on InformationWeek "Boeing Lands $17B Outsourcing Deal From India" here. It states:

"This $17 billion deal placed by Indian airlines pushes to $25 billion the total value of orders they have awarded to Boeing in the past three years. On top of that, Boeing said a much larger 20-year commitment from Indian airlines for 1,000 aircraft valued at $105 billion is still valid, according to the president of Boeing India, Dinesh Keskar."

The blog concludes with Mr. Evans views on protectionism.