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By now, most of you are aware that I moved recently to Toulouse. Some of you may have read about the process of finding my new flat. I live in the Rue du Cimetière Saint-Cyprien, close to the city centre. Going … Continue reading
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Boeing forecast for A380
The last two issues of Boeing’s Current Market Outlook, included a slide in which Boeing wanted to prove that their forecasts have been more accurate in the last 10 years. They compare actual aircraft demand versus both Airbus and Boeing … Continue reading
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Project managers and Pencils
Today I was attending a project management course at Airbus. After some introductions, the teacher came to the always controversial (within such a technological company) comment that “the project leader needs to have experience in project management not in the … Continue reading
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Aerospace, a high-tech sector in Spain
Two years ago, there was a televised debate prior to the general elections in Spain. I remember I was watching it with friends and the incumbent president said “Spain is the leader country in the technology of air refuelling aircraft”. … Continue reading
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Go and get married…
Tomorrow I will be attending the birthday party of a friend who is getting married this year. In that party there will be another friends who will be getting married as well this year. I have yet other friends getting married … Continue reading
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Augustine’s Laws
Last summer I read a book, a classic: “Augustine’s Laws” by Norman Augustine. Norman served in many positions both in the Administration (Under Secretary of the Army) and in the Aerospace & Defence industry (CEO of Lockheed Martin). Lately he lead … Continue reading
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Intro
I wanted to start the blog with some introduction of myself… but I did not feel like preparing a piece for this purpose. Then I thought: “I could use the icebreaker speech I gave in Toastmasters when I joined”… this was … Continue reading
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