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Boeing vs Airbus ... again! B737NG vs A320NEO

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Boeing cannot see any "compelling reason" to follow its European rival Airbus and offer a new engine upgrade for its best-selling single-aisle passenger jets, the US Company has revealed. A keenly anticipated €1 billion plan Airbus announced last week to offer new engines on its A320 family of jets from 2016 would be costly and complex, said Jim Albaugh, head of Boeing's commercial aircraft division. It would only add " a few percent " in financial benefits for airlines. " We certainly can't see a compelling reason to do it " he said in an interview with FT . Well, this is the second major disagreement between two major aircraft producers since the announcement of the  A380 project. Airbus supported the case of bigger aircraft on major routes and feeder/de-feeder to/from hubs while Boeing supported the case of more direct flights between several cities, which perfectly in-line with ıts B787 strategy. Today, this is still an open discussion. As lo

Yol Gidenindir!

Hani ecnebi röportajlarında okuruz, adama sorarlar “ what is your motto ” diye, o da “iyi çalış, iyi yaşa” gibi klasik cevap verir. Bizde ise sanırım herkesin hatırlayacağı rahmetli Sakıp Sabancı 'nın “çalışmak, çalışmak ve çalışmak” şiarı meşhurdur. Benimki ise hayat tarzımdan yola çıkıp hayata bakışıma yansıyan şekilde gelişen “Yol Gidenindir!” oldu. Bu yüzden bu blogun adı da, twitter hesabımın da adı Yol Gidenindir. Facebook , linkedin ve bilumum sosyal paylaşım ağlarındaki profillerimde de ya isminde ya da uygun bir yerinde mutlaka yer alır bu “ motto ” Peki nereden çıktı bu Yol Gidenindir? Aslında her şeyin başlangıcı 90'lı yılların ortalarında havayollarında başlamama dayanıyor. 1995-1997 yılları arasında American Airlines , 1997-2004 yılları arasında da Swissair / SWISS Internetional Air Lines 'da, 2009-2010 yılları arasında da SunExpress 'de çalıştım. Toplamda çalışma hayatımın çoğunu, 10 yıldan fazla bir süreyi havayollarında geçirdim. Havayollarında

Business gets social...

Social technologies enable people to connect and interact with unprecedented speed and ease. Yet, there is still confusion about the value that social technologies deliver. Savvy business and IT leaders are getting smart about exploring — and possibly exploiting — the opportunities these new relationship dynamics promise.  The special report of Gartner offers a growing body of research to help understand this fast-evolving arena. You may download the full report with essential reading lists from this link . Here is the summary and my comments;  Exploring the Opportunities of Social Media Foundations  Although vast numbers of business and IT leaders use social networks and social media for personal use, many enterprises are grappling to determine the right approach and timing for enterprise solutions. The market for social technologies is rapidly expanding and evolving as vendors seek to capitalize on enterprise investments, and this activity fuels the hype. In most organizations, the

GAP Logo (Re) Change Issue

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You are not someone or a brand which you think; you are absolutely someone or a brand what the others think... So it is very important to listen to your target audience and be brave. Here is a good example from the US. GAP has probably spent hundreds of thousands of dollars creating its new logo. They were looking for a change, a dynamic, young, fresh, modern...etc. logo for the next decades. Many people worked on it, some people choose it, and a couple of them approved it. Look what happened at the end of the day! US clothes retailer GAP has scrapped the new logo just one week after its introduction following an "outpouring of comments" online. The original logo, which has been used for more than 20 years, has a blue box with "GAP" written in the white inside, and the new one was with GAP in black with a blue box on the top right. In a statement released on the GAP website, Marka Hansen, president of GAP Brand North America, said the company's customers always

Can this work for Turkish Tourism?

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Turkey, one of the hot -in both way- travel destinations for many Europeans. This year, due to Euro Zone's economic situation, more and more are coming to Antalya, Bodrum & Aegean Coast of Turkey as the average cost of a holiday is less than a one in Spain or Greece. Also, they spend Lira instead of Euro while shopping or tipping ;) However, this may not continue... Euro Zone can stabilize itself, and/or Turkey may finally join the EU after decades :) During the weekend I read an article about tourism and tour operators in Europe. Mr. Baraner suggested governments take a stake in those companies in order to secure a serious amount of tourists. In theory, it sounds good. Think about it; Turkish Ministry of Tourism holds a 20% stake in Öger , Neckermann , or Kuoni,  and during their yearly planning meeting, they are discussing their next year focus country... guess which country is going to be top of the list?! ;) The other idea I liked very much is from Kiwis... another side of