Harry Stonecipher
Harry Stonecipher
Harry C. Stonecipheris a former president and chief executive officer of American aerospace companies McDonnell Douglas and, later, Boeing. Stonecipher orchestrated the merger between McDonnell Douglas and Boeing, and was widely credited with the seeming resurgence of Boeing after government procurement scandals. However, his tenure also included major decisions to change Boeing's design and sourcing process for the new 787 airliner. These decisions later proved to be organizationally and financially disastrous for the company. After a long and distinguished career,...
budgets defense pressure
I think it's particularly important as all the defense budgets around the world come under pressure that we have a balance.
huge possibly
I think we've been about as inefficient as you could possibly be this year, and that's why we had to take a huge charge.
certainly financial five next overall program small terms
In terms of financial exposure, in the next five years, it's a pretty small program. But certainly in terms of the overall future, 10 years and beyond, it is a significant program to us.
approved both good july merger news process result run
The good news is that we (Boeing and Airbus) both think GE-Honeywell is a positive, ... It may well be as a result the process will run its course, and on July 12 we will find the merger is approved and can go forward.
bringing companies decision delighted forward great
We are delighted with the FTC decision and look forward to bringing these two great companies together.