Ian thomas boeing biography books

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Internet Arcade Console Living Room. Open Library American Libraries. Search the Wayback Machine Search icon An illustration of a magnifying glass. What you saw here over the past year or two in terms of BDA and its realignment with the IDS senior management was wholly appropriate. It was done in a very transparent way and in cooperation with our customer to ensure that we had the right resources and leadership capability here in Australia and that it was aligned with the larger business, as opposed to not being as closely aligned as it should have been.

We find that when we get out of alignment as a large, complex business we can get into trouble, and that generally manifests itself with the performance of programs. Thomas: It may have been a necessary corrective to bring in some US management, but I don't think that's a reflection on Australians, it's probably a greater reflection on Boeing.

It was a necessary corrective to inject US leadership into the company to ensure alignment, and once that alignment has become institutionalised there will be significant opportunities for Australians to take over these roles. Moving forward, I think we're making significant progress on the three main projects which have been projects of concern.

Certainly HF Mod and Vigilare we would expect to see coming off the list of projects of concern later this year. That will be a decision made by the customer and the Commonwealth, but we feel we've got those projects back on track to meet the schedules. As we get back on track with Vigilare and HF Mod - and Wedgetail - increasingly we're going to be in a position to talk about the future.

The MoD has laid out a compelling vision of this in the White Paper; we want to be part of that future, we intend to be part of that future, and getting these troubled programs back on track is a big part of the job. Thomas: You'll be aware that late last year we sat down with the MoD and laid out a plan for Wedgetail. That included the ian thomas boeing biography books operational utility demonstration, it included an independent technical review by MIT Lincoln Laboratory, and it includes a plan to deliver the first two aircraft in November, and the next four early in We are increasingly confident that as we deliver those aircraft that we're going to be delivering a significant capability to the RAAF.

Thomas: These are very complex systems and programs, and we've learned a lot about how to manage such programs and how to integrate such systems over the years. That said, fixed price development is very likely something we won't be actively engaged in, going forwards. The other point is that we will always strive to ensure that we have a relationship with our customer that allows us to work our way through a set of technical specifications that are realistic and achievable and which allow room for growth and trades.

Over the past few years it might be said that to some degree we lost the lock that should have existed and been maintained in a very dynamic organic sense between IDS and its Australian subsidiary. So part of what we're doing with our very strong leadership team today is to build up program management skills and competencies, not only on the lines of what we have in Australia, but also along the lines of the larger Boeing Company.

Our outstanding team here is offering up its own best practices which we can then roll out across the global company. Thomas: Should Australia buy the platform, I think that Boeing will have opportunities for training and support, and I think that to the degree we can find compelling tools and technologies, there will be a role for Australian industry.

Ian thomas boeing biography books

Thomas: We have a very strong support, maintenance and upgrade capability both at Williamtown and at Amberley. We're working closely with the DMO, we're taking our cues largely from the White Paper, and we'll take additional cues from the Defence Capability Plan. Our goal is to ensure that our highly skilled workforce stays gainfully employed over the coming years, and we would fully expect the Boeing team to be active in the support of Hornet, Super Hornet, P-8A should it come to fruitionand certainly Wedgetail.