Sentences with phrase «weathered challenges in»

With the 2015 takeoff date looming, the Solar Impulse engineers went back to the drawing board, finally deciding on a design that added a bit of weight to get a wing that could weather the challenges in store.

You might also like to see how fashion bloggers of the Pacific North West or Texan bloggers beat the weather challenges in style.

Not exact matches

Actual operational and financial results of SkyWest, SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet will likely also vary, and may vary materially, from those anticipated, estimated, projected or expected for a number of other reasons, including, in addition to those identified above: the challenges and costs of integrating operations and realizing anticipated synergies and other benefits from the acquisition of ExpressJet; the challenges of competing successfully in a highly competitive and rapidly changing industry; developments associated with fluctuations in the economy and the demand for air travel; the financial stability of SkyWest's major partners and any potential impact of their financial condition on the operations of SkyWest, SkyWest Airlines, or ExpressJet; fluctuations in flight schedules, which are determined by the major partners for whom SkyWest's operating airlines conduct flight operations; variations in market and economic conditions; significant aircraft lease and debt commitments; residual aircraft values and related impairment charges; labor relations and costs; the impact of global instability; rapidly fluctuating fuel costs, and potential fuel shortages; the impact of weather - related or other natural disasters on air travel and airline costs; aircraft deliveries; the ability to attract and retain qualified pilots and other unanticipated factors.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

While massive blizzards and extreme weather in places like New York can leave hotels and airlines scrambling to alternate staff and schedules, the tourism industry in Bali has a somewhat similar challenge every year: Day of Silence.

It's not hard to create New Year's resolutions or annual goals for a company but the challenge lies in sticking to them day in and day out, on the good days and bad days, in nice weather and bad weather.

The Middle East has faced numerous economic and political challenges in the last few years, but to its credit, it has weathered them reasonably well.

In spite of the fact that a $ 1 - billion fund infusion from Alibaba did not materialise, its IPO plan got deferred and revenue growth slowed, Micromax has quietly weathered the challenges, focussing on sprucing up its 4G phone business.

Tesla stated in the press release that «we expect Q4 deliveries and production to be at or slightly above Q3, despite Q4 being a shorter quarter and the challenge of delivering vehicles in winter weather over holidays.

The winning proposal at this year's Challenge will help communities in Southeast Asia prepare for extreme weather events in the region.

Will cutting rates really boost the sectors that did much of the damage to April's GDP report like resources (can't influence commodities), utilities (can't influence weather, with utilities output just coming off a large surge in Jan / Feb) and manufacturing (bigger challenges than CAD)?

The project has the challenge of high country and weather as well as a relatively erratic ore body in the sense that the gold is high grade and located in relatively narrow veins.

The only auto company that looks cheaper than GM based on this regression analysis is Ford (F), but as we'll address below, GM is in a better position to weather the variety of challenges facing the auto industry today.

«Existing commercially available solutions cost tens of thousands of dollars, are bulky and mechanically complex, and lack the performance needed to unlock self - driving operation at higher speeds and in more challenging weather,» Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt wrote in a blog post announcing and explaining the deal.

That means they have weathered enormous economic and technological challenges over the past century and are fully capable of adapting to further changes in the banking industry.

WPX completed 10 Williston wells during the first quarter, including three wells on the Big Horn pad in January and seven wells on the Arikara pad in March following a variety of weather - related challenges.

The challenge to technology to solve the problem of sufficient energy to power continuing increase of economic activity is complicated by the heightened concern to reduce pollution and especially to avoid disastrous changes in weather.

To address supply chain challenges posed by extremely perishable items such as bananas and by extremes in climate and weather, Class Produce maintains relationships with hundreds of growers.

We've had our raised beds for a few years now and had great luck growing in California but the weather in Georgia has proven to be a bit more challenging.

The Paglione Estate Winery is located in Ontario and the cold weather can make growing crops a challenge.

Taking ice cream photos is indeed challenging in hot weather - but the ice cream looks and sound superb - chocolate and cherries is such a great combination - esp when you have picked the cherries yourself - I wish we knew our local orchards to visit in summer!

Cold temperatures have provided less than ideal conditions, with Vettel saying that just keeping the car on the track in such cold weather was a challenge.

The fickle changes in the weather make the challenge completely different depending on the time of day you're out on the course.

His next challenge will be the World Championships in Beijing next month with Rutherford keeping his fingers crossed for favourable weather in which to train on his ready - made long jump pit at home.

But I must admit that I'm finding it challenging to feel active this time of year and in this particular weather pattern we're in.

Most healthy children and adolescents can safely participate in outdoor sports and other physical activities in a wide range of challenging warm to hot weather,

Starting at parent - child classes, and continuing through the school years, students are encouraged to spend time outdoors — in all weather conditions — to explore and to challenge their mind and bodies.

-LSB-...] The weather has not been very helpful for us so far with this challenge, in fact I haven't taken any photo's since my last post.

In a matter of weeks or months, the colic will end, and you'll have weathered one of the first major challenges of parenthood.»

Stachowski had the line when he weathered a surprisingly tough challenge in 2008 from his GOP challenger, Dennis Delano.

Cox has weathered challenges to his leadership before, and he's not in danger of losing his post at this moment.

Several parts of the country have been facing challenges with water supply and in recent times, which experts have attributed to pollution of water bodies and weather changes.

Tasini insisted he'll weather these challenges and be on the ballot in September.

I've experienced long waits in inclement weather and on holidays for Access - a-Ride, as well as challenging ventures into indoor and outdoor venues and theaters to enjoy what NYC has to offer.

Farley has weathered significant challenges before, including one from now - mayor Brian U. Stratton in 2000.

Carl McCall weathered a failed gubernatorial primary challenge from Cuomo back in 2002 that almost cost the governor - elect his career.

Dr Narh commended the management and staff of the company for their hard work and perseverance, especially for working in an environment that had gone through a number of challenges and being able to weather the storm.

SARANAC LAKE — This year's challenging weather with warm temperatures and lack of snow provided an obstacle in itself for contestants of the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival's Arctic Golf Build - an - Obstacle Contest, organizers reported.

City Comptroller Scott Stringer, in a statement, commended the mayor's executive budget for «enhancing our ability to weather unforeseen future challenges,» through new agency savings and boosted city reserves.

He was not the architect of the events that unfolded last week — opposition leaders seldom make the weather like that — but he has become the first leading politician in living memory to get up off his knees and challenge the malign hold Murdoch and his acolytes have on British politics.

Campbell ends the post with a call to Burnham, Cooper and Kendall to step up to the challenge and save the party by «showing that they too know how to make the weather in a campaign».

Peter Goldmark, Washington's commissioner of public lands, said that beyond the challenge in addressing the large number of incidents, «it's also the very adversarial weather conditions that we've found ourselves in.»

In addition to the challenging weather, researchers have to watch out for polar bears.

Inigio - Elias: And there are challenges in the environment because when we have weather conditions that change suddenly they have to drop.

Manuel Cebrian, a computational social scientist now based at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization in Clayton, Australia, won that challenge with his colleagues by using social media to hunt down 10 red weather balloons released across the United States.

«Don't underestimate customs hassles,» warns Sanders, who weathered his share of challenges shipping a microscope to the jungle in Peru.

The challenges scientists in the field face are myriad, including logistical and travel hurdles, dangerous weather or animals, impenetrable forests, and thorny local politics.

The weather — usually hot and humid — and the presence of unrelenting mosquitoes are only some of the challenging factors to contend with in the tropical rain forest.

Yet with the nearest emergency room 30 million miles away, and Earth - style surgical anesthetics unworkable in microgravity, elderly astronauts would have to be freakishly sturdy to weather the medical challenges of the trip.

The challenge lies in the fact that natural variability is always a part of any extreme weather event, so when scientists do attribution exercises, they are trying to discern the human signal out of the noise.