A former car mechanic, who had risen through the ranks running the Mercedes business in South Africa, he wanted to turn Mercedes from a European regional maker of premium saloons into a truly global carmaker with a big presence in America.
Indeed, regional policy makers appear to be thinking much the same thing.
Sounds of New Jersey Many fine regional instrument makers in the 19th century listed their addresses as New York.
That is translating into a surprisingly robust new source of business for Boeing Airbus and regional aircraft makers like Mitsubishi Aircraft, Bombardier and Embraer.
The air show was also the forum for regional jet makers to announce more than $6 billion in sales today, mostly for planes made by Bombardier Inc. of Montreal.
The company said it was negotiating with two regional jet makers, Embraer of Brazil and Bombardier of Canada, to place "a significant order in the near future".
That presents an ongoing challenge for regional policy makers in the Gulf, where the hydrocarbon sector can make up as much as 80 percent of government revenues, he and others noted.
For maps that aren't in AAA's collection -- which includes maps of all 50 states and major cities -- try one of the regional map makers owned by Langenscheidt, which publishes more than 4,000 maps and related products worldwide.
The problem can be fixed, says Mr Eccleston, with better air-traffic control, but at great expense.Pilots' contracts and crowded skies may slow the three main regional jet makers' expansion, but the long-term prospects look better than they did five years ago.
Our case explores the collective entrepreneurship of regional policy makers together with local pilot volunteers.
The findings provide guidance to local and regional policy makers on where to guide future development.
