Tim Bride

Despite a tough few years, airline in-plants use promotion and efficiency to get off the ground. By Mike Llewellyn So the Dow Jones has been holding steady above 10,000. The rate of layoffs nationwide seems to be leveling off. Maybe—let's not speak too soon—but just maybe, the three-year fiscal winter that has kept the country's economy at a plodding pace is showing signs of a thaw. That's good news for every in-plant manager who's been warily eyeing dwindling clicks and the migration of forms work to electronic formats. And it's great news for in-plants fighting through the storm at airlines. It's no secret that