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Cover Story
Setting the pace
To meet growing customer demand, Boeing is raising production rates of its 777 and Next-Generation 737 commercial jets. But this process is one that requires careful and extensive planning. Boeing teams are heavily involved, too, and are helping to make jetliner assembly at the company’s plants in Everett and Renton, Wash., more efficient than ever.
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SPECIAL FEATURE
From Russia with …
Boeing has a growing presence in Russia, including commercial airplane sales, the Boeing Design Center in Moscow and a jointly owned manufacturing plant in the Ural Mountains that makes titanium parts for commercial jetliners, including the 787 Dreamliner. Boeing and Russia continue to look for new opportunities to grow this important partnership.
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HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
A legend turns 75
The Douglas DC-3 made its first flight 75 years ago this month from an airfield in Santa Monica, Calif. As a commercial passenger plane, the DC-3 helped make flying popular and airlines profitable. As a military transport, it helped win a war.
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DEFENSE, SPACE & SECURITY
Legacy Down Under
The Royal Australian Air Force is retiring its F-111s. For more than a decade, Boeing Defence Australia has successfully supported the F-111s and performed extensive upgrades on the aircraft -- critical work that helped establish the organization’s business -- and reputation.
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ENGINEERING, OPERATIONS & TECHNOLOGY
‘You name it, we’ve tested it’
Boeing Test & Evaluation is involved in much more than just
the ongoing flight-test work for the 787 Dreamliner and 747-8.
It also performs critical tests at more than
70 sites across
the United States. The efforts of the test teams play a large
role in ensuring that Boeing ultimately delivers on the promises
made to its customers.
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