The design of design
By the time the 747-8 Intercontinental airframe group had completed its design work in June, it had achieved 76 weeks without missing a weekly deadline. Now, some of those team members are sharing their expertise with other Boeing programs.
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BOEING |
Positioned for growth
Turkish Airlines, which recently celebrated its 77th birthday, has grown rapidly to become the fourth-largest airline in Europe. It has been a long and important Boeing customer and that close relationship continues. The airline has orders for a dozen of Boeing’s 777-300ER as well as for many more Next Generation 737s.
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 Turkish
Airlines |
Manual effort
The Boeing Fabrication facility in Auburn, Wash., makes thousands of parts using numerical-controlled machines, and each of these machined parts requires up to 10 or more instructions per part. But the once time-consuming process of creating the operator manual for each part can now be done in minutes.
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 Gail
Hanusa/Boeing |
Speed to spare
Boeing’s Material Management Services employees work closely with customers to maintain and manage an airline’s spare-parts inventory. They ensure that when spare parts are needed, the parts are available. It’s a critical service that helps Boeing customers operate more efficiently.
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Alvin Toh |
Solving mysteries
A specialized team of Boeing air-safety investigators must be ready to go anywhere an accident has occurred within hours of the event. The goal is to learn from each accident to help make flying even safer than it already is.
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National Transportation Safety Board |
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