Dream flight
As part of a new Boeing ad campaign for the 787 Dreamliner, a film crew transformed the warehouse at Boeing’s Customer Experience Center in Renton, Wash., into a studio to photograph and shoot video of a 787 interior mock-up.
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Partners in flight
The merger of Continental and United into the world’s largest airline is generally seen as being good for Boeing Commercial Airplanes. In an interview, Jeff Smisek, who will lead the combined airlines, talks about the benefits of the merger, the future and the long relationship both airlines have with Boeing.
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Triple success
Twenty years ago this month, United Airlines placed the first order for Boeing’s 777, leading to the program’s formal launch. With six family members, including a new freighter version, the 777 has proved popular with airlines, pilots and especially passengers. Boeing engineers are exploring ways to make this long-haul, twin-engine jetliner even better.
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Gate keepers
The 787-9, a longer version of the Dreamliner, recently reached an important program milestone known as firm configuration. In doing so, it passed through Gate 7. These gates are part of a companywide process created to make it easier to manage product development across the business units and to ensure the right decisions are made during every step.
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Getting it right
Boeing has decades of experience using checklists to prevent mistakes, and that knowledge is helping many critical professions. Some hospitals, for example, use checklists in the operating room. One of the most important beneficiaries of Boeing’s checklist expertise is the World Health Organization.
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