April 2011
Volume 09, Issue 11
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COMMERCIAL AIRPLANES

No. 1 on the runway

Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Jim Albaugh and his team are focused on regaining market leadership. To accomplish this, Commercial Airplanes employees are following a game plan that involves seven strategies for getting back to the top -- and staying there.

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No. 1 on the runway JIM ANDERSON/BOEING

Bay watch

After some 30 years in the same location, the 767 program has completed a move to its new final assembly bay at the sprawling twin-aisle jetliner plant in Everett, Wash. The relocation, implemented with Lean+, is ripe with opportunity to drive even greater efficiency into 767 production, including tankers for the U.S. Air Force.

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Bay watchGAIL HANUSA/BOEING

Dream jobs -- a photo essay

Anticipation and excitement is high on the 787 final assembly line as the day nears when the first Dreamliners will be delivered to airline customers.

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Dream jobs -- a photo essay BOB FERGUSON/BOEING

Going the distance

Boeing’s 777-200LR, the longest-range jetliner flying today, has allowed Ethiopian Airlines to link two major capital cities -- Addis Ababa and Washington, D.C. -- with nonstop passenger service.

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Going the distance TIM STAKE/BOEING