contents 28 The Airborne Laser Test Bed, a modified 747-400 carrying a huge 07 Leadership MessageINSIDELeading light chemical laser designed to shoot down ballistic missiles, has been retired. But the groundbreaking research the program conducted in Boeing’s people are the key to its future directed energy weapons—and the talented employees who performed and it’s vital that the talent pipeline it—are adding value throughout Boeing. PHOTO: KURTISS HUMPHREY/BOEING continue to flow, says Mike Delaney, vice president of Engineering, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The company has great opportunities ahead, he says, but it’s also going to lose thousands of years of experience as older employees retire. Initiatives are under way to make sure a new generation of employees is ready to lead the way. 08 Snapshot/Quotables 09 Why We’re Here 10 Historical Perspective 37 Milestones 42 In Focus 32 changeFlying through Boeing’s rotorcraft facilities near Philadelphia are being transformed as part of a massive construction project that is renovating factory and office space even as Chinook helicopter production rates have increased. The renovation has created an improved working environment for employees and is being accomplished on time and on budget. PHOTO: FRED TROILO/BOEING BOEING FRONTIERS / AUGUST 2012 5
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