Leadership Message Great ideas come from you We’re all involved in building a stronger and more competitive Boeing John Tracy Chief technology officer Senior vice president, Engineering, Operations & Technology Wpeople going about the business which reflect our ability to find the inter- collective knowledge and improve efficiency.colleagues, teams and experts aroundthe company to make the most of Boeing’sThanks to the innovations we develop,tackle technical challenges.alk through our facilities andyou’ll see talented, dedicated of researching, designing, building and section of technology breakthroughs and As we work hard to replicate our successes testing the world’s best airplanes, defense customer needs, our world is a better and achievements across the enterprise, systems and spacecraft. Through their place. Our commercial airplanes continue know that our teammates can use our work, Boeing continues to efficiently to set standards in safety, capability, company’s know-how to do their work produce high-quality, highly capable reliability, and economic and environmental more efficiently. products. In fact, through the first three performance. Our satellites support instan- Of course, if an idea is great, the quarters of 2012, Boeing employees taneous communications across oceans execution of it also has to be outstanding. delivered 436 commercial airplanes along and between continents. And our defense The ability to apply technical expertise with 110 military aircraft of different types products enable warfighters to defend from anywhere and everywhere within and nine satellites. Boeing ensures we will deliver the value With all these aircraft and spacecraft “We all play a role inherent in our great ideas—and help around us, one might think the concept of Boeing grow and be more productive. powered flight has become mundane. But in making Boeing We all play a role in making Boeing it never gets old. The thought of machines a stronger, more competitive company, a stronger, more that fly still captivates the imagination of whose stellar future complements its people even after more than 100 years competitive storied past. Our future rests upon the of powered flight. ideas we collectively generate to improve Products mentioned in this edition company, whose the products and services we create, as of Frontiers, such as the X-48C Blended well as the ways we create them, so that Wing Body demonstrator aircraft, the stellar future we continue to delight our customers. 787 Dreamliner and the KC-46A refueling They will greatly appreciate it, and this complements its tanker, demonstrate how great ideas matter: will ensure our company’s success for Great ideas enable innovation because storied past.” decades to come. n they demonstrate the vision, foresight and PHOTO: BOB FERGUSON/BOEING will to shape the future. By developing and executing on great ideas, we bolster freedom by giving them the tools to Boeing’s competitiveness, strengthen successfully execute their missions our stature as a leader in aerospace and and return safely. technology, and continue to improve the Great ideas lead to improvements lives of people worldwide. in not only what we create but how we Where do ideas come from? Great create it. So it’s vitally important that we ideas come from engaged employees continue to take the initiative to streamline who work in a collaborative, inclusive processes, reduce costs and cycle time, environment and who are empowered and improve quality. In “One Boeing” to apply their own perspectives to fashion, collaborate with the right BOEING FRONTIERS / DECEMBER 2012–JANUARY 2013 7
Frontiers December 2012/January 2013 Issue
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