QUOTABLES “That’s the most important aircraft in the U.S. Air Force in more than two decades.” – Maj. Gen. John Thompson, Air Force program executive officer for tankers, speaking to Boeing 767 employees in Everett, Wash. The 767 program is scheduled to begin production of the first Air Force tanker this year. Boeing News Now, March 11. “I plan to fly on the very first flight.” – Ray Conner, president and chief executive, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, expressing confidence at a press conference in Japan that the 787 will soon return to commercial service as a result of additional safety measures Boeing is adding to lithium-ion batteries on the airplane. Seattle Times, March 15. “I’m seeing the future of Australian manufacturing.” – Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard during a visit to Boeing Aerostructures Australia in Melbourne, Australia. Boeing Australia is the company’s largest operational footprint outside the United States, with more than 3,000 employees focused on defense products and services, high-technology manufacturing, research and development, support, training, air traffic management, and logistics. BOEING FRONTIERS / APRIL 2013 09
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