COMMON GOALS, SHARED VALUES Boeing’s close relationship with Japan began 60 years ago—and continues to grow By Eric Fetters-Walp The Large Cargo Freighter, also known as the Dreamlifter, lands in Nagoya, Japan, nearly every day to load wings, fuselage barrels and other large parts of the 787 Dreamliner for transport to the United States and final assembly of the 787. Meanwhile, an ANA (All Nippon Airways) 787 prepares to land in Tokyo after its flight from Singapore while a Japan Airlines 787 takes off from Tokyo’s other main airport, headed for San Diego. And at Chitose Air Base in northern Japan, F-15J jet fighters operated by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force sit ready to help protect the nation in which they were assembled. Boeing is everywhere in Japan, evidence of a relationship between the company and the country that reached 60 years in 2013. This year also saw the 40th anniversary since Boeing BOEING FRONTIERS / DECEMBER 2013–JANUARY 2014 39 “There is no relationship in the world like the one we share with Japan.” – Ihssane Mounir, vice president of Sales for Northeast Asia, Boeing Commercial Airplanes PHOTO: A traditional red pagoda with Japan’s Mount Fuji in the background. SHUTTERSTOCK
Frontiers December 2013—January 2014 Issue
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