FRONTIERS STAFF Publisher: Tom Downey Editorial director: Anne Toulouse EDITORIAL TEAM Executive editor: Paul Proctor: 312-544-2938 Editor: James Wallace: 312-544-2161 Managing editor: Vineta Plume: 312-544-2954 Graphic designers: Al Callanta: 310-364-6743 Brandon Luong: 312-544-2118 Cass Weaver: 480-216-4539 Photo director: Bob Ferguson: 312-544-2132 Commercial Airplanes editor: Cecelia Goodnow: 206-766-2931 Defense, Space & Security editor: Diane Stratman: 562-797-1443 Engineering, Operations & Technology editor: Junu Kim: 312-544-2939 Human Resources and Administration editor: Len Vraniak: 312-544-2351 Shared Services Group editor: Beriah Osorio: 425-577-4157 Staff writer: Eric Fetters-Walp: 425-266-5871 ONLINE PRODUCTION Web manager: Wendy Manning: 312-544-2936 Web designer: Michael Craddock: 312-544-2931 Web developer: Lynn Hesby: 312-544-2934 Information technology consultant: Tina Skelley: 312-544-2323 HOW TO CONTACT US: E-mail: boeingfrontiers@boeing.com Mailing address: Boeing Frontiers MC: 5003-0983 100 N. Riverside Plaza Chicago, IL 60606 Phone: 312-544-2954 Fax: 312-544-2078 Web address: www.boeing.com/frontiers Send all retiree address changes to Boeing Frontiers, MC 6Y-66 P.O. Box 3707 Seattle, WA 98124-2207 Postmaster: Send address corrections to Boeing Frontiers, MC 6Y-66 P.O. Box 3707, Seattle, WA 98124-2207 (Present addressees, include label) 4 BOEING FRONTIERS / OCTOBER 2013 12 Historical Perspective Developed in the 1950s by Douglas Aircraft, the Thor missile served as a nuclear deterrent before longer-range intercontinental ballistic missiles came along. Thor also left a lasting legacy—it evolved to become the workhorse Delta launch vehicle. photo: boeing archives 18 Winging it One of the newest tools at the Everett, Wash., factory is the sixth-generation Automated Spar Assembly Tool, which helps employees install about 3,500 fasteners per 767 wing spar. The tool is critical to production of Boeing’s new 767-based tanker. photo: Bob Ferguson/boeing 34 All the bright reasons New LED (light-emitting diode) lighting is being installed in selected Boeing factories, parking lots and offices as part of the company’s effort to improve infrastructure and reduce energy use. The results have been nothing short of eye-opening, employees say. photo: Marian Lockhart /boeing
Frontiers October 2013 Issue
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