QuotableS “Aircraft like the 787 enable us to fly to destinations we otherwise wouldn’t.” — Jeff Smisek, chairman, president and CEO for United Airlines, on United’s new San Francisco to Chengdu, China, route, which he said was made possible by the 787’s efficiency. If it’s successful, the airline will follow it with other new long-haul, nonstop international routes. Buying Business Travel, July 16 “If we ever stopped to think about what we were trying to do, I’m not sure we’d have attempted it!” — Ginger Barnes, retired Boeing vice president and program manager for Space Launch Systems, on helping integrate the Russian element of the International Space Station in 1988. Read Barnes’ story, and those of other employees, customers and aviation enthusiasts, on Boeing’s centennial story sharing website at boeing.com/our-stories. “We have to shop the world for ideas.” — Tim Noonan, Boeing vice president of Training Systems and Government Services, on how Boeing is meeting with video and computer game experts across the globe to improve its simulation offerings and collaborate on advanced projects. Boeing News Now, July 16 AUGUST 2015 07
Frontiers August 2015 Issue
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