Jim McNerney Boeing chairman and chief executive officer Breaking through to begin our 2nd century Keep building upon the strong foundation we and our predecessors have created The year 2014 was another big one for Boeing—one in which we continued our trends of strong annual operating performance and growth—thanks to everyone across the enterprise who worked together to support our customers and achieve our goals. Our team set many new records, reached numerous key program and business milestones, and demonstrated our commitment to the important initiatives and pursuits that will fuel our success in the years to come. Yet our 2014 results reflect more than the achievements of a single calendar year; they also represent the tremendous 06 Boeing Frontiers in Commercial Airplanes, and we strengthened our relative position in a difficult Defense, Space & Security market with franchise wins such as the P-8, KC-46 tanker, Space Launch System and Commercial Crew programs. Like our founder and our predecessors who succeeded in making Boeing a great company in its first century, through the past decade of restoration and renewal, today’s generation of Boeing employees has built a bigger, better company for launching into our second century. While we often point to July 15, 2016, as the centennial of our founding, our 100th year in business actually begins this year—on July 15, 2015. We approach this historic milestone stronger, healthier and more competitive than at any time in recent memory. That’s important. As the few enduring global industrial leaders have learned, the second century is always more challenging than the first. We should expect nothing less, Leadership Message efforts of Boeing employees throughout the past decade to strengthen and transform the company. From establishing a “One Boeing” approach to our business and expanding our global footprint, to renewing and acting on our commitments to integrity, innovation, workplace safety, first-time quality, productivity and functional excellence, we have reaffirmed our foundational strengths and sharpened our competitive edge. As a result of these and other efforts, we recaptured and have expanded our market-share leadership with superior offerings and increasing production
Frontiers February 2015 Issue
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