Cover: Boeing South Carolina’s Yan Rojas prepares a 787 Dreamliner aft-body section for frame installation. Bob Ferguson | Boeing Photo: Boeing South Carolina teammate Samuel Canty prepares a 787 Dreamliner wing for fuselage join in Final Assembly. Bob Ferguson | Boeing TAB LE OF CONTENTS 07 Leadership Message 08 Snapshot 09 quotables 10 What we do 12 Historical PerspectivE Fifty years ago, the U.S. space program took a big step on the journey to the moon with the first manned flight of McDonnell Aircraft’s new Gemini spacecraft. It carried astronauts Gus Grissom and John Young. 16 Building on SU ccess Boeing South Carolina employees are producing three complete 787 Dreamliners a month, with rates scheduled to reach seven a month by the end of the decade. They also support 787 final assembly in Everett, Wash. Their journey has been challenging, but Boeing South Carolina employees are proud of what they have accomplished—and excited about the future, which includes sole production of the 787-10. 30 finishing with pride After more than two decades of production, it’s the end of the line for Boeing’s C-17 Globemaster III in Long Beach, Calif. But employees there are determined to finish the job with pride— and a great sense of accomplishment. 38 C ustomer Profile 39 m ilestones 12 photo: NASA 30 photo: Bob Ferguson | Boeing 02 Boei ng Frontiers
Frontiers March 2015 Issue
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