Table of Contents

Frontiers May 2015 Issue

TAB LE OF CONTENTS 06 Leadership Message 08 Snapshot 09 quotables 10 What we do 12 Historical PerspectivE The Battle of Midway was a turning point for the United States in the Pacific during World War II, a naval victory made possible by the courage of aviators—and a dive bomber built by Boeing heritage company Douglas Aircraft. 16 Advancing tomorrow today  Commercial Airplanes is adopting advanced manufacturing tools and processes across its production and Fabrication sites, achieving more consistent quality and improved efficiency, with greater safety and reduced repetitive motion injuries. 22 Viva L’Italia Italy, the country that gave the world explorers such as Marco Polo, is one of Boeing’s most important partners in Europe. 28 More than a day job Rolling a huge new commercial jetliner out of the Everett, Wash., factory for delivery to a customer takes a lot of teamwork and coordination—and some nifty night moves. 33 C ustomer Profile 34 m ilestones 38 I n Focus 12 22 photo: BoEing Archives photo: Kerry Ha rper 28 photo: Bob Ferguson | Boeing Cover: Lorien Le and Larry Fudge inspect fastener installation work of the wing panel assembly line tool in Renton, Wash. In back, from left: Pete Pittman, Kurt Bayer and Sam Dobbs. Bob Ferguson | Boeing Photo: (Far right) Ron Masset, structure mechanic, sets up the Flex Track automated drilling machine on top of a 777 fuselage section in Everett, Wash. Bob Ferguson | Boeing 02 Boei ng Frontiers


Frontiers May 2015 Issue
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