breakthroughs in sustainable aviation biofuel development. At Khalifa University, UAE University and the Higher Colleges of Technology, Boeing supports engineering programs, mentorships, projects and research. With rapid economic expansion in the UAE and the surrounding region, Boeing’s Global Corporate Citizenship and University Relations efforts have focused on workforce development— specifically helping students build fundamental skills in science, literacy and math, as well as 21st-century skills like collaboration, communication, creative problem-solving and critical thinking. Boeing annually chooses Emirati students for its International Business Intern Program, which allows the students to work for six months at Commercial Airplanes offices in Renton, Wash. “The internship introduced us to the company and allowed us to understand the opportunities present in international markets, like back home in UAE,” said Amna AlRedha, who first joined Boeing through the internship program and now is a full-time Community Engagement analyst in Dubai. As the United Arab Emirates’ transformation and investment in its economic future continues, Boeing looks to remain a strong partner in areas beyond selling airplanes and military products, Dunn said. n ERIC.C.FETTERS-WALP@BOEING.COM To read more about flydubai, see Page 51. As part of its centennial, Boeing is underwriting Above & Beyond, a traveling aerospace exhibit, which opens at Children’s City in Dubai this month. For more information, visit boeing.com/100. Photos: (Far left) Ahamed Dawood, who works with Shared Services Group International Business Support in Dubai, looks out from the observation deck of the city’s Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world. (Left) Sharifa Al Boainain is a research engineer at Masdar Institute of Science and Technology in Abu Dhabi. Boeing has partnered with Masdar for research into sustainable biofuels for aviation. NOVEMBER 2015 35 UAE organizations extend into the industrial and academic sectors as well. The most notable of these is Boeing’s long-term cooperation with Mubadala Development Co. to develop the nation’s aerospace manufacturing capabilities. Boeing and Mubadala Aerospace’s Strata Manufacturing are in the middle of a 10-year contract to produce commercial composite aerostructures for the 777 and the 787 Dreamliner. Strata also will be a future supplier of the 787 vertical fin. “Boeing has made great strides over the past five years to advance our industrial and strategic relationships in the UAE because this supports Boeing’s production system and access to our second-largest international commercial market,” said Jay Campbell, managing director of International Strategy and Business Development for Commercial Airplanes. “Throughout this journey, we continually look to develop the UAE’s aerospace industry in ways that reach mutually beneficial goals for Boeing and our partners.” Meanwhile, Boeing collaborates with Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, Etihad and others through the Sustainable Bioenergy Research Consortium, which has made research
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