Second Quarter 2007
April 3, 2007
Boeing announces the 500th customer order for the 787 Dreamliner -- a follow-on order from Japan Airlines. The JAL order for five 787-8 airplanes, in addition to several orders from unidentified customers, brings the 787's order total to 514 airplanes from 43 customers since its launch on April 26, 2004 -- making it the fastest-selling commercial airplane in history. This increases JAL's total 787 order to 35 airplanes from its previous order of 30 in December 2004.
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April 4, 2007
Boeing's offices outside the United States are working together to strengthen the company's global infrastructure and improve delivery of services to the thousands of Boeing employees who work at non-U.S. sites. More than 40 international office managers, along with several Shared Services Group service leaders and business partners, gain new tools and information for making these essential improvements at an SSG conference in Washington, D.C. "We're focusing on the growth of Boeing's global business and how it affects our offices," says Tracey Quinn, SSG business support leader for Boeing International. "Europe, the Middle East and all of Asia -- from India to Japan -- have areas of rapid growth."
April 9, 2007
Boeing Rotorcraft Systems announces that the U.S. Army has signed a $276.4 million contract for 18 new-build AH-64D Apache Longbow multirole combat helicopters. This order increases to 45 the number of new-build helicopters on order with the U.S. Army. The Boeing facility in Mesa, Ariz., will begin delivery of the 18 new helicopters in mid-2009.
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April 11, 2007
Boeing submits its KC-767 Advanced Tanker proposal for the U.S. Air Force KC-135 Tanker Replacement Program. The 7,000-page KC-X proposal describes a tanker uniquely designed for its primary air refueling mission, but also capable of moving cargo, passengers, patients and medical crews. Based on a new version of the 767-200 Long Range Freighter, the KC-767 Advanced Tanker's innovations include an advanced fly-by-wire boom, new wing refueling pods, a centerline hose drum refueling unit, an advanced commercial digital flight deck and a third-generation remote vision refueling system.
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April 12, 2007
Boeing says it has conducted a successful first mission system test flight of an Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft upgraded under the Block 40/45 program, the largest enhancement in the history of the U.S. Air Force E-3 AWACS fleet. During the seven-hour flight from Boeing Field in Seattle, the crew -- composed of Boeing, U.S. Air Force and subcontractor personnel -- conduct functional tests of the aircraft's enhanced navigation, communications, radar and mission computing subsystems.
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April 18, 2007
Phantom Works leads an industry team that will develop a way for U.S. ground troops to navigate precisely and effectively when signals from the Global Positioning System are not available. Called Robust Surface Navigation, the program will develop technologies that can exploit various "signals of opportunity" -- electronic waves emanating from satellites, cell phone towers and even television transmission towers.
Boeing says that over the summer, on a swath of land near the Boeing Portland, Ore., plant, crews will reshape the topography to construct a wetland that cleans pollutants from storm water before it flows into the Columbia Slough. When completed, the 14-acre wetland will be a treatment facility for runoff from a watershed of 800 acres -- equivalent to 800 city blocks -- that can treat 300 million gallons of water annually. "What's so significant is this will immediately improve the water of the slough, as well as protect it from pollution caused by runoff from future development," says Jane Van Dyke, executive director of the Columbia Slough Watershed Council.
April 19, 2007
Boeing presents its 2006 Supplier of the Year awards honoring suppliers who are models of Lean, cost-effective, collaborative partners. "We are pleased to recognize the achievements of these 11 suppliers for reaching extraordinary levels of performance and quality, and becoming the best in the Boeing supply chain," says Steve Schaffer, vice president and general manager of Commercial Airplanes Global Partners and enterprise functional leader of Supplier Management in Engineering, Operations & Technology.
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April 23, 2007
Boeing delivers the first full-rate production Combat Survivor Evader Locator radios, 5,053 units, to the U.S. Department of Defense, bringing the total number of CSEL radios delivered to the warfighter to 11,436. CSEL is the DOD program of record for Combat Search and Rescue communications.
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April 24, 2007
Boeing and Virgin Atlantic announce an environmental partnership, which includes an order for 15 787-9 Dreamliners valued at $2.8 billion at list prices. The partnership includes a joint biofuel demonstration aimed at developing sustainable fuel sources for commercial jet engines. The companies also are working together to reduce fuel burn and cut aircraft emissions on the ground by exploring alternatives to traditional aircraft operations at airports.
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April 25, 2007
The Dreamlifter delivers the first horizontal stabilizer for the 787 Dreamliner to Everett, Wash. Manufactured by Alenia Aeronautica at its facility in Foggia, Italy, the horizontal stabilizer is transported in five pieces -- the left and right stabilizer, two elevators and a center. The shipment configuration measures nine feet wide, 13 feet high and 42 feet long.
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Boeing confirms an order by Air Canada for 23 787 Dreamliners worth approximately $3.5 billion at list prices. This order brings to 37 the total number of 787s ordered by the airline, more than any other carrier in the Western Hemisphere.
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April 26, 2007
Boeing successfully completes a critical Global Positioning System Space Segment III System Design Review, supporting the U.S. Air Force's requirement for a low-risk, high-confidence acquisition solution. During the review, Boeing demonstrates the technical readiness of its GPS III payload design that will allow the Air Force to field and upgrade GPS satellites quickly and cost-effectively. This solution, combined with signal power improvements, provides a more capable GPS service for civilian and military users.
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April 27, 2007
Boeing delivers the first 737-900ER (Extended Range) to launch customer Lion Air. Boeing launched the 737-900ER program in July 2005 when the Jakarta-based carrier announced the initial order for 30 of the newest 737 model. To date, Lion Air, which operates an all-Boeing fleet, has ordered 60 737-900ERs.
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May 1, 2007
The Boeing Everett, Wash., manufacturing plant's 40th anniversary is celebrated by employees and local politicians. Built in the late 1960s to produce the 747, the Everett factory is now home to every Boeing twin-aisle jetliner program -- 747, 767, 777 and 787.
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May 4, 2007
Boeing creates a new organization called Environment, Health and Safety, and names Mary Armstrong its vice president. EHS is designed to integrate and expand the focus of the separate environmental groups and initiatives that previously existed within the company.
May 14, 2007
The Boeing 777 jetliner fleet reaches its 1 millionth flight under regulations for extended operations. The journey to reach that milestone began with the 777's entry into service June 7, 1995. The first revenue-generating flight for the 777 was a trans-Atlantic ETOPS flight by United Airlines. To date, the 777 fleet has accumulated a total of more than 14 million flight hours, the majority on ETOPS flights. The 767 is the only other twin-engine airplane to surpass 1 million ETOPS flights, reaching that milestone in April 1998.
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May 21, 2007
Final assembly begins on the first 787 Dreamliner. The milestone is marked with a ceremony in the Everett, Wash., factory. Although the first airplane will take about seven weeks to assemble, the 787 team looks to continuously improve flow time as production ramps up. Ultimately, a 787 will roll out of the factory every three days.
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May 21-23, 2007
Boeing Business Jets announces orders at the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition in Geneva, Switzerland, for seven BBJs and two 787 VIP airplanes. Boeing Business Jets, a joint venture agreement between Boeing and General Electric, was launched in 1996 to provide a long-range business jet based on the Next-Generation 737. Since the program's inception, 104 BBJs have been delivered. The BBJ worldwide fleet has generated more than 241,500 flight hours to date and 93,600 flights. The jet has an industry-leading reliability rate of 99.9 percent.
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May 31, 2007
The U.S. Air Force awards Boeing a $4.2 million contract for the next phase of the Dual Role Air Dominance Missile -- Technology program, one of several efforts to develop technologies for the Joint Dual Role Air Dominance Missile. DRADM-T focuses on the missile's propulsion and control systems. The contract runs for 32 months. Boeing's Advanced Weapons and Missile Systems unit will perform the work in St. Charles, Mo.
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June 4, 2007
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration grants type certification to the Dreamlifter. The certification recognizes that the Dreamlifter has successfully passed all of the FAA's stringent testing and safety requirements. As part of the flight test program, FAA officials flew on the Dreamlifter as it delivered major sections of the Dreamliner from partner sites around the world to the Boeing factory in Everett, Wash., for final assembly.
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Boeing begins developing an advanced thermal protection system "heat shield" for NASA's Orion crew exploration spacecraft using a high-performance, Boeing-proprietary material called Phenolic Impregnated Carbon Ablator.
June 8, 2007
The F-22 team of Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Pratt & Whitney and the U.S. Air Force is awarded the most distinguished award in aviation, the Collier Trophy, for designing, developing, building and operating the F-22 Raptor.
June 11, 2007
The King County (Wash.) Department of Natural Resources and Parks, Industrial Waste Program, presents Boeing with an Industrial Wastewater Treatment Award, recognizing the company's 10 years of compliance with all rules and regulations of the county. The Wastewater Treatment Facility is located at North Boeing Field in Seattle and is operated and maintained by Shared Services Group's Site Services employees, with the support of 737 Airplane Programs Environmental Affairs.
June 13, 2007
Boeing releases its 2007 Current Market Outlook in London. The outlook forecasts a $2.8 trillion market for new commercial airplanes over the next 20 years. Strong demand for new airplanes will lead to a world fleet with significantly improved environmental performance. These new airplanes will accommodate a forecasted 5 percent annual increase in passenger traffic, and a 6.1 percent annual increase in air cargo traffic.
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Boeing begins flight testing the mission system aboard Australia's Wedgetail aircraft No. 1, a 737 Airborne Early Warning and Control platform. During a four-hour flight from Boeing Field in Seattle, the crew conducts a series of functional tests as part of a program that will measure the impact of the mission system on the aircraft's power-generation capability and environmental controls, such as the liquid and air cooling systems. Boeing is scheduled to flight-test the aircraft -- over both land and water -- several days a week for the next month.
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June 13-15, 2007
Boeing Global Corporate Citizenship conducts a site investigation of areas affected by Hurricane Katrina, including those in and around New Orleans as well as Biloxi and Pascagoula, Miss. The purpose of the visit, hosted by the American Red Cross, is to gather information about how the nearly $10 million in Boeing corporate and employee contributions have been spent to help storm victims in the region.
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June 15, 2007
Boeing successfully completes the first flight of the A160T Hummingbird unmanned rotorcraft from an airfield near Victorville, Calif. The A160T, a turbine-powered version of the innovative piston-powered A160 helicopter, features unmatched range, endurance, payload and altitude for an unmanned rotorcraft.
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June 18-20, 2007
Boeing announces airplane orders from four customers at the Paris Air Show. GE Commercial Aviation Services orders six 777 Freighters, worth about $1.42 billion at list prices; Lion Air orders 40 737-900ERs worth $3 billion; International Lease Finance Corp. announces orders for 63 airplanes worth about $8.8 billion, and AIR FRANCE-KLM Group orders nine 777-300ERs and seven 737-700s worth $2.7 billion at list prices.
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June 21, 2007
Boeing's Secure Network Server 3010 and 3210 information technology products earn a Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level 4+ rating from the National Information Assurance Partnership. The NIAP -- a U.S. government initiative between the U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology and the National Security Agency -- awards the rating following a comprehensive product evaluation.
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Boeing and its industry teammates demonstrate the advanced capabilities the Transformational Satellite Communications System will offer U.S. warfighters during a critical Space Segment Design Review. Funded by Boeing's "Team TSAT," the demonstration to more than 500 government and industry officials implements all of the U.S. Air Force-defined TSAT-critical missions, including strategic; communications-on-the-move; and airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.
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June 29, 2007
Boeing says it has been awarded a U.S. Air Force contract worth up to $2 billion between 2007 and 2018 for engineering services and the manufacturing of 242 wing sets for the Air Force's A-10 fleet. The A-10, first introduced in 1976, is a twin-engine jet aircraft designed for close-air support of ground forces. The simple, effective and survivable single-seat aircraft can be used against all ground targets, including tanks and other armored vehicles.
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