 Boeing Customer Experience CenterNoteworthy Developments
Cape Town Update
Angola becomes the 10th country to ratify the treaty.
Customer Experience Center Grand Opening on March 16, 2006
The customer viewpoint is the entire focus of the Customer Experience Center.
Airplane interior mockups showcase product advancements that create value.
Life-cycle business solutions are highlighted in the Customer Solutions Studio.
State-of-the-art conference rooms provide teleconference and virtual meeting capability.
Boeing Delivers Final 717s on May 23, 2006
Concludes Boeing commercial airplane production in California.
Boeing Holds Annual Appraisers Conference on June 20-21 in Seattle
More than 20 aviation industry appraisers attend the conference, which addresses Boeing technology leadership, market and product updates, maintenance programs, and Boeing's commercial product strategies.
Boeing Program Update:
737-900ER:
1st 737-900ER rolls out of factory on June 9 for delivery to Lion Air, Indonesia.
Announced orders and commitments from GECAS, Sky Airlines, SpiceJet and Lion Air.
747-8:
Boeing concludes first round of wind-tunnel tests for the 747-8 family.
GE-Aviation finalizes the architectural design of its GEnX engine that will power Boeing's 747-8. The engine will now enter the detailed design phase.
787
Fabrication begins on the wing center section at Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI) and Korean Aerospace to support first major assembly, scheduled for the end of June.
On May 21st, the 787 Program reaches a major milestone in the design of the 787 Dreamliner by completing 25 percent of the design releases required for the program.
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