The Boeing 737 is a short- to medium-range‚ twin-engine narrow-body jet airliner. Originally developed as a shorter‚ lower-cost twin-engine airliner derived from Boeing’s 707 and 727‚ the 737 has developed into a family of nine passenger models with a capacity of 85 to 215 passengers. The 737 is Boeing’s only narrow-body airliner currently in production‚ with the -600‚ -700‚ -800‚ and -900ER variants currently being manufactured. Originally envisioned in 1964‚ the initial 737-100 first flew in 1967
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Summary Airbus and Boeing are competitors in the aircraft industry as both of the companies are aircraft manufacturers. Boeing was actually founded in 1916 in Seattle earlier than Airbus and got huge support from US government. It was a dominant player in the global manufacturing industry in the 1960’s together with McDonnell Douglas. Meanwhile Airbus was founded in 1970s by four countries which are France‚ Germany‚ Spain and United Kingdom. These countries have supported Airbus from its establishment
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create the best and safest aircraft. Airbus’ corporate values are; youth development‚ environment – biodiversity program and humanitarian and community support. Both company’s mission statements are similar in that they talk about their products‚ but Boeing also includes information on the countries that they are supporting through export‚ information on their employees and on their leadership. Airbus’ vision statement is just about their product where Boeing’s is about being a great‚ strong aerospace-based
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Overview William Boeing founded the Boeing Company in 1916 in Puget Sound‚ Washington. William had modest goals as a young Yale engineering graduate‚ first making it big in the timber industry. When the Wright bothers showed the world the idea of flight‚ William was intrigued. He then decided that it was time that he should enter into the field of aviation. Boeing and his friend Conrad Westervelt teamed up to create a more practical plane after witnessing the Wright brother’s creation and further
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Avionics is a term used to describe all of the electronic systems used on aircraft‚ artificial satellites and spacecraft. Avionic systems include communications‚ navigation‚ the display and management of multiple systems and the hundreds of systems that are fitted to aircraft to meet individual roles. These can be as simple as a searchlight for a police helicopter or as complicated as the tactical system for an airborne early warning platform. | | [edit]History The term avionics is
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Boeing 777 Project: Summary for the Board of Directors Boeing is currently operating with the majority market share of the commercial sector of aircraft manufacturing. Frank Shrontz‚ our CEO‚ has recently stated his goal to increase the company’s return on equity from its current average of 12%. The following summary will delve into the most appealing project for the future of this firm: the 777 aircraft. The purpose of this new product is to maintain our competitive advantage in commercial airline
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Contents Boeing 787 Dreamliner: Time‚ Budget and Project Performance Analysis 1 Introduction. 1.1 In developing the Boeing 787 Dreamliner‚ Boeing executive management’s initial decisions and project management strategies did not control the four major measurements of project success: time‚ budget‚ performance and client acceptance (Pinto‚ 2013‚ pp. 35‚36). This report analyses the methodology and project management decisions that led to a project crisis and risk to Boeing’s
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Project on entrepreneurial leader profiling Slogan "Forever New Frontiers" Executive Summary This business report is about the entrepreneurial leader William E. Boeing and The Boeing Company. There is a description of The Boeing Company and its performance on the aircraft business. Then comes the analysis of William E. Boeing as an entrepreneur and a leader. The report demonstrates why he was labelled as a visionary leader and an entrepreneur‚ due to his personal‚ technical and conceptual skills
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ADVANCED QUALITY SYSTEMS (AQS) The Boeing Company D1-9000 D1-9000 is the Boeing Company document that addresses their internal and supplier quality system and the approach to continuous improvement. D1-9000 establishes the following requirements for Boeing and their suppliers: Basic Quality System Advanced Quality System (AQS) AQS Tools Supplier Quality Rating Basic Quality System Requirements Boeing and their suppliers are to establish and maintain written procedures and flow charts
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Airbus vs. Boeing the case study Jimmy Jones University of Phoenix The case “Boeing vs. Airbus: Two Decades of Trade disputes” deals with the dispute that has existed between the US aircraft giant and the European Aircraft manufacturing giant. Boeing has 57‚000 workers in Seattle and an additional 100‚000 employees
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