We have to admit being impressed by the record sales that Boeing
tallied for 2007, but the year boasted a great many OTHER
milestones... as shown below:
First Dreamlifter delivered the
first 787 assemblies; second Dreamlifter took first flight and
entered service; 787 final assembly began; 787 program celebrated
the rollout of the first airplane, and surpassed milestones of 500,
600, 700, and 800 orders since launch
747 program surpassed the 1,500 order mark; 747-8
Intercontinental completed firm configuration; 747-8 Freighter
completed 25% design release; first delivery of a new production
747 Freighter to a Russian carrier
767 program reached 1,000 orders with an order for 27 767-300
Freighters for UPS, which, when delivered, will nearly double the
UPS 767 Freighter fleet
Boeing entered into environmental partnerships with Virgin Atlantic
and GE Aviation, and with Air New Zealand and Rolls-Royce for joint
biofuel demonstration flights
737 program celebrated 7,000th order; first delivery of the
737-700ER to launch customer ANA; first delivery of 737-900ER to
launch customer Lion Air
Boeing Business Jets had another record year, with 25 orders,
including 8 widebody VIP airplanes
Boeing Integrated Material Management established a new service
center in Singapore; Alteon opened a new training center in
Shanghai
Boeing's response rate for urgent airline service requests
through the Operations Center reached 95.5%
Rolls Royce and GE joined the 787 GoldCare Program
Boeing acquired C-Map, a wholly-owned subsidiary reporting to
Jeppesen
Boeing Fabrication Composites Manufacturing Center rolled out
the first 787 vertical fin; Boeing Portland earned ISO14001
certification
Major assembly began for the first P-8A Poseidon
777 became the best selling twin-aisle, twin-engine airplane,
surpassing 1,000 orders; completed 90 percent design release for
777 Freighter, with production set for early 2008; first 777
deliveries to new customers celebrated, including Air India, Jet
Airways and Qatar Airways
Delivery of 3,000th Everett-built widebody airplane; Everett
factory celebrated 40th anniversary; Everett tour center celebrated
three millionth visitor
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