Boeing '07 -- What A Year!

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

FMI: www.boeing.com