Thursday, November 20, 2003
Here's the latest on Boeing.
The design team for the 7E7 will be located in Everett, WA. Learn more.
Boeing announced a network of 7E7 parts suppliers that includes plants in Canada, Australia, Japan and Italy, as well as Boeing facilities in Washington state, Oklahoma and Kansas. Read more.
Kansas has offered Boeing $500 million in bonding authority, but the company said the incentive had no impact on their decision to build the forward fuselage of the plan in Kansas. Read more.
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