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pair of superefficient 787 Dreamliners will be the featured Boeing products
on display at the Paris Air Show, which begins June 17 at the Le Bourget
exhibition center. One 787 will perform daily flying displays from Monday
through Friday, while the other – a Qatar Airways 787 – will
be on static display. The Boeing ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system will
appear as part of the U.S. Corral display throughout the show.
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Boeing is again proud to sponsor for the eighth year
the Engineering Student of the Year Award, the world's leading competition
to recognize students whose work shows the greatest promise, aptitude
and dedication in the field of aerospace technology. This year's recipient
will be recognized at the Flight Awards at the Musee de l'Air et de
l'Espace, Le Bourget on Tuesday evening (5.30-7.30 p.m.).
Boeing will hold a series of media briefings and associated activities
about key programs throughout the show. Media should check the daily
briefing schedule at the media centre and the Boeing media chalet, situated
in chalet row A 324, for updates.
Monday, June 17
10.00 Boeing Commercial Airplanes Update – Auditorium (Conference
Centre, Hall 2C)
Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Ray Conner will assess
current industry and market conditions and provide an update on Boeing
commercial airplane products and services, development programs and
product investments.
13.00 V-22 Osprey Briefing – Boeing Media Chalet Theatre
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Greg Masiello, Joint V-22 Program Manager, U.S.
Naval Air Systems Command, provides an update on the Bell Boeing V-22
Osprey tiltrotor and discusses recent operational deployments.
Tuesday, June 18
10.00 Twin-aisle Development Briefing – Boeing Media Chalet
Theatre
Scott Fancher, vice president and general manager of Airplane Development
for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, will provide an overview of Boeing's
twin-aisle strategy to meet future market requirements as well as an
update of development progress on the 787-9, 787-10X and 777X.
Wednesday, June 19
09.45 737 MAX Development Briefing – Boeing Media Chalet Theatre
Scott Fancher, vice president and general manager of Airplane Development,
and Joe Ozimek, vice president of Product Marketing, 737 MAX, both of
Boeing Commercial Airplanes, will provide an update on the 737 MAX's
progress toward Firm Configuration in July and an update on the airplane's
advanced performance features.
Boeing is the world's leading aerospace company and the largest manufacturer
of commercial jetliners and military aircraft combined. Additionally,
Boeing designs and manufactures rotorcraft, electronic and defense systems,
missiles, satellites, launch vehicles and advanced information and communication
systems. As a major service provider to NASA, Boeing is the prime contractor
for the International Space Station. The company also provides numerous
military and commercial airline support services. Boeing provides products
and support services to customers in 150 countries. Headquartered in
Chicago, Boeing employs more than 170,000 people across the United States
and in 70 countries. Total company revenues for 2012 were $81.7 billion.
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