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Mobility
Might |
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One of the tenets of a successful military is it can
move its troops and gear where they need to be quickly.
The key to that success is tying together high-tech platforms
and communications. Boeing’s Integrated Defense
Systems is the holder of that key.
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MAIN
FEATURE
Salute!
Alitalia’s new Boeing 777-200ER is generating
excitement among the Italian carrier’s employees
and passengers. And the 777-200ER has also become the
heart of the airline’s long-haul strategy.
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COURTESY OF ALITALIA
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INTEGRATED
DEFENSE SYSTEMS
Hot idea
While the rest of us are content to let loose some “oohs”
and “ahhs” viewing a fiery volcano show
in Las Vegas, when IDS Fire Chief Pete Jankiewicz witnessed
the pyrotechnics, it sparked an idea. Now, Mesa firefighters
are reaping the benefits of Jankiewicz’s brainstorm—again,
and again, and again.
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COMMERCIAL
AIRPLANES
‘Chose’ by
the nose
A Boeing 737-800 and an Airbus A320 stood nose-to-nose
on an Australian tarmac as they were being sized up
by Qantas Airways. But what really sold Qantas on the
737 was the airline’s relationship with Boeing.
As Doug Groseclose, Commercial Airplanes vice president
of International Sales, says, “We have to know
our customers better than they know themselves.”
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CONNEXION
BY BOEING
Surfs Up!
Passengers aboard select Lufthansa flights now can surf
the Web from 40,000 feet. Other airlines will follow
soon with demos of their own, as the isolation of flying
becomes a thing of the past.
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CENTURY
OF FLIGHT
Twelve seconds that forever
changed the world
On Dec. 17, 1903, the Wright brothers became the first
humans to achieve powered flight. Frontiers takes a
look back at that day, as Historical Perspective throughout
2003 celebrates the century of flight.
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