30 Boei ng Frontiers on foot. In an instant, it’s all gone. This flurry of activity for the 777 happens every Monday and Wednesday night—a process that is responsible for sending a fully assembled airplane to the outside world. This is a factory rollout. “It’s like a dance, like a choreographed dance,” said Burney Andersson, a mechanic and provisioner, the latter title describing a moving-line services provider. In this case, each employee is paired with a 150-ton (140-metric-ton) dance partner, requiring extra nimble steps. Great care must be taken when squiring around a 777. “Everything counts when you’re moving these airplanes,” said Bob Faford, another provisioner who operates a small tug. ”You have to watch everything. You can’t hit anything. These jets damage like cars, but you can’t just take them
Frontiers May 2015 Issue
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