Boeing Plans More Autonomy, Internal Parts Production On Next Airplane

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Boeing 787 Line North Charleston, South Carolina

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Boeing’s next new clean-sheet airplane will reflect the company’s pursuit of safety-enhancing automation and a re-evaluation of how much control it should have over its own design and supply chain, CEO Dave Calhoun said. While declining to bite when asked when Boeing will launch a new airplane...
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