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Boeing's 7E7 plans represent new era

The Business Journal of Jacksonville:

Despite all the hubbub about where The Boeing Co. will put its 7E7 plant, the factory itself will be fairly simple -- "something to keep the rain off," said Mike Bair, senior vice president for the 7E7 program.

But how the plane is designed and built will be little short of revolutionary. As it develops the aircraft, Boeing Commercial Airplanes is fundamentally moving away from many of its historical skills -- such as machining and assembling metal parts -- toward a new role as integrator of other companies' work

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