Foresight
Case:
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner project began to develop in 2003 establishing as a main goal to innovate the concept of aircraft industry. This is the company’s most fuel-efficient airliner, being20% more fuel efficient that the 767, and first major airliner to use composite materials as the primary material in the construction of its airframe. An international team of top aerospace companies builds the airplane, led by Boeing at its Everett, Wash., facility near Seattle and in North Charleston, S.C.
Boeing launched the 787 program in April 2004 with a record order from All-Nippon Airways. Sixty customers from six continents of the world have placed orders for more than 950 airplanes valued at more than $225 billion.
The 787-8 Dreamliner can carry 210 - 250 passengers on routes of 7,650 to 8,200 nautical miles (14,200 to 15,200 km), while the longer 787-9 Dreamliner will carry 250 - 290 passengers on routes of 8,000 to 8,500 nautical miles (14,800 to 15,750 km). The new 787-10, launched in June 2013and which will be delivered in 2018, will extend and complement the family, carrying 300 - 330 passengers up to 7,000 nautical miles (12,964 km), or more than 90 percent of the world’s twin-aisle routes. The 787-10 count with already 102 orders and commitments from five consumers.
More than 50 of the world’s most capable top-tier supplier partners are working with Boeing to bring innovation and expertise to the 787 program. The suppliers have been involved since the early detailed design phase of the program and all are connected virtually at 135 sites around the world. Boeing counted suppliers to manufacture parts like the wings, fuselage sections, passenger doors, wiring, landing gear, air conditioning packs…
Some of the suppliers are Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Japan) , Latécoère and Labinal (France), Messier-Bugatti-Dowty (UK/France), Saab AB (Sweden), HCL Enterprise (India), Hamilton Sundstrand (USA), Kawasaki Heavy Industries (Japan), Korea
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner project began to develop in 2003 establishing as a main goal to innovate the concept of aircraft industry. This is the company’s most fuel-efficient airliner, being20% more fuel efficient that the 767, and first major airliner to use composite materials as the primary material in the construction of its airframe. An international team of top aerospace companies builds the airplane, led by Boeing at its Everett, Wash., facility near Seattle and in North Charleston, S.C.
Boeing launched the 787 program in April 2004 with a record order from All-Nippon Airways. Sixty customers from six continents of the world have placed orders for more than 950 airplanes valued at more than $225 billion.
The 787-8 Dreamliner can carry 210 - 250 passengers on routes of 7,650 to 8,200 nautical miles (14,200 to 15,200 km), while the longer 787-9 Dreamliner will carry 250 - 290 passengers on routes of 8,000 to 8,500 nautical miles (14,800 to 15,750 km). The new 787-10, launched in June 2013and which will be delivered in 2018, will extend and complement the family, carrying 300 - 330 passengers up to 7,000 nautical miles (12,964 km), or more than 90 percent of the world’s twin-aisle routes. The 787-10 count with already 102 orders and commitments from five consumers.
More than 50 of the world’s most capable top-tier supplier partners are working with Boeing to bring innovation and expertise to the 787 program. The suppliers have been involved since the early detailed design phase of the program and all are connected virtually at 135 sites around the world. Boeing counted suppliers to manufacture parts like the wings, fuselage sections, passenger doors, wiring, landing gear, air conditioning packs…
Some of the suppliers are Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Japan) , Latécoère and Labinal (France), Messier-Bugatti-Dowty (UK/France), Saab AB (Sweden), HCL Enterprise (India), Hamilton Sundstrand (USA), Kawasaki Heavy Industries (Japan), Korea
References: http://www.forbes.com/sites/petercohan/2012/12/11/can-boeing-make-money-on-its-787-dreamliner/ http://brainmass.com/business/business-analysis/53322 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_787_Dreamliner_battery_problems http://www.boeing.com/boeing/commercial/787family/background.page? http://atwonline.com/aircraft-amp-engines/boeing-considers-moving-787-9-tail-build-house http://www.newairplane.com/787/whos_building/ http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2003707208_787globalbuild15.html