May 2012 - Boeing Australia

VelocityNews from the Boeing world May 2012 Boeing Australia & South Pacifi cPrime Minister addresses Boeing-sponsored national security eventAustralian Prime Minister JuliaGillard chose the Boeing-sponsoredAustralian Strategic Policy Institutenational security address in Canberrato reaffi rm Australia’s commitment tothe Afghanistan campaign and outlinegovernment’s transition strategy.Ms Gillard said Australian defenceforces would continue to play a role inAfghanistan beyond 2014.“There may be a continuing role to trainthe Afghan National Security Force toconduct – and to work alongside themin carrying out – counter-terrorismoperations in Afghanistan.”First 747-8 Intercontinental deliveredBoeing has delivered the fi rst 747-8Intercontinental passenger airliner toLufthansa, beginning a new era for theworld’s most recognised aircraft.“Lufthansa and Boeing have a longand proud history of working togetherto bring new innovations to the airlineindustry,” said Jim Albaugh, presidentand CEO of Boeing CommercialAirplanes.Brisbane-based Ferra Engineering isBoeing International Supplier of the YearFerra Engineering was one of 14companies and two academic institutionsrecognised through the Boeing Supplierof the Year awards for exceptionalperformance and contributions to thecompany’s overall success during 2011.The Brisbane-based aerospace componentmanufacturer was named InternationalSupplier of the Year, and was one ofonly two award recipients outside of theUnited States. Ferra Engineering suppliescomponents to Boeing commercial anddefence programs, including production ofF/A-18 Super Hornet rudder pedal kits.Mark Scherrer, managing director of FerraEngineering, was in Chicago to accept theaward on behalf of his team.“This is one of the most prestigious awardsin the industry and Ferra and its staff areobviously very honoured to receive thisaward,” Scherrer said.Ferra Engineering was selected from apool of more than 17,500 Boeing suppliersin 50 countries worldwide for excelling inthe areas of quality, on-time delivery, postdeliverysupport, cost and demonstratedability to anticipate and respond tochanging requirements.Minister for Defence Materiel JasonClare congratulated Ferra Engineering onwinning the supplier award.“This is an outstanding achievement. Thisis a testament to the capability of theAustralian Defence industry – especiallyour small and medium sized businesseslike Ferra,” Clare said.Ferra Engineering is part of the AustralianGovernment’s Global Supply ChainProgram which facilitates opportunitiesfor Australian industry to gain access toexport markets with international defenceprimes.Continued page 2“We are grateful for Lufthansa’sinspiration and leadership in helpingus design a new Queen of the Skiesfor the 21st Century, and I’m proudof what Boeing employees haveaccomplished by bringing this greataircraft to Lufthansa and the world.”Mark Scherrer, Ferra Engineering managing director (centre) accepts the Boeing InternationalSupplier of the Year award at a ceremony in Chicago on 18 April.May 2012 • Boeing Australia & South Pacifi c • Velocity 1

Williamtown defence facility gainsISO 14001 environmental credentialsBoeing Defence, Space & SecurityAustralia orders a sixth C-17 for fl eetBoeing Defence Australia’s (BDA)environmental credentials werestrengthened last month when itsWilliamtown facility became thesecond site to achieve ISO 14001certifi cation within the past 12 months.The ISO standard helps organisationsprotect the environment and preventpollution. It specifi es a process for thecontrol and continuous improvementof an organisation’s environmentalperformance through an EnvironmentManagement System.BDA achieved ISO 14001 certifi cationfor its facility at Royal Australian AirForce Base Williamtown, east ofNewcastle, following a rigorous threedayaudit.One of Australia’s largest Boeingsites, BDA Williamtown supports theAustralian Defence Force’s F/A 18 –Hornet Upgrade Program Phase 2.3and is home to the Airborne EarlyWarning & Control Wedgetail In-Service Support program.The latest site certifi cation furtherdemonstrates BDA’s ability to operateeffectively while still respecting andprotecting the environment.“Certifying this particular site was notan insignifi cant undertaking,” saidAllanagh Rivers, BDA environmentmanager. “Completing anenvironmental audit within three daysis a great outcome.“Achieving certifi cation is evidencethat we are environmentally consciousas a business. With growing publicand stakeholder awareness aboutsustainability and environmentalreporting, the business acknowledgesits responsibility to remain transparentabout how it manages or mitigatesenvironmental impacts,” Rivers said.The next site to be audited this yearwill be Oakey, the home of BDA’s ArmyAviation Training and Training Supportoperations.The fi fth RAAF C-17 fl ies away after handover in the US on September 14, 2011. During the arrivalceremony in Australia, the government announced its intent to procure a sixth C-17 airlifter.Minister for Defence Stephen Smithand Minister for Defence Materiel JasonClare announced in April that Australiawill purchase a 6th C-17 Globemasterheavy-lift aircraft through the United StatesForeign Military Sales program.Minister Smith said the acquisition willdouble the number of aircraft available foroperations at any one time from two tofour.“A sixth C-17 will give the Governmentincreased options to support a widerrange of contingencies that might requireheavy-lift aircraft and will extend the life ofthe C-17 fl eet by reducing the use of eachaircraft,” Minister Smith said.“In addition to a busy schedule supportingthe men and women of the AustralianDefence Force, Australia’s existingfl eet of fi ve C-17s has supported vitalhumanitarian missions around the globeand has consistently been among thefi rst responders to worldwide disasters,”said Bill Profi let, Boeing Defense, Space &Security director of International BusinessDevelopment for Australia.“The presence of Australia’s C-17aircraft at hot spots around the worlddemonstrates Australia’s role as a valuedally and global partner. The outstandingpartnership with the customer, the US AirForce and the Boeing team to expeditedelivery of Australia’s fi fth C-17 had a directand positive impact on this opportunity.”The acquisition of the fi fth C-17 wasannounced by the Australian Governmentin March 2011 and the aircraft arrived inAustralia in September 2011.The C-17 aircraft can lift very large andheavy cargoes over long distancesproviding a signifi cant contribution toAustralia’s ability to reach and respondto events. One C-17 can carry up to fourC-130 Hercules loads in a single lift andcover twice the distance in three-quarters ofthe time of a C-130.Boeing anticipates delivery of the sixthAustralian C-17 from the company’s fi nalassembly facility in Long Beach, California,later this year.As a member of the worldwide C-17“virtual fl eet,” RAAF C-17s are supportedthrough the Boeing C-17 GlobemasterIII Integrated Sustainment Program, aperformance-based logistics agreement.The arrangement provides the highest airliftmission capable rate at one of the lowestcosts per fl ying hour.Boeing has delivered 241 C-17s worldwide,including 216 to the US Air Force activeduty, Guard and Reserve units. A total of25 C-17s have been delivered to Australia,Canada, Qatar, the UAE, the UK and the12-member Strategic Airlift Capabilityinitiative of NATO and Partnership for Peacenations. India has 10 C-17s on order fordelivery in 2013 and 2014.May 2012 • Boeing Australia & South Pacifi c • Velocity 2

Ferra Engineering takes supplier awardFrom page 1Ferra Engineering has worked closelywith Boeing’s Offi ce of AustralianIndustry Capability (OAIC) to ensurethey remain competitive in the globalaerospace industry.“We’ve been working with Boeing veryclosely for several years and one ofthe key benefi ts for us is that Boeingreally helped us to implement someof the Lean principles,” Scherrer said.“They helped us to get the supply chaininvolved to actually do improvementsnot just within our company but rightacross our supply chain.”The OAIC is proving to be a highlysuccessful partnership between Boeingand Australian industry, with some240 requests for quotation releasedto Australian industry and more thanUS$230 million in contracts awardedsince November 2007.The OAIC works primarily with exportreadysmall to medium Australianenterprises, providing training andmentoring, and identifying bidopportunities within Boeing and itsinternational supply chain.“It’s great to see one of our Australiansuppliers being recognised for the valuethey bring to the Boeing companyand ultimately to our customers,” saidJoel Gray, Senior Manager BoeingInternational Strategic Partnerships.A full list of the Supplier of theYear award winners is availableon the Boeing website at http://boeing.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=2227Ferra Engineering employees work on a rangeof components for Boeing’s commercial anddefence programs.Boeing has unveiled a new winglet designconcept for the 737 MAX. The newAdvanced Technology winglet will provideMAX customers with up to an additional1.5 percent fuel-burn improvement,depending on range, on top of the 10-12percent improvement already offered onthe new-engine variant.“The Advanced Technology wingletdemonstrates Boeing’s continued drive toimprove fuel burn and the correspondingvalue to the customer. With thistechnology and others being built into theMAX, we will extend our leadership,” saidJim Albaugh, president and CEO, BoeingCommercial Airplanes. “Incorporating thisadvanced technology into the 737 MAXdesign will give our customers even moreadvantage in today’s volatile fuel priceenvironment.”Compared to today’s wingtip technology,which provides up to a 4 percent fuel-burnadvantage at long ranges, the AdvancedTechnology winglet provides a total fuelburnimprovement of up to 5.5 percent onthe same long routes.“The concept is more effi cient than anyother wingtip device in the single-aislemarket because the effective wing spanincrease is uniquely balanced between theupper and lower parts of the winglet,” saidMichael Teal, chief project engineer, 737MAX.Boeing Commercial AirplanesRevolutionary 737 MAX wingletdesign to deliver even greater valueBoeing aerodynamicists used advancedcomputational fl uid dynamics to combinerake tip technology with a dual featherwinglet concept into one advancedtreatment for the wings of the 737 MAX.The Advanced Technology winglet fi tswithin today’s airport gate constraints whileproviding more effective span therebyreducing drag. Ongoing 737 MAX testing inthe wind tunnel validated the new concepton the aircraft.The new winglet is the latest in a numberof design decisions reached for the 737MAX, including aft body aerodynamicimprovements, with the tail cone extendedand the section above the elevatorthickened to improve steadiness of air fl ow;engine installation improvements, with thenew CFM International LEAP-1B enginesintegrated with the wing similar to theaerodynamic lines of the 787 Dreamlinerengine with its wing; and fl ight control andsystem updates, with the inclusion of fl y-by-wire spoilers.Airlines operating the 737 MAX nowwill gain an 18 percent fuel-burn perseatimprovement over today’s A320.Depending on the range of the mission,operators may realise even more savings.To date, the 737 MAX has more than1,000 orders and commitments from 16customers worldwide.May 2012 • Boeing Australia & South Pacifi c • Velocity 3

South Carolina rolls out fi rst 787The fi rst Boeing 787 Dreamliner tobe assembled in South Carolinarolled out of fi nal assembly inApril, marking the fi rst time thata Boeing commercial aircraft hasbeen produced in the SoutheasternUnited States.“This is a proud moment forBoeing as we roll out an aircraftfrom our third fi nal assembly site,”said Jim Albaugh, president andchief executive offi cer, CommercialAirplanes. “I welcome the SouthCarolina team into a small and elitefraternity – a fraternity of workerswho have built one of the mostcomplex machines in the world – acommercial aircraft.”The aircraft will now undergo fl ightline and taxi testing before beingdelivered to Air India in mid-2012.747-8 Freighter hits high marksThe new Boeing 747-8 Freighterreached six months in servicein April, with the aircraft settingnew standards of effi ciency andperformance – meeting or exceedingexpectations in service reliability, fuelburn, and payload capacity.The fi rst 747-8 Freighters areoperating even more economicallythan predicted and have exceededdispatch reliability targets in the fi rstsix months of operation.Boeing employees get their handsdirty to celebrate Earth Day 2012Boeing employees celebrated Earth Dayby volunteering on environment projects inQueensland and Victoria.In Brisbane, employees from BoeingDefence Australia teamed with BoeingGlobal Corporate Citizenship partnerGreening Australia to plant 1,200 trees inthe fl ood-ravaged Lockyer Valley.In Melbourne, Boeing AerostructuresAustralia (BAA) employees helped theFriends of Westgate Park plant 410 treesin the park beside the organisation’sFishermans Bend facility.“These Earth Day activities are a greatway for our employees to get involvedin local environmental projects and givesomething back to the commuity,” saidBAA environment manager Mike Ramsay.Global Corporate CitizenshipAbove: Allanagh Rivers, BDA environmentmanager, and Michael Paramor, ChiefExecutive of Greening Australia QLD,planting one of 1,200 trees.Left: Rhonda Skinner (left), BDA Health &Safety Advisor, Christine Howland, BDAEnvironment Advisor, Allanagh Rivers, BDAEnvironment Manager, Craig Deveney,Greening Australia Project Manager,and David Dawson, BDA Quality andImprovement Specialist planted trees inQueensland’s fl ood-damaged LockyerValley.VelocityEditor:Content:Allison BoneCaroline BellJennifer WillcockE-mail:caroline.bell@boeing.comPhone: +612-9086 3300Above: Ming Chen (left), Andy Latumahina andRanuka abeysinghe participate in Earth Day activitiesin Melbourne.Left: BAA employees Adrian Vandenbergh and DaynaBoase supporting the Friends of Westgate Park withtree-planting.May 2012 • Boeing Australia & South Pacifi c • Velocity 4