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The Boeing Company is one of the many industries that inspired me to pursue Industrial Engineering. Their successes in technological advances and business through investments and perseverance inspired me to ask myself numerous questions; one being, how I can be just as useful. For example, Boeing introduced their newest success, the 737 MAX airplane that was designed to be structurally efficient and provide customers with a considerable amount of savings in cost. Addressing two important…

In the past, Boeing’s business plan primarily focused on government contracts, but now their current focus is on selling passenger planes to airlines. In the beginning Boeing focused receiving government contracts. One example is when, “The enterprise [Boeing] built ‘flying boats’ for the Navy during World War 1 and in the 1920s and ‘30s it successfully sold its trainers, pursuit planes, observation craft, torpedo planes, and patrol bombers to the U.S. military” (Weiss and Amir). The company…

The Boeing Model 367-80, known as the “Dash 80”, was the precursor to the Boeing 707, the first commercially successful jet airliner. The 707, and by extension the “Dash 80”, thrusted Boeing into the upper echelon of commercial airline manufacturers, where it remains to this day. In addition, it is responsible for shifting commercial aviation from a propeller focused industry to the jet engine industry. This shift enabled the airline industry to exponentially grow by increasing passenger numbers…

Introduction In Europe, Lufthansa and Ryanair are one of the key players in the aviation industry accounting for a total of almost 260 million passengers for 2017. However, the big question is why passengers chose either Lufthansa or Ryanair and what product offerings each airline serves. This research paper will focus on the five key product features discussed by Doganis in order to analyze and conclude how these two airlines differentiate their services. Methodology For the comparison…

If a person wants to fly, whether it is a little Cessna 150, or a massive Airbus A380, you will have to obtain a medical certificate. In order for a person to be eligible for flight, they must meet several very strict health standards. Both mentally and physically, a person must be sharp, ready, and alert at all times. A person’s vision must be near perfect, with or without any form of correction. Heart health is also a big concern, as is mental health. There are three medical certificate…

Challenge at stake Airbus and Bombardier has a partnership with C series which was announced in October 2017. Competition is strengthening its market positioning, thereby creating new values for customers, suppliers and employees. With increase in global airport expansion projects, the need for smaller commercial aircrafts is greater than before. Hence, Boeing and Airbus are targeting the production of smaller commercial airplanes to meet the industrial demand. Market Scenario Airbus and…

The acquisition of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) is thus far the most expensive defense program to date. Christopher Bolkcom a specialist in military aviation has written the Congressional Research Service document on the status, background and issues faced by the program. The Department of Defense (DoD) recognized, that now more than ever, the services need to consolidate resources and jointly tackle the shared issues of high acquisition and operational cost of aircraft.…

System Safety in the Dreamliner: Containing Battery Fires Designing a long-haul, twin-engine airliner that impressed both operator and passenger was the goal of Boeing when they launched the 7E7 program in 2003. Sweptback wings, higher-humidity in cabins, composite fuselage, ultra-high thrust engines and a simulated sky interior were just a few improvements since air transportation of an earlier generation (“Boeing 787 Dreamliner long-range,” n.d.). The aircraft plagued by launch delays,…

Reliability Centered Maintenance started when a preventative maintenance plan were developed for the Boeing 747 airplane in the 1960’s by the maintenance steering group. In the RCM process in maintenance not only ‘what can be done’ is considered but also ‘why should it be done’. To facilitate the RCM process seven questions should be asked to complete the process. • What are the functions and performance standards of the asset in the operating environment? • How does the asset fail to perform…

The invention of the airplane is most likely the most important innovations in transportation. The airplane industry is enormous; In 2016, the industry generated 501 billion US dollars. The question is why are airplanes so popular. Well, airplanes are able to drastically cut down on travel times. Although the airplane is extremely important for transporting, airplanes do have some drawbacks. For example, airplanes release harmful substances into the atmosphere. The airplane was invented by…