Scott Carson, chief executive of Boeing Commercial Airplanes and Mike Bair, Vice President of the 787 Program stated the following remarks as being ready to roll out the 787 in July 8th, 2008:

"A lot of people are working very, very hard around the world to make sure this airplane gets to market on time," said Mike Bair, vice president of the 787 program.

"We are doing what we do best at Boeing ... make sure we deliver on the commitments we made to our customers," Scott Carson, chief executive of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, told reporters and industry analysts during a teleconference to update them on the 787.

The Boeing Company, Parters, and suppliers are working very hard to get ready for role out the 787 in July 8th, 2008. In the mean time, the Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica company delivered the first carbon fibre fuselage section of the 787 Dreamliner.

GROTTAGLIE, Italy--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica company, today delivered the first carbon fibre fuselage sections of the 787 Dreamliner, manufactured at its Grottaglie plant.

The two fuselage sections, the central one, no. 44 (8,5 metres long) and the central-rear one, no. 46 (about 10 metres long) have been loaded on the Boeing Dreamlifter to be transferred to the Charleston, South Carolina, facility of Global Aeronautica in the United States.

Once integrated at Global Aeronautica, the fuselage sections will be transferred to Seattle for the final assembly by Boeing of the first prototype of the innovative 787.

This delivery is the culmination of a process that began in 2004 with Alenia Aeronautica acting as independent prime partner of the programme. Working as part of a global team, Alenia Aeronautica has financed, designed, developed and produced the structural aircraft components on contract, the infrastructure and the technological processes necessary for their production. The production of a one-piece, carbon fibre barrel has required innovative technologies and processes that are being used in the aeronautical field for the first time ever.

Alenia Aeronautica's newest plant in Grottaglie is fully dedicated to the production of the 787 fuselage sections and is one of the most advanced aeronautical facilities in the world. Alenia Aeronautica Foggia plant is also involved in this production where the horizontal stabiliser is produced, consisting of two monolithic cocured boxes, 20 meters long and made, just as the fuselage and wings of the 787, of carbon fibre, with absolutely excellent design and production technologies. The cocured box of the 787's horizontal stabiliser produced in Foggia is to date the biggest composite monolithic structure ever built for a commercial airplane and weighs 540 kg.

Alenia Aeronautica has a substantial role in the production of the 787. Alenia Aeronautica manufactures the central and rear fuselage sections and the horizontal stabiliser. Alenia Aeronautica accounts for 14% of the aircraft structure. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is the most successful launch of an aircraft programme in the commercial aviation history, with 475 orders obtained to date.

Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica Company, is the largest Italian aeronautic player which operates world-wide in the commercial and military aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles and aerostructures. Alenia Aeronautica also coordinates the activities of Aermacchi and Aeronavali - wholly owned companies - respectively active in the design and manufacturing of military trainer aircraft and in the overhaul, maintenance and modification of military and civil aircraft. With its joint venture ATR, Aelnia Aeronautica is the world leader in the regional turboprop market. Over 2005 Alenia Aeronautica reported a value of production of 2,046 millions Euro, backlog for 6,865 millions Euro and orders for 3,230. The total workforce is 11,198.

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Alenia builds the C-27J, the only true modern tactical airlifter available today, and plays key roles in world-class programs like Eurofighter Typhoon, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and the European UCAV demonstrator Neuron.

Alenia is a leading supplier of advanced aerostructures for airliners including the Boeing 787 and Airbus A380.

Its subsidiaries include Alenia Aermacchi, the world leader in training aircraft, and Alenia Aeronavali, the respected overhaul and modification specialist. ATR, its joint venture with EADS, dominates the regional turboprop market.

Alenia Aeronautica is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Finmeccanica, the Italian advanced technology group that it among the world's top 10 players in the aerospace, defense and security markets.

flightglobal.com, Dated November 14, 2006, reported that When Appius Claudius Caecus began building Rome's Appian Way to connect the empire in 312BC, he could never have guessed that, more than 2,000 years later, an Italian company near the end of this famous road would be building major parts of an airliner designed to connect the world. Alenia Aeronautica's huge Taranto-Grottaglie site, producing Boeing 787 Dreamliner fuselage barrels, is a monument to the companies' ever-stronger links which made a significant contract between Boeing and Europe. The new business model of the 787 has dramatically changed the relationship in the supply chain" Vincenzo Caiazzo, Alenia North American COO.

Boeing is sending its own engineers to suppliers producing the composite carbon-fiber wing and body parts, including Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd., Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. and Alenia. The engineers are there to make sure the first parts come in when they're needed.

Boeing is closing in on 500 orders for the 787, which is the company's fastest-selling jetliner ever.

787 Dreamliner will take you wherever you want to be and when you want to be with The Best Environmental Leadership. More pleasing and natural and can be changed to provide different "moods" with pull down shades, it can be darkened electronically and has light-emitting diodes, or LEDS for Cabin . 787 TECHNOLOGY makes a lot of sense. The Best Airplane for the World and The Best Airplane for the Environment. The Best Airplane for the World and The Best Airplane for the Environment. Boeing's 787 Dreamliner is the jetliner with a nearly all-composite airframe and latest high technology.

Reported by Catch4all.com, Sandra Englund March 23rd, 2007.

References:

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Italy special: Roll out the barrels - Alenia Aeronautica's role in the Boeing 787

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