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The article examines the design and construction of the Boeing 737 MAX jet transport by the aerospace industries firm Boeing Co. The company's decision to create its own design for the nacelle of the airplane and its decision to use titanium for the inner wall of the MAX's thrust reverser are considered. It is noted Boeing has yet to announce suppliers for significant parts of the 737 MAX.

The article examines production management by aerospace industries firm Boeing Co. of the manufacturing of its Boeing 777 jet transport. The introduction of robotic manufacturing processes in the construction of the various models of the 777 is considered. The use of the Flex Track automated riveting system of Electroimpact Inc. is among the examples cited.

The article discusses aerospace firm Boeing Co. and the proposed relocation of the company's model 777 aircraft production assembly work from Everett, Washington to a facility in North Charleston, South Carolina in 2013. Boeing chairman James McNerney addresses design and production locations for the the company's model 777X aircraft. It states that Boeing's facility in South Carolina has been chosen to produce inner composite linings for the engine nacelles of model 737 MAXs. A Lithium-ion battery issue involving Boeing's 787 aircrafts is mentioned.

The article discusses aerospace company Boeing Co. and the lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery design program for the firm's model 787 aircrafts as of April 2013, focusing on Chief 787 Engineer Mike Sinnett's assessment of a worst-case battery failure issue involving the Li-ion batteries. It states that all Boeing 787s that had been delivered since September 2011 have been grounded by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Japan's Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB), and several other national emergency airworthiness directives in the aftermath several battery-related fires in January 2013.

The article considers the development of new products by aerospace industries firm Boeing Co. The company's creation of a new division called Airplane Development which will manage the development, testing and certification of jet transports for use in commercial aeronautics including the Boeing 777X, 737 MAX and 797-9 is examined.

The article reports that the aerospace industries company Boeing Co. has halted deliveries for one month from major suppliers to the final assembly line of its 787 jet transport. The delay is one of a series which has left production of the 787 more than three years behind schedule, but the company states that it will not affect the delivery of the first 787 to the airline All-Nippon Airways scheduled for August-September, 2011.

The article considers the design and construction of the P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft for the U.S. Navy by aerospace industries company Boeing Co. The use by Boeing of lean manufacturing principles used in its construction of the 737 commercial jet transport is examined. Alterations required to adapt the 737 airframe to military use are discussed.

The article discusses the production management of the construction of the 787 jet transport by aircraft industry company Boeing Co. The announcement by the firm that delivery of the transport to the airline All Nippon Airways had been postponed until July, 2011 is considered as one of a long string of such postponements due to problems in the development and flight testing of the transport.

The article examines factory management by aircraft industry firm Boeing Co. of its assembly factory for the Boeing 787 jet transport location in North Charleston, South Carolina. The use of a manufacturing process in which pre-assembled airframe structure parts from outside suppliers are used rather than building the airplane from scratch in the assembly process is discussed.