Boeing has tailored its presence at the 2024 Farnborough International Airshow as the company focuses on strengthening safety and quality and meeting customer commitments, while also highlighting next generation technologies and capabilities.
“We are concentrated on implementing our comprehensive safety and quality plan and meeting our customer commitments. With these priorities in mind, we have reduced our commercial airplanes display and flight demonstrations at the show, and will focus on new technology, sustainability, security and services solutions,” said Dr. Brendan Nelson AO, President of Boeing Global (Photo).
“The best way to build trust is through high-quality performance in our factories, one airplane at a time,” he added.
From July 22-26, airshow visitors to Boeing’s exhibit will experience immersive and fully interactive product and technology displays spanning Boeing’s portfolio, featuring:
- Sustainability technologies, including the X-66 Sustainable Flight Demonstrator, Boeing ecoDemonstrator and Cascade data-visualization tool to inform decarbonization strategies
- F-15 and other defense product and service experiences
- Cabin products and demonstrations of Boeing’s joint all-domain command and control and environmental modeling capabilities
- Boeing’s portfolio of freighter programs
- A full-size 777X interior section highlighting the airplane's wider cabin, larger windows and spacious architecture. The 777X family has more than 480 orders from leading customers around the globe
Boeing-produced products on display will include:
- F-15QA fighter jet with two differently configured aircraft performing aerial demonstrations
- Qatar Airways 787-9 Dreamliner on static display
- In the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) corral, a U.S. Air Force F-15E, U.S. Army AH-64E Apache, CH-47F Chinook and U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon
Wisk Aero, a wholly-owned Boeing subsidiary, will exhibit its Generation 6 aircraft – the world's first all-electric, autonomous eVTOL air taxi. The four-seat aircraft promises to bring safe everyday flight to all once certified and in service.
Boeing leaders will participate in the airshow conference agenda on topics including sustainability, future aerospace technologies and supply chain:
- Todd Citron, Boeing Chief Technology Officer, will deliver a keynote address on next-generation technology on July 22, 10:20 am at the Aerospace Global News (AGN) Theatre
- Brad Surak, Vice President of Boeing Digital Aviation Solutions, and Boeing Chief Sustainability Officer Brian Moran will speak on July 23, 10:00 and 11:00 am respectively at the Aerospace Global Forum
- Ihssane Mounir, Senior Vice President for Global Supply Chain and Fabrication, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, will speak on July 23, 12:30 pm at the McKinsey chalet
- Brian Yutko, Wisk Chief Executive Officer, will join a panel discussion on advanced air mobility at 11:45 am on July 23 in the AGN Theatre
Furthermore, as an official partner of Pioneers of Tomorrow at Farnborough on Friday July 26, Boeing will host a series of talks dedicated to STEM outreach hosted in collaboration with UK-based charitable partner, Primary Engineer. The sessions will showcase routes and opportunities into aerospace careers.
As a leading global aerospace company, Boeing develops, manufactures, and services commercial airplanes, defense products and space systems for customers in more than 150 countries. The company leverages the talents of a global supplier base to advance economic opportunity, sustainability, and community impact. Boeing has a UK workforce of over 4,000 people, including career starters, veterans and reserves across the country and has spent more than £13.7bn with over 950 UK-based suppliers since 2015.
