Spirit Aerosystems facility / Boeing’s Composite Manufacturing Centre / Everett plant / Alenia Aeronautica’s Grottaglie facility / Paine Field airport / /
IndustryTerm
metal swarf / formidable supply chain / electrical and other major systems / aircraft manufacturing operation / metal / manufacturing partners / manufacturing model / aerospace sector / supply chain / metal equivalent / metal-to-composite / carbon fibre manufacturing capacity / /
Organization
ILFC / Boeing’s Composite Manufacturing Centre / Product Integration Centre / Federal Aviation Administration / /
Person
Pat Shanahan / Richard Aboulafia / Jim Albaugh / Vince Weldon / Scott Faucher / George Marsh / Akba Al Baker / Jeff Turner / Ray Conner / James McNerney / John Leahy / Scott Carson / Mike Bair / /
Position
businessman / chief executive / head / engineer / Programme manager / vice president of sales / chief commercial officer / manager / vice president and general manager / Premier / leading design driver / leader / chief executive of another key customer / /
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