Sara Bowen, vice president of global diversity and inclusion at Boeing Company (No. 27 on the 2020 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list), spoke with DiversityInc about efforts to serve as an ally to the Black community. She said allyship begins with asking critical questions in an effort to…
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Boeing Delivers First 3D-Printed Face Shields for COVID-19 Response
Face shields to be donated to healthcare professionals fighting COVID-19 FEMA will direct initial shipment to Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas Originally published on boeing.mediaroom.com. Boeing [NYSE: BA] today delivered the first set of 3D-printed face shields to support healthcare professionals working to stop the spread of COVID-19….
Boeing Employees Provide 3.2 Million Pounds of Food to Families in Need
Originally published on Boeing.com. Puget Sound’s Food & Essentials drive raises more than $400,000 for local food banks Each year in the spring, employees in Puget Sound organize and participate in the Food & Essentials drive to help support local food banks. This year, the drive was more important than…
Boeing to Highlight Partnerships, Sustainability and Innovation at 2020 Singapore Airshow
Originally published on Boeing.mediaroom.com. Boeing [NYSE: BA] will highlight its broad range of commercial and defense products, services and technologies at the 2020 Singapore Airshow, which runs February 11-16 at the Changi Exhibition Centre. The company’s presence and activities at the show will underscore its commitment to safety, global partnerships,…
Boeing: Engineer Spent 45 days Confined in a Capsule
Originally published on boeing.com. Ever since her parents took her to see a space shuttle launch when she was 12, Julie Mason has wanted to be an astronaut. This past summer, she made a giant leap towards realizing her goal. Mason, a space propulsion engineer in Boeing Research & Technology…
Boeing: Nia Jetter Uses More Than Math to Underpin AI and Data Science
Originally published on boeing.com by Will Wilson, Boeing writer Q&A with Nia Jetter, Boeing’s Domain Lead for artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and data science, about the importance of artificial intelligence to life as we know it, why diversity matters, and the courage it takes to change the world. Artificial intelligence is…
New Boeing 777X Completes Successful First Flight
Originally published on boeing.mediaroom.com. Three hour, 51 minute flight marks new phase for rigorous test program Largest and most fuel efficient twin-engine commercial jet expected to deliver in 2021 The new Boeing (NYSE: BA) 777X jetliner took to the skies today, entering the next phase of its rigorous test program….
Boeing Receives Military Friendly Designation
Boeing has been granted a 2020 Military Friendly Top 10 designation. See the company’s announcement below. To see how Boeing works to accommodate veterans and military families, click here.
Boeing to Give $48 Million in Grants to More Than 400 Global Charitable Organizations
Originally published on Boeing.mediaroom.com. – Total corporate giving is on track to surpass $230 million in 2019 – Funding includes an $8 million investment to build the aviation talent pipeline – Employees will donate nearly $40 million to charitable causes in 2019 In observance of Giving Tuesday, Boeing [NYSE: BA]…
Boeing Programs Receive Aviation Week Laureate Awards
Originally published on Boeing.mediaroom.com. ecoDemonstrator and Ground-based Midcourse Defense programs recognized for achievements in aerospace Two Boeing [NYSE:BA] programs were honored today with Aviation Week Laureate Awards for extraordinary achievements in aerospace. Boeing’s ecoDemonstrator program was recognized in the Commercial Aviation Sustainability category. The ecoDemonstrator takes promising technologies out of…