Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner and P-8A Poseidon to Make First Airshow Appearances at Farnborough


/A-18E/F Super Hornet, P-8A and Boeing 787-9 demonstration flights



Debut of the Maritime Surveillance Aircraft



Qatar Airways 787-8 on static display



CHICAGO - Boeing [NYSE: BA today confirmed that the new 787-9 Dreamliner and the P-8A Poseidon will participate for the first time in flying displays at the Farnborough International Airshow, which runs July 14-20. This year's airshow marks the 40th anniversary of Boeing's participation at Farnborough.



The 787-9 - flight test airplane ZB001 -- will be on static and flying display from July 14 through mid-day July 18.



The P-8A, a military derivative of the company's Next-Generation 737-800, is a multi-mission aircraft that provides advanced anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare capabilities for the U.S. Navy and Indian Navy (P-8I). It will join Boeing's multi-role F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter in demonstrating versatile capabilities during daily flying displays. Both aircraft also will be on static display.



Boeing is working with customers and partners to bring several other aircraft to the show, including Qatar Airways' Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, which will be on static display July 14-18. The Boeing Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) will also be on static display, making its debut at Farnborough. Built on the Bombardier Challenger 605 business jet, the Boeing MSA leverages P-8 mission systems to provide maritime and overland surveillance, anti-piracy, coastal security and search-and-rescue capabilities. 



Together with the Royal Aeronautical Society, Boeing is presenting airplanes built by students from the "Schools Build a Plane Challenge" - an initiative providing young people in UK secondary schools with the opportunity to learn new skills by building an operational light aircraft from a kit: www.boeing.co.uk/sbap. Two aircraft, constructed by students from Yateley School, close to Farnborough in Hampshire and Marling School in Gloucestershire, are scheduled to participate in the flying display on Futures Day, Friday, July 18, and remain on static display for the public weekend.



Boeing will hold a series of briefings for news media during the show, as listed below. Media attending the show should check the briefing schedule daily for updates at the Boeing-sponsored Media Centre and the Boeing media chalet, located in chalet row B 1-6.



The company will provide updates from the show at www.boeing.com/farnborough2014 and via Twitter @BoeingAirplanes, @BoeingDefense and @Boeing.



News media may subscribe to Boeing updates via text message at the show. Text keyword BOEING, followed by your name and media affiliation, to +44 7800 002 490.



Note: All times listed below are local to Farnborough.



    Monday, July 14



                            Boeing Commercial Airplanes Update

    10.00                - Radlett Suite, Media Centre Hall 1A



                            Boeing Commercial Airplanes President

                            and CEO Ray Conner assesses current

                            industry and market conditions and

                            provides an update on Boeing commercial

                            airplane products and services,

                            development programs and product

                            investments.



                            Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA)

                            Media Briefing



    12.00                - Boeing Media



                            Chalet Theatre, B 1-6



                            Executives from Boeing, Bombardier and

                            Field Aviation take questions about the

                            progress of the MSA program, announced

                            at Farnborough Airshow 2012, and the

                            MSA demonstrator on site at the show.



    Tuesday, July 15



                            Commercial Airplane Development Media

                            Briefing

    09.00                - Hendon Room, Media



                            Centre Hall 1A



                            Scott Fancher, Senior Vice President and

                            General Manager, Airplane Development,

                            Boeing Commercial Airplanes, provides

                            updates on the company's newest

                            commercial jetliners currently in

                            development: the 777X, 737 MAX and

                            787-10 Dreamliner.



                            P-8 Media Briefing

    09.00                - Hatfield Room, Media Centre Hall 1A

                          

                            Capt. Scott Dillon, program manager,

                            U.S. Navy Maritime Patrol &

                            Reconnaissance Aircraft Program Office,

                            joins Fred Smith, business development

                            director, Boeing Mobility, Surveillance

                            & Engagement, to provide an update on

                            the P-8A program, aircraft

                            capabilities and the international

                            market outlook for the multi-mission

                            aircraft.



                            F/A-18 Media Briefing

    10.00                - Hatfield Room, Media Centre Hall 1A



                            Capt. Frank Morley, program manager,

                            U.S. Navy F/A-18 and EA-18G Program

                            Office, presents an overview of the

                            Super Hornet and performance to date in

                            the United States and around the world.

                            He will discuss the aircraft's current

                            and future role in the Navy's fleet.



    Friday, July 18

   

    09.30

                            Futures Day Lectures - Amazing Aerospace

                            and the Future of Air Travel



                            Hatfield Room, Media Centre Hall 1A



                            Julie Felgar, who leads Boeing

                            Commercial Airplanes Environmental

                            Strategy, talks with students about how

                            Boeing is making air travel more

                            enjoyable for passengers and more

                            efficient - with new airplanes, new

                            technologies and aviation biofuel.

                            Second session to be held at 10.30 and

                            third session at 11.30.



Boeing is the world's leading aerospace company and the largest manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft combined. Additionally, Boeing designs and manufactures rotorcraft, electronic and defense systems, missiles, satellites, launch vehicles and advanced information and communication systems. As a major service provider to NASA, Boeing is the prime contractor for the International Space Station. The company also provides numerous military and commercial airline support services. Boeing provides products and support services to customers in 150 countries and is one of the largest U.S. exporters in terms of sales. Headquartered in Chicago, Boeing employs more than 169,000 people across the United States and in more than 65 countries. Total company revenues for 2013 were $86.6 billion.



Contact:



Chantal Dorange

Boeing International Corporate Communications

Phone: +34 630046736

chantal.dorange@boeing.com



Matt Knowles

Boeing International Corporate Communications

Phone: +44 2073401931

matt.knowles@boeing.com



Wilson Chow

Boeing Commercial Airplanes Communications

Phone: +1 425-306-5921

wilson.chow@boeing.com



Ashlee Erwin

Boeing Defense, Space & Security Communications

Phone: +1 314-239-9944

ashlee.i.erwin@boeing.com



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