Farnborough Airshow: Boeing adapts presence to prioritize factory safety and quality

Boeing is promising to tailor its presence at the 2024 Farnborough International Airshow from solely promoting sales of its products to also focusing on strengthening its safety and quality reputation following dozens of recent safety issues.

From 22-26 June, 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 programmes

A full-size 777X interior section 

"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," says Dr Brendan Nelson AO, president of Boeing Global. "The best way to build trust is through high-quality performance in our factories, one airplane at a time."

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.

Conference Speakers and Engagements

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

Pioneers of Tomorrow

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.

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