Lew Platt might not be Boeing chairman anymore, but he’s moonlighting as salesman-in-chief this week. Platt, it seems, is on Boeing’s worldwide marketing tour for the 777-200LR. The dog-and-pony show arrived in Singapore, where Platt was interviewed for this report, in which he hints at upcoming production rate increases on the 777 line in Everett.
Key Quote: “We’ve done a lot of things that we think will make this the preferred airliner for passengers and that in turn will help influence airlines to buy it. So we couldn’t be happier frankly with the take-up that we’ve had. As a matter of fact, we are looking at how we can increase the production capacity because we are selling out the early positions very quickly.”
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporebusinessnews/view/158084/1/.html
Lars Andersen, who heads the long-range 777 program at Boeing, gave this upbeat assessment to Bloomberg News. (Btw, we’re planning on running an Associated Press story on this topic Saturday in The Herald.)
Key Quote: “We think there is demand for 200 passenger versions of the plane and 200 of the freighter model.”
http://afr.com/articles/2005/07/13/1120934301082.html
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