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• Air Wars

  the Global Combat Between Airbus and Boeing Untold Stories Reveal the Man and the Strategies That Changed Aviation

  Hamilton, Scott (Aerospace journalist),

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  An aviation journalist examines the bare-knuckle brawl between the two largest commercial aircraft companies in the world: Airbus and Boeing. Hear about the people, stories, product strategy, sales campaigns and behind-the-scenes wrangling that…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Boeing Field

  Graff, Cory, 1971-

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  Even before there were runways, the area south of the city of Seattle was Washington's aviation hub. With the help of William Boeing and his growing aviation company, Boeing Field opened in 1928. In those early days, brave air travelers could hitch…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Boeing Metamorphosis

  Launching the 737 and 747, 1965-1969

  Fredrickson, John,

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  John Andrew, a retired Boeing executive, offers a unique insider look at the profound changes Boeing experienced in the 1960s as the product mix shifted from military hardware to the first generation of jet-powered airliners.

• Emerging From Turbulence

  Boeing and Stories of the American Workplace Today

  Grunberg, Leon,

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  Employees past and present talk about the exciting challenges of launching new, breakthrough airplanes such as the 777, the thrill they feel when the airplanes they produced take to the skies, and the wrong-headed decisions that plagued the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Flying Blind

  the 737 MAX Tragedy and the Fall of Boeing

  Robison, Peter,

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  A fast-paced look at the corporate dysfunction--the ruthless cost-cutting, toxic workplaces, and cutthroat management--that contributed to one of the worst tragedies in modern aviation. The definitive exposé of a corporate scandal that has…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Higher

  100 Years of Boeing

  Banham, Russ,

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  In one hundred years, The Boeing Company went from producing a single canvas and wooden pontoon plane in a converted boathouse to being the world's largest aerospace company. The thrilling story of the celebrated organization is one filled with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• In Plane View

  a Pictorial Tour of the Boeing Everett Factory

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  Developed in full collaboration with Boeing, the book features compelling images of the 747, 767, 777, and 787 from factory floor to flight. It includes a brief history of the factory and intriguing facts about Boeing's amazing airplanes.

• You Can't Order Change

  Lessons From Jim McNerney's Turnaround at Boeing

  Cohan, Peter S., 1957-

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  Interviews with people who worked with McNerney reveal his approach to accountability, growth, cost cutting, leadership development, customer focus, and other universal challenges.

• Turbulence

  Boeing and the State of American Workers and Managers

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  Investigates the experiences of employees at all levels of Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) during a ten-year period of dramatic organizational change. Drawing on a unique blend of quantitative and qualitative research, the authors consider how…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Trailblazers

  the Women of the Boeing Company

  Case, Betsy

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  The contributions of female aviators, engineers, and executives have helped make Boeing the world's leading aerospace company. Featuring inspiring stories, personal interviews, and rare archival photographs, this beautiful book is a fitting tribute…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Seattle's Commercial Aviation, 1908-1941

  Davies, Ed

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  Illustrates the early days beginning with dirigible flights, recognizes the arrival of commercial airmail and the airlines, salutes the local operators, and marks Seattle's emergence as the aviation gateway to Alaska.