From: GRP Engineering Communications  Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 8:45 AM Subject: Leveraging Boeing Engineering resources for the 777X program ­ a message from Mike Delaney and Scott Fancher ***The following message is from Michael P. Delaney, Boeing Commercial Airplanes vice president of Engineering, and Scott Fancher, vice president and general manager of Airplane Development, to all Commercial Airplanes Engineering and Airplane Development employees.*** Leveraging Boeing Engineering resources for the 777X program Today we are announcing engineering workforce plans for the 777X program. As you know, Commercial Airplanes recently established multiple engineering design centers as part of a long-term strategic vision that will enable and support Boeing's overarching growth and competitive strategy. Commercial Airplanes will utilize these engineering design centers, as well as engineers from other Boeing sites, to design the 777X. It has been decided that much of the detailed design will be carried out by Boeing engineering teams in Charleston, Huntsville, Long Beach, Philadelphia and St. Louis. The Boeing Design Center in Moscow will also support the design activity. However, at this time, no decisions have been made about 777X design or build in Puget Sound. Our goal is to leverage skills from across the Boeing enterprise. A program of this size requires that we bring together all of the talent that Boeing has to offer. In addition, we are leveraging lessons learned on 787 and 747-8 to ensure continuity across the 777X program to accomplish the key design work. The announced structure will allow for an efficient use of resources and enable Boeing to resolve design issues effectively the first time. Thank you for your continued hard work to ensure we deliver ground-breaking value for our customers. Mike and Scott