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SUPPORTING RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT WORLDWIDE AT BOEING
In addition to its global customer base and supply chain, Boeing has made it a priority to work with international research partners on new technologies that also meet national or local goals for economic and technology development. Recognising the talent that exists around the world and many countries’ interest in expanding citizens’ opportunities in the aerospace industry, the company has opened advanced Boeing research and technology centres (BR&T) in six countries and has launched collaborative research projects in many more nations. Boeing’s overall aim is to work with government, private and university research centres to find innovative and affordable technology solutions for current and future aerospace and customer needs. Boeing says its six international centres — in Australia, Brazil, China, India, Spain and Russia — and projects with other researchers bring mutually beneficial outcomes: new ideas and innovative processes for Boeing and economic benefits for the countries where research is conducted. In all, BR&T has more than 250 ongoing research and technology projects with more than 340 partners, including many in emerging markets. BR&T technologists typically work in small teams with partners in areas related to design, manufacturing, advanced structures and materials, environmentally progressive technologies and more. To take a few examples, in Brazil, Boeing is working with Embraer on biofuel research and with Brazil’s Department of Aerospace Science and Technology (DCTA) and National Institute for Space Research (INPE) in flight sciences, energy and the environment. Boeing and Qatar Computing Research Institute are examining ways to better recognise patterns in massive amounts of data produced by aerospace systems. And in Turkey, Boeing is working with Istanbul Technical University to research and develop an advanced airfiltration system in commercial aircraft cabins. F.
1_Boeing’s domestic (in black) and international research and technology centres (purple) allow the company to tap into expertise worldwide, and support academic research. 2_Advanced technology concepts such as this blended wing aircraft can be studied through research and technology partnerships. 2
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