Boeing Metamorphosis Quotes

“The key to market leadership is consistent high performance over the long haul. The Boeing Company survived as an industry leader for over a century in the exact same manner--by designing and building the finest and most-advanced aerospace products known to mankind.”
― John Andrew, Boeing Metamorphosis: Launching the 737 and 747, 1965–1969

“...the Boeing family of jetliners was bounded for over half a century by two enduring bookends--the 747, as 'Queen of the Skies,' held the high end, while the workaday 737 remained the 'Baby Boeing,' even as other models, sized between the two icons, came and went.”
― John Andrew, Boeing Metamorphosis: Launching the 737 and 747, 1965–1969

“Even Boeing insiders used words such as 'dumpy' and 'football' to describe the shape of the newest family member.”
― John Andrew, Boeing Metamorphosis: Launching the 737 and 747, 1965–1969