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Streamlined Plane Making

WSJ.com (registration required) Not really “new” news, but an article that discusses Boeing and Airbus “copying” Toyota. Interesting quote:“We always thought airplanes were different because they had four million parts,” says Alan Mulally, head of Boeing’s commercial aircraft division, compared…

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