Promoted From Everett Delivery Center To Lead Dreamliner
Effort
Jack Jones has been named vice president and general manager of
Boeing South Carolina. Jones assumes overall leadership
responsibility for Boeing's South Carolina facilities and
operations. Boeing South Carolina fabricates, assembles and
installs systems for the aft fuselage sections of the Boeing 787
Dreamliner, and joins and integrates 787 mid-body fuselage sections
from other structural partners. Boeing also will perform final
assembly and delivery of 787s from South Carolina to customers
around the world.
Jones replaces Tim Coyle, who will lead
operations at Boeing's Aviation Technical Services (ATS) facility
in Everett, WA. Coyle's new team will be responsible for
modifications and completion of early-production 787
airplanes.
"Tim has done an incredible job leading the acquisition,
integration and operations of Boeing South Carolina. Over the last
few years, he's brought our South Carolina team to an important
juncture on the 787 program," said Ray Conner, vice president and
general manager, Supply Chain Management & Operations, Boeing
Commercial Airplanes. "While he will be missed, Tim's detailed
operations background and experience in large-aircraft
modifications will be essential in his new leadership position on
the 787 program."
A 31-year Boeing employee, Jones most recently served as vice
president of the Everett Delivery Center, overseeing
Airplane-on-Ground, Paint, Pre-Flight and Delivery operations for
the Boeing widebody models (747, 767, 777 and 787) that are
assembled in Everett, WA. He was named to that assignment in
October 2003.
In March 2008, Jones began a one-year assignment as vice
president of Final Assembly and Change Incorporation for the 787,
leading the team responsible for assembling the Dreamliner at the
Everett factory, and establishing the plans and processes for
incorporating design changes, refurbishing the flight-test
airplanes and delivering completed 787s to customers. He returned
to his Everett Delivery Center responsibilities in March 2009.
Marco Cavazzoni will remain in his current position as vice
president and general manager of Final Assembly & Delivery
(FAD) for Boeing South Carolina. Cavazzoni will continue to lead
and build Boeing South Carolina's FA&D capabilities, and will
report to Jones.
"Jack has extensive experience in running every aspect of
production and delivery for our widebody airplanes. I'm extremely
confident he will add tremendous value to our team in South
Carolina, further strengthening our commitment to the success of
the site, the team and the state," Conner said.