Boeing will limit its hiring of local engineers for design of the 747-8, the new derivative of its iconic jumbo jet, and give a major role to engineers at Boeing's Moscow Design Center and at outside suppliers. "It's a different model than we had 20 years ago, when we'd hire all the people and put them in a building in Seattle, and then have them all go away or try to find another project for them afterwards," said Jeff Peace, Boeing vice president and 747-8 program manager, in a teleconference program update with reporters Thursday. "As a global company, we're...
