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  • Boeing Selects EGAT for 747 Large Cargo Freighter Modifications

    02/18/2005 8:56:00 PM PST · by Paleo Conservative · 31 replies · 1,912+ views
    Boeing.com ^ | Feb. 18, 2005 | Staff
    TAIPEI, Taiwan, Feb. 18, 2005 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] has selected Evergreen Aviation Technologies Corporation (EGAT) to convert three 747-400 passenger jets into cargo freighters that will be used to transport major assemblies for the all-new Boeing 787 Dreamliner. EGAT is a joint venture of EVA Air and General Electric. It's part of Taiwan 's Evergreen Group. Boeing 787 Vice President of Manufacturing and Quality Scott Strode joined EGAT Chairman David Wang and EVA President K.W. Chang in Taipei today to formally sign the modification services agreement. Financial terms aren't being disclosed. "The Large Cargo Freighter is a critical...