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Kiddies Learn About Flying from Boeing China

Captain Frank Hankins of Boeing China Inc., has talked to kindergarten classes at the International School of Beijing (ISB) as part of their lessons in the workings of transportation. The captain explained how aircraft fly by the use of models and other teaching aids, and answered many questions from the kiddies, who were also shown a poster illustrating the layout of a plane's cockpit.

Meanwhile, in support of the capital's city-wide effort to make Beijing greener and cleaner, the entire staff of Boeing's Beijing office, their spouses and friends spent May 10 planting tree saplings at Chaoyang Park. They were joined by four colleagues from Boeing facilities in Seattle and Wichita in the US.

In another local anti-pollution campaign, Beijing Municipal Government is encouraging every person in the city to plant 10 trees in their lifetime.

What Boeing describes as "good corporate citizenship" is a key element of the company's activities in China, and for which its contribution towards educating China's visually impaired children was recently recognized. The giant aircraft manufacturer was among several organizations honored in a ceremony at the Great Hall of the People.