TOKYO -- Boeing will work with Japanese companies, universities and the government to develop technologies for lightweight next-generation aircraft that use electric propulsion to reduce carbon emissions.
Aerospace giant seeks cooperation in motors, lightweight materials and factory automation

A Boeing 787 Dreamliner on display in Japan. Japanese industry will play a bigger role in developing next-generation Boeing planes. (Photo by Masamichi Hoshi)
TOKYO -- Boeing will work with Japanese companies, universities and the government to develop technologies for lightweight next-generation aircraft that use electric propulsion to reduce carbon emissions.