Boeing president William M. Allen asked Malcolm T. Stamper, then head of the company's turbine division, to oversee construction of the Everett factory and to start production of the 747.
O presidente de Boeing, William M. Allen, pedíulle a Malcolm T. Stamper, entón á cabeza da división de turbinas da compañía, que supervisase a construción da fábrica de Everett para iniciar a produción do 747.