Boeing transported 540,000 medical-grade masks from China to New Hampshire using a BBJ 737 culled from its own corporate fleet. (Photo: Boeing)
Boeing Joins Coronavirus Relief Effort
The manufacturer used its own BBJ to deliver more than half a million masks from China to New Hampshire.
Boeing used a BBJ from its corporate fleet for its first COVID-19-related transport mission. The Boeing 737-700 transported 540,000 medical-grade masks from China to New Hampshire in a donation organized by First Robotics founder Dean Kamen. Kamen, also a founder of Deka Research and Development Corp, worked with Deka to secure the masks from manufacturers in China.
“Another life-saving delivery of PPE has arrived,” said New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu. “The state will deliver these masks to the greatest areas of need across New Hampshire so those on the frontline have the necessary resources to fight COVID-19.”
Boeing plans to further support COVID-19 relief using its Dreamlifter and ecoDemonstrator aircraft, the manufacturer said.