Season greetings

My dear Boeing friends,

When I sent out my farewell message on last Wednesday I assumed that there would be few responses with wishes and congratulations. But I was more than surprised to get so many warm messages from you. I thank you very much for that.

And the winner is... OK, I won't disclose the name of that person but rather quote the respond that almost made me cry.

Dmitry,

Wow. This news hits pretty hard. Of course my first reaction is real sadness that you are leaving Boeing. You've been our voice of BDC for so long it's hard to imagine moving forward without you. Certainly there is much about employment at BDC I don't know but, knowing what a dedicated and thoughtful person you are, I conclude you must have received–and deserved–a very good opportunity with Sukhoi.

More than a great engineer, employee and leader you have been for many of us the human connection across our cultures. Your brilliance and generosity in that regard is really special and I hope you will continue to have the opportunity to do that.

Thanks for starting the blog. I'll enjoy checking in to see how things are going.

Best of luck!