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Boeing in Central and Eastern Europe
The region of Central and Eastern Europe, which includes Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Kosovo,
Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia, is diverse and
dynamic, with substantial growth rates — higher than European averages —
and a projected market for approximately 550 commercial airplanes over the
next 20 years. As part of its global strategy, Boeing is actively seeking supplier
partners and high-technology research, design and development opportunities
in the region.
According to a recent study by Oxford Economics, Boeing activities supported
more than 6,500 jobs in Central and Eastern Europe in 2012. In total, Boeing
employs more than 270 people in the region directly, and over 2,400 people were
employed as a result of Boeing operations, its purchases and the spending of
those employed directly or in its supply chain. More than 4,200 jobs were
supported by the supply of equipment and services directly to Boeing customers
(consequential impact). In 2012, Boeing spent more than $6 million with tier 1
suppliers in Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania.
Henryka Bochniarz was named president of Boeing Central and Eastern Europe
In July 2006. She is based in Warsaw. Boeing employs more than 200 people in
Poland directly and the company supported more than 3,600 jobs overall in
Poland in 2012. Boeing has sites in Warsaw, Poland, and Pápa, Hungary, and
Boeing subsidiary Jeppesen has a site in Gdańsk, Poland.
Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Boeing became a partner with Central and Eastern European airlines as soon as
the region began to form closer contacts with the West. Both through lease and
direct-purchase agreements, Boeing airplanes have met, and continue to meet,
the requirements of airlines in this region as air traffic grows.
Boeing Commercial Airplanes has been doing business in Central and Eastern
Europe since 1969, when JAT Yugoslav Airlines (now Jat Airways) ordered five
DC-9 airplanes. The airline continued to add to its Douglas fleet during the 1970s
and in the 1980s became a customer for the MD-80. Today, Jat Airways, based
in Belgrade, has a primarily Boeing fleet, with 10 737-300s.
In 1973, TAROM-Romanian Air Transport (Transporturile Aeriene Române)
ordered two 707 jetliners. Today, Boeing airplanes in the flagship carrier’s fleet
include four 737-300 and five Next-Generation 737-700 and 800 airplanes. Lowcost airline Blue Air, established in 2004, operates a fleet consisting of Classic
737s. In 1986, Boeing began discussions with LOT Polish Airlines (Polskie Linie
Lotnicze). In 1988, LOT ordered two 767-200ERs and one 767-300ER and was
the first customer to operate the modern 767 in Central Europe. LOT continued
its market-leading position by ordering 787-8 airplanes in 2005. In November
2012, LOT was the first European airline to receive the 787 Dreamliner.
Currently, the LOT fleet includes six 787s and three 737s. LOT celebrated its
85th anniversary in October 2014.
In 2010, the Polish charter airline Enter Air was founded and started operating
with two 737-400. By spring 2012, the successful charter airline had grown to a
fleet of 13 737 airplanes, a mix of 737-400 and Next-Generation 737-800 with
winglets.
Travel Service, based in Prague, is the largest private airline company in the
Czech Republic, with regularly scheduled and charter service. It began operating
the 737-400 in 1998. Travel Service currently operates 29 Next-Generation 737s,
which include both direct deliveries from Boeing as well as leased airplanes. The
Boeing presence in the region is further enhanced by a team of six Commercial
Aviation Services field service representatives, providing a broad array of
business and technical support and ensuring a smooth introduction of new
Boeing jetliners.
In January 2007, Jeppesen purchased C-MAP, a provider of digital maritime
cartography, data services and other navigational information, with significant
operations and more than 260 employees in Gdańsk, Poland. Jeppesen is a
subsidiary of Boeing Commercial Aviation Services, a unit of Boeing Commercial
Airplanes.
Boeing Defense, Space & Security
Boeing Defense, Space & Security combines weapons and aircraft capabilities,
intelligence and security systems, communications architectures and extensive
large-scale integration expertise. Boeing has decades-long relationships with
European military services and is committed to helping the region meet new
security threats, challenges and rapidly evolving requirements.
Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovenia are part of the 12-nation
Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) consortium that acquired three advanced Boeing
C-17 Globemaster III military transport jets in 2009. The SAC approach to shared
use of the strategic airlifter is regarded as a model for the pooled acquisition and
management of defense capabilities. As members of SAC, the nations jointly
operate the C-17s out of Pápa Air Base, Hungary. The three C-17s officially
joined the Heavy Airlift Wing at Pápa Air Base in July 2009.
The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III has proved itself as a versatile strategic and
tactical airlifter in every recent worldwide operation, from the NATO International
Security Assistance Force (ISAF) operation in Afghanistan to humanitarian relief
missions responding to disasters globally. Operational since July 2009, the C-17
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SAC consortium represents an innovative and creative solution to deliver
capabilities and a best practice of pooling and sharing. It is made possible by
nations working together, pooling resources and sharing costs to develop a
capability beyond the reach of, or not practical for, many nations individually.
The Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Romania are also involved in the
15-nation NATO Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) program,
featuring a fleet of 17 Boeing-built AWACS aircraft and three trainer/cargo
planes. AWACS provides surveillance, command and control, and
communications functions for tactical and defensive missions. As a prime
contractor, Boeing has led efforts to upgrade the NATO AWACS aircraft fleet
throughout its distinguished service.
In September 2010, Poland became the first European customer to acquire the
ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system (UAS). Manufactured by the Boeing
subsidiary Insitu, the ScanEagle provides persistent daytime and nighttime
intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) in some of the most extreme
environments in the world. With a 99 percent mission readiness rate, the aircraft
has been continuously deployed on land since 2004 and in maritime
environments since 2005 and has proved itself as a go-to solution for civilian and
military customers.
Boeing Supplier and Partner Relationships
Boeing has developed successful supplier-partner relationships in the region,
going back to the 1980s, when Boeing worked with Soko Aviation in Mostar in
the former Yugoslavia.
Boeing has partnered with the Polish aviation industry for over 20 years, when
Poland’s Wytwórnia Zespołów Kooperacyjnych (WZK) in Mielec began
manufacturing passenger doors for the 757 in 1992. By 2005, WZK had delivered
more than 3,000 doors for more than 500 757 airplanes, and WZK currently
manufactures 777 leading edge Kruger flaps and 747 control quadrants
Currently, two Polish companies have contracts related to the 787. First, the
tooling company Mieleckie Zakłady Narzędziowy (MZK) from Mielec fulfilled a
contract to supply tooling for the 747 Large Cargo Freighter, now known as the
Dreamlifter. This airplane transports large sections of the 787 across the world to
Seattle for final assembly. Second, Pratt & Whitney AeroPower (formerly
Hamilton Sunstrand Poland), Rzeszów, supplies all Boeing 787 auxiliary power
units (APU) and APU air inlets, and Goodrich Krosno manufactures and
assembles all 737 nose gear. Goodrich Krosno also makes subcomponents for
the 777 program.
Romaero S.A., a Bucharest, Romania, integrated aerostructures manufacturing
facility and maintenance and repair organization, produces machine parts for
several of Boeing’s current production airplanes (737, 747, 767 and 777) and has
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been a Boeing supplier for 20 years. Romaero manufactures the lateral control
box for the 757 and fixed leading edge polished skins for the 767 and 777 —
work that is done under a combination of direct contracts with Boeing and indirect
contracts through Boeing suppliers.
During the U.S.-Polish Summit in Warsaw on June 20, 2012, Boeing Research &
Technology-Europe announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding
(MOU) with LOT Polish Airlines and Polish government agencies and academic
institutions to collaborate on air traffic management (ATM) research to make
commercial aviation in Poland more efficient and support airline profitability. In
addition to LOT Polish Airlines and Boeing, the ATM project consortium includes
Jeppesen Poland, Polish Airports State Enterprise (PPL), Enter Air, Polish Air
Navigation Services Agency (PANSA) and the University of Warsaw
Interdisciplinary Center for Mathematical and Computational Modeling (ICM).
Boeing employs two Poland-based R&D engineers through its Madrid subsidiary,
Boeing Research & Technology-Europe. They are located at Jeppesen Gdańsk
and work on air traffic efficiency improvement.
Boeing Central and Eastern Europe has partnerships with several higher
education institutions in the region, including the Warsaw University of
Technology Department of Materials Science and Engineering on the
development of environmentally progressive composite materials and the Military
University of Technology, Warsaw, in the area of cyberresearch.
Boeing Global Corporate Citizenship
Boeing Central and Eastern Europe is strongly committed to corporate
citizenship and supports several programs that address important community
needs and issues. Boeing works with various organizations in Poland. These
include:
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Bátor Tábor (“Camp of Courage”) Foundation, which offers recreational
camps for seriously ill children from the Central and Eastern Europe region.
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Łódź Children’s University, an educational program for children ages 7 to 12
that promotes enthusiasm for higher education and the study of science and
engineering careers.
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The Museum for the History of Polish Jews, where Boeing supports
educational projects.
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A Project HOPE (Health Opportunities for People Everywhere) neonatal care
training exchange program for medical professionals in a hospital in Brașov,
Romania, and a pediatric respiratory diseases management program offered
at a hospital in Pápa, Hungary.
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Poland Business Week, an intensive six-day business education program in
which high school students experience a simulated work environment and
develop business management skills. After two very successful editions in
Gdynia, in 2011 the program expanded to Bolesławowo and Gdańsk, and in
2012 to Mińsk Mazowiecki, Poland.
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Feminoteka Foundation, which, with Boeing support, offers the project “Girls
Aim High,” designed to encourage young women to choose careers
stereotypically considered as “masculine” and help them develop their
leadership skills.
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The Polish Aviation Museum in Kraków, where Boeing’s successful
cooperation resulted in opening of the “Frank Piasecki and other aviation
designers…” exhibition in May 2011. The exhibition is devoted to engineers of
Polish origin who have contributed significantly to the development of
worldwide aviation.
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The Museum of Polish Aviation in Kraków, where, in September 2012, Boeing
supported the opening of AEROLAB, a collection of stands that allow children
to conduct simple and practical experiments and learn about the principles of
flight.
In addition, Boeing has sent Polish teachers to Space Camp — an annual
gathering of educators from around the world who spend a week together in
Huntsville, Ala., participating in hands-on workshops that include simulated
space missions and astronaut training as well as presentations by rocketry and
space-exploration experts.
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Contact:
Katerina Giannini
International Corporate Communications
+44(0)20 7340 1971
[email protected]
Dan Mosely
Boeing Commercial Airplanes
+ 44(0)208 235 5665
[email protected]
Marcia Costley
Boeing Defense, Space & Security
+1 562 797 7281
[email protected]
Last revised in October 2014.
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