Information and Communications Systems: Information

Information and Communications Systems: Information

Backgrounder
Boeing in Southeast Asia
Boeing’s relationship with Southeast Asia began in the late 1940s with the
provision of commercial airplanes to fledgling national airlines. Today, Boeing’s
Southeast Asia activities have grown to encompass partnerships in commercial
aviation, defense, space, and research and technology.
Boeing maintains corporate offices in both Singapore and Malaysia that provide
support to customers throughout Southeast Asia. Company organizations in
these offices include Boeing Commercial Airplanes; Boeing Defense, Space &
Security; Boeing Research & Technology; Boeing Integrated Materials
Management; Boeing Flight Services; Boeing Fleet Technical Management; and
subsidiaries Aviall, Jeppesen and Insitu Pacific. Additionally, Boeing has field
service technical support teams in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam,
Philippines, Brunei and Indonesia.
Ralph L. “Skip” Boyce was named president of Boeing Southeast Asia in
February 2008. He is responsible for strengthening the company’s presence
across the region and supporting Boeing growth and productivity opportunities.
Boeing in Singapore
Boeing Commercial Airplanes’ relationship with Singapore dates back to the late
1970s, when Singapore Airlines (SIA) embarked on a frequent fleet
modernization strategy. Over the years, SIA has ordered 229 Boeing airplanes,
including the DC-10, 737, 747, 757, 777 and the 787 Dreamliner.
SIA introduced 777s into its fleet in 1995, beginning with an order for 34 777s
and options for an additional 43 777s. Today, SIA is among the largest 777
operators in the world, having ordered 85 of the family to date, 27 of which are
777-300ERs (Extended Range).
In 2013, SIA helped launch the Boeing 787-10, with an order for 30 aircraft. The
largest variant of the 787 Dreamliner family will seat 300 to 330 passengers and
will be the most fuel-efficient jetliner in history. SIA also has a firm order of 20
787s, comprising 10 787-8s and 10 787-9s that are being transferred to Scoot, its
low-cost subsidiary. Scoot took delivery of its first 787-9 Dreamliner in January
2015.
SilkAir, the regional wing of SIA, started its transition to an all-Boeing fleet after
taking delivery of its first Next-Generation 737-800 in February 2014. It was the
first of 54 airplanes ordered by SilkAir in November 2012 as part of its growth
strategy. SilkAir’s order, the largest in the airline’s history, consisted of 23 NextGeneration 737-800s and 31 737 MAX 8s.
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In August 2014, Boeing and BOC Aviation announced for 50 737 MAX 8s, 30
Next-Generation 737-800s and two 777-300ERs. The order, valued at $8.8 billion
at list prices, is the largest in BOC Aviation’s 20-year history and part of the
Singapore-based leasing company’s effort to grow its portfolio of fuel-efficient
airplanes. In December 2014, BOC ordered an additional two 737-800s. The
orders add to BOC Aviation’s fleet, which is among the youngest in the leasing
industry, with an average of less than four years.
Singapore Airlines Cargo operates seven 747-400 Freighters. In conjunction with
SIA and Boeing Commercial Aviation Services, Singapore Airlines Engineering
Company (SIAEC) completed its first 747-400 BCF (Boeing Converted Freighter)
in 2006, using a Boeing conversion kit. Through 2013, SIAEC has redelivered six
747-400BCFs to SIA Cargo and Dragonair Cargo of Hong Kong.
On July 9, 2014, Boeing and SIAEC signed an agreement to form Boeing Asia
Pacific Aviation Services, a joint venture to provide industry-leading engineering,
spare parts, and repair and maintenance services for Boeing 737s, 747s, 777s
and 787s. Boeing will hold a 51 percent equity stake in the joint venture, with the
remaining 49 percent owned by SIAEC. Boeing also signed GoldCare contracts
for Scoot’s order of 20 787 Dreamliners and Singapore Airlines’ fleet of 27
777-300ERs. Once formed, services for Scoot and Singapore Airlines will be
provided through the new joint venture.
The Boeing Flight Services Singapore campus opened in January 2007. The
facility has a total of seven simulators to support training on Next-Generation
737s, 777s and 787 Dreamliners. It is the Boeing Asia-Pacific headquarters and
the largest training campus internationally.
Boeing Commercial Airplanes’ supply chain extends into Singapore with 11
suppliers that produce parts for every one of our commercial airplane programs.
Boeing has been a defense supplier to Singapore since the early 1990s.
Singapore has acquired the CH-47 Chinook, which has played a significant
role in disaster relief operations around the world. The Republic of
Singapore Air Force flew missions to provide food, water and shelter to
survivors of the 2004 tsunami in Indonesia and Thailand.
Singapore was the first country in Southeast Asia to select the AH-64D
Apache Longbow. The Singapore Air Force’s inventory also includes
F-15SG multi-role fighters.
Boeing will open its first cyber analytics center outside the United States in
Singapore to bring advanced cybersecurity capabilities and services to
customers in the Asia-Pacific region. The center will help train and equip
cybersecurity professionals, perform advanced analytics and serve as Boeing’s
regional cybersecurity center of excellence. Boeing will hire and train
cybersecurity professionals in Singapore to staff the center.
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A key feature of the facility will be the ability for customers to share timely and
actionable information. The center will also provide a collaborative environment
for security professionals to work with industry partners, customers and
academia to solve complex, cybersecurity challenges. The centre will open in
2015 and be collocated with the Boeing Singapore office.
Boeing in Malaysia
In 1969, Malaysia Airline System (MAS) became the first Southeast Asian
customer for the 737-100s, when it purchased five of these aircraft to replace the
Comet 4. Since then, MAS has ordered 152 Boeing airplanes, including DC-10s,
737s, 747s and 777s.
Today, MAS operates a fleet of 115 airplanes that includes 78 Boeing airplanes:
11 737-400s, 50 Next-Generation 737-800s, two 747-400 Freighters and
15 777-200ERs. In December 2014, MAS took delivery of its 100 737 airplane.
Its efficient and economical 737-800 fleet will help the airline’s success in the
regional and domestic marketplace.
Boeing Commercial Airplanes’ supply chain extends into Malaysia, with 14
suppliers that support every one of Boeing’s commercial airplane programs. This
includes Aerospace Composites Malaysia (ACM), a joint venture owned by
Boeing and Hexcel and originally formed in 1998.
In November 2013, ACM celebrated a 40 percent expansion to support increased
production by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The $17 million investment allows
ACM to grow its high-tech manufacturing workforce beyond the current 950
employees as it continues to produce flight surfaces for all of Boeing’s
commercial airplane programs.
In 1993, Malaysia ordered eight F/A-18D Hornets from Boeing Defense, Space &
Security to strengthen the airpower capability of the Royal Malaysian Air Force
(RMAF). As part of Boeing’s industrial participation commitment stemming from
the F/A-18D purchase, Boeing completed a planned 10-year, $271 million offset
program within seven years. Boeing is currently performing an avionics and
weapons systems capability upgrade modification program on RMAF Hornets
and has secured a direct procurement agreement with the government of
Malaysia to provide commercial support services.
Insitu Pacific signed a contract with Composites Technology Research Malaysia
(CTRM) for the provision of ScanEagle hardware and services in support of the
Malaysian Armed Forces within territorial Malaysia in 2012. The unmanned
aircraft systems were to be operated by a CTRM subsidiary, Unmanned Systems
Technology. In February 2013, Malaysian defense supplier DEFTECH
announced its acquisition of CTRM. Unmanned Systems Technology continues
to operate the ScanEagle in support of the Malaysian Armed Forces.
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Boeing in Indonesia
Garuda Indonesia, the flagship carrier for Indonesia, began operations in 1949.
Throughout its history, the airline has ordered 152 Boeing airplanes, including 50
737 MAX 8s ordered in 2014.
Today, Garuda operates a mixed fleet that includes seven 737 “classics,” 65
Next-Generation 737-800s, four 777-300ERs (Extended Range) and two
747-400s.
Lion Air, the launch customer for the 737-900ER, is the world’s largest
operator of the airplane. Lion Air received its first 737-900ER in April 2007
and has ordered a total of 164 737-900ERs. As of November 2013, the airline
operates 68 737-900ERs, 24 737-800s and two 747-400s.
At the Singapore Airshow in 2012, Boeing and Lion Air finalized a historic order
for up to 380 737s. Lion Air ordered 201 737 MAXs and 29 Next-Generation
737-900ERs worth $22.4 billion, with purchase rights for an additional 150
airplanes. At the time, this was the largest commercial airplane order ever in
Boeing history by both dollar value and total number of airplanes.
Batik Air, a full-service carrier and a subsidiary of the Lion Group, operates six
737-900ERs.
In 2013, the Lion Group launched a new affiliate carrier, Malindo Air, a joint
venture with National Aerospace & Defence Industries. Malindo Air currently
operates a fleet of six 737-900ERs.
In April 2014, Boeing delivered Indonesia’s first-ever presidential plane, a Boeing
Business Jet 2 (BBJ 2) — a variant of the Next-Generation 737-800.
In September 2012, Boeing and the Republic of Indonesia signed a
memorandum of agreement announcing that both parties will collaborate on
commercial aviation safety, efficiency and aerospace industry development in
Indonesia and Southeast Asia.
The Indonesian government signed a letter of offer and acceptance with the
U.S. government in August 2013 for eight AH-64E Apache helicopters.
Boeing in Thailand
Boeing’s partnership with Thailand dates back to 1960, when THAI Airways
Company, now named Thai Airways International (THAI), launched its first
service flight with a DC-6B from Bangkok to Hong Kong, Taipei and Tokyo. Over
the years, THAI has ordered 77 airplanes from Boeing, including DC-10s,
MD-11s, 737s, 747s and 777s.
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Today, THAI operates a Boeing fleet of two 787-8s; five 737-400s; 16
747-400s, including two 747-400 BCFs; eight 777-200s; six 777-200ERs; six
777-300s; and nine 777-300ERs. The airline has completed taking delivery of
eight 777-300ERs on long-term lease from BOC Aviation and will take
delivery of six 777-300ERs purchased from Boeing. THAI also has another
four 787-8s and two 787-9s on long-term lease from International Lease
Finance Corporation (ILFC).
Nok Air is a 39 percent THAI Airways-owned subsidiary, which currently operates
12 leased 737-800s and is expected to take delivery of another four new NextGeneration 737 aircraft in 2014. In May, the low-cost carrier finalized an order for
eight Next-Generation 737-800s and seven 737 MAX 8s, making it the first 737
MAX operator in Thailand. Nok Air also announced that it intends to convert one
of the 737-800s into a 737 MAX at a later date.
Boeing in Vietnam
Boeing first established its Vietnam presence in 1995 when Vietnam Airlines
leased three Boeing 767-300 ERs. In December 2001, Vietnam Airlines agreed
to purchase four Boeing 777-200ER jetliners. This signing was the first business
transaction to be finalized between companies in Vietnam and the United States
under the historic Bilateral Trade Agreement ratified by the two countries. These
777-200ER airplanes were delivered to Vietnam Airlines in 2003 and 2004.
Vietnam Airlines currently operates eight 777-200ERs, serving international
routes between Vietnam and Europe, and domestic routes between cities such
as Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh.
In June 2005, Vietnam Airlines became a 787 Dreamliner launch customer with
the purchase of four 787-8s, after which it exercised options for an additional four
787-8s. Today, Vietnam Airlines has committed to 19 787s; eight direct
purchases and 11 leased airplanes. All the airplanes have since been converted
to the larger 787-9 variant and will be delivered between 2015 and 2019.
In support of Vietnam’s aspirations to establish an aerospace industrial base,
Boeing hosted an aerospace manufacturing symposium in 2004 in cooperation
with the Ministry of Planning and Investment. Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy
Industries (MHI) was one of several Boeing suppliers that attended this
symposium and started a dialogue with Vietnam that ultimately led to MHI’s
decision to build a factory in Vietnam in 2009.
MHI Aerospace Vietnam (MHIVA), a subsidiary of Japan’s MHI, became the first
foreign company to open an airplane-related manufacturing facility in Vietnam,
producing 737 wing flaps. The $7 million facility near Hanoi employs more than
200 people and recently delivered the 1,000th shipset of 737 wing flaps. The
subsidiary is also expanding its investment in Vietnam with a new facility to
assemble Boeing 777 airplane doors.
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Nikkiso Japan also opened a facility in January 2010 to manufacture the 777
blocker doors near Hanoi. To date, the factory has created 150 jobs and is now
producing the 737 bullnose, 787 torque box and 777 blocker doors.
Boeing in the Philippines
In March 2011, Philippine Airlines (PAL) celebrated its 70th anniversary as Asia’s
first airline. PAL conducted its first flight on March 15, 1941, using a Beech Model
18 as the national flag carrier of the Philippines, and has been operating longer
than any other airline in Asia. As early as 1946, the airline operated a fleet of five
Douglas DC-3s and also chartered a DC-4 to ferry 40 American servicemen from
Manila to Oakland, Calif., making PAL the first Asian airline to fly across the
Pacific. PAL was also the first Southeast Asian airline to serve Europe in 1947 to
Rome, Madrid and London.
Today, PAL and its sister airline, PAL Express, serve 36 domestic and 33
international destinations in 15 countries. PAL currently operates four Boeing
747-400s and six 777-300ERs.
Boeing Commercial Airplanes’ supply chain extends to the Republic of the
Philippines with five suppliers that produce parts for every one of Boeing’s
commercial airplane programs. This includes B/E Aerospace Inc. in Tanauan City,
which is the exclusive manufacturer of the modular lavatory system for the 737
family of airplanes.
Boeing in Brunei
Established in 1974, Royal Brunei Airlines (RBA) is an independent corporation
wholly owned by the government of Negara Brunei Darussalam. At its first
meeting, which took place seven days after incorporation, the board of directors
decided to purchase two Boeing 737-200s to start its fleet. Six months later, on
May 14, 1975, one of the Boeing 737s, bearing the nation’s colors, thundered
down the runway of the similarly new Brunei International Airport, en route to
Singapore — RBA’s first-ever scheduled service. In October 2013, RBA took
delivery of its first 787 Dreamliner and became the first airline in Southeast Asia
to operate the game-changing airplane. The airline also operates four Boeing
777-200ERs in its fleet of nine airplanes.
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Contact:
Jay Krishnan
+65 6883-9809
[email protected]
Joanna Pickup
+1 425-879-6077
[email protected]
Amrita Dhindsa
+91 96546 06067
[email protected]
Last revised March 2015.
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