Through mergers and acquisition, The Boeing Company has been involved in Australian aircraft and defence business for more than 75 years and currently has nearly 3,000 employees throughout the country.
In the last five years, Boeing has invested $A579 million in facilities, plant, equipment, and employment and training of Australians and technology transfer, $265 million (1997-2001) in local research and development and has exported aerostructure components and high technology services worth some $1.25bn.
Boeing Australia Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Boeing Australia Holdings Pty. Ltd. and an integral part of the Boeing global organisation. Based in Brisbane, Boeing Australia employs more than 1500 people at 16 sites around the country, primarily in support of high technology aerospace and communications systems for defence and commercial customers.
Leveraging off its success in military aerospace support, the company also boasts a capable commercial aviation support business, serving the engineering and maintenance requirements of the region's major airline operators.
Australia’s Most Capable Aerospace Enterprise
Boeing Australia’s capabilities include: systems integration and major defence project and sub-contractor management; software engineering, design, test and development; aircraft weapons, avionics and EW systems; aircraft assembly, modification, maintenance and support; command, control and communications systems; information and surveillance systems; communications and information management systems; through-life support for major defence equipment and systems; integrated logistics support; operation and maintenance of defence communications and support facilities; and the manufacture of aerostructure components and electronics systems.
To enhance and support these capabilities, Boeing Australia is able to access the know-how and technology of The Boeing Company, the largest aerospace and defence systems integration company in the world.
A Leader in Quality
Boeing Australia’s mission, to help our customers improve their business, is achieved through the application of proven and mature quality systems. These have achieved ongoing third-party certification against ISO 9001:2000 and AS 9100.
To further enhance these systems, Boeing Australia has adopted the process of Lean Enterprise, the primary focus of which is the continuous improvement of efficiencies in the company's business processes; allowing Boeing Australia to deliver measurable savings to its customers.
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