Citation
(2009), "Boeing Unites UK Rotorcraft Support Business", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 81 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/aeat.2009.12781cab.029
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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Boeing Unites UK Rotorcraft Support Business
Article Type: News and views From: Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: An International Journal, Volume 81, Issue 3
Boeing Defence UK Ltd a subsidiary of The Boeing Company, recently announced the establishment of a new operation to focus on Boeing’s rotorcraft support business in the UK. The new organisation, Boeing UK Rotorcraft Support, is part of the Boeing Integrated Defense Systems business unit.
Boeing’s UK portfolio of rotorcraft support activities includes the Chinook Through Life Customer Support programme, which received the Chief of Defence Materiel Commendation Award in November 2008, and the Apache Integrated Operational Support programme.
Leading the new organisation is Managing Director David Pitchforth. He is responsible for further developing Boeing’s rotorcraft support business in the UK while working directly with the Ministry of Defence (MOD), local industry partners and the company’s UK and USA rotorcraft teams.