Bullseye Bandit
9th Oct 2002, 21:35
Boeing Opens Office in Scotland to Boost U.K. Military Support
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 9, 2002 - Boeing (NYSE:BA), the world's leading aerospace company, today established its first office in
Scotland to boost support to the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defense, or MoD. "We're delighted that Boeing is making this commitment to the MoD's Chinook helicopter program," said Maj. Gen. Tim Cross of the DLO. "Technical documents and publications provide crucial support to the Chinook fleet and this new fleet will enable the MoD and Boeing teams to develop a closer working relationship, streamline processes and introduce efficiency and cost savings. "Although initially concentrating on the Chinook, it is a realistic expectation that all U.K. publications for Boeing military aircraft could now be handled from Glasgow. Therefore, today's event is a small but important step that reinforces the improving partnerships between the MoD and industry, to deliver a better service at best value to the taxpayer.
The new office in Glasgow will concentrate on rapidly producing and delivering high-quality technical updates and publication
services, as well as supporting the introduction of Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals, or IETMs, to the Royal Air Force Chinook fleet. A breakthrough in aircraft maintenance, IETMs consolidate thousands of pages of complex technical data on a laptop-type computer. The interactive nature of the IETMs helps maintainers by guiding them through the trouble-shooting process and quickly providing them the correct maintenance procedures.
The Glasgow operations also will focus on the intensive paper-based approval process for post-design service tasks-the changes required to technical documentation during the life-cycle of an aircraft."Because of our close proximity to the DLO facility in Glasgow, we are confident we can reduce a 30-day process to just a couple of days," said Jim Brunke, general manager of Spares and Technical Data for Boeing Aerospace Support.
Three Boeing employees have been assigned to the new Glasgow office, although that number is expected to grow.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 9, 2002 - Boeing (NYSE:BA), the world's leading aerospace company, today established its first office in
Scotland to boost support to the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defense, or MoD. "We're delighted that Boeing is making this commitment to the MoD's Chinook helicopter program," said Maj. Gen. Tim Cross of the DLO. "Technical documents and publications provide crucial support to the Chinook fleet and this new fleet will enable the MoD and Boeing teams to develop a closer working relationship, streamline processes and introduce efficiency and cost savings. "Although initially concentrating on the Chinook, it is a realistic expectation that all U.K. publications for Boeing military aircraft could now be handled from Glasgow. Therefore, today's event is a small but important step that reinforces the improving partnerships between the MoD and industry, to deliver a better service at best value to the taxpayer.
The new office in Glasgow will concentrate on rapidly producing and delivering high-quality technical updates and publication
services, as well as supporting the introduction of Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals, or IETMs, to the Royal Air Force Chinook fleet. A breakthrough in aircraft maintenance, IETMs consolidate thousands of pages of complex technical data on a laptop-type computer. The interactive nature of the IETMs helps maintainers by guiding them through the trouble-shooting process and quickly providing them the correct maintenance procedures.
The Glasgow operations also will focus on the intensive paper-based approval process for post-design service tasks-the changes required to technical documentation during the life-cycle of an aircraft."Because of our close proximity to the DLO facility in Glasgow, we are confident we can reduce a 30-day process to just a couple of days," said Jim Brunke, general manager of Spares and Technical Data for Boeing Aerospace Support.
Three Boeing employees have been assigned to the new Glasgow office, although that number is expected to grow.