Boeing Australia & South Pacific A long haul partnership Contents 04 Message from the President 30 Research investment in Australia 06 Boeing Australia: An overview 33 Supporting education, training and skills transfer 08 Boeing Defense, Space & Security 34 Our partnerships in the community 09 Working with Defence 10 Partnerships with Defence 15 Strengthening industrial links 16 Boeing Commercial Airplanes 17 Efficient aircraft for the region’s airlines 21 World class composites research 22 Leading edge services 24 Boeing and the environment 26 Boeing’s contribution to Australia 28 Boeing Research & Technology-Australia 29 Providing innovative technologies Message from the President by Boeing Defence Australia at Amberley in Queensland finding and creating value. This is one of reasons we was the most complex aerospace modification program established the Office of Australian Industry Capability After almost 85 years in Australia, Boeing is well and ever completed in Australia. (OAIC) in 2007. This organisation is successfully truly a local company. bringing Australian companies into Boeing’s global The need for a highly skilled workforce is crucial to the supply chain. Thus far, OAIC has facilitated new and enduring success of our business, which is why we We’re a local employer, customer, supplier, educator, sustainable contracts worth more than $230 million to researcher, innovator, manufacturer and, most of all, invest so heavily in the ongoing training and education small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) all across part of the local community. In fact we employ nearly of our employees. It is also one of the reasons we Australia. 3,000 people in Australia, we work with scores of local work closely with universities and tertiary education customers and over 1,000 local suppliers. institutions all across Australia to nurture the brightest This vision to match the best of Australian innovation and best students and offer them opportunities to visit to the global strength of Boeing is exemplified in the Together we generated nearly A$800 million in onshore our local and international operations, here in Australia continued growth of Boeing Research & Technology- revenue in 2010, and sales in the vicinity of A$5 billion, and around the globe. Australia (BR&T-A). Established in March 2008, BR&T-A working with the Australian Defence Force, Qantas, continues to excel in the development of a wide range Virgin Australia, and other customers. The work being In line with these priorities and efforts, Boeing Australia undertaken to build parts for the 787 Dreamliner has been very pleased to participate in a series of of innovative technologies and works with closely with at Boeing Aerostructures Australia at Melbourne’s government hosted events, which included the Clean a number of key partners, including a highly productive Fishermans Bend contributes greatly to these results - Technology Summit, the Manufacturing Roundtable 22-year relationship with CSIRO. as the country’s largest single aerospace contract, it is and the Future Jobs Forum, to discuss how Boeing In fact, in May 2011 with CSIRO, Boeing launched valued at some $4 billion over 20 years. can continue to contribute to a strong Australian high the results of the world-first earth-to-engines biofuel technology economy and innovative manufacturing The past two years alone have also seen the delivery of industry. study Flight Path to Sustainable Aviation, undertaken two new C-17 Globemaster aircraft, 24 Super Hornets in partnership with Qantas, Virgin Australia, Air New and five Wedgetail airborne early warning and control Whether it is working with government, airlines or Zealand, The Climate Group and other stakeholders. aircraft for the Royal Australian Air Force. Indeed the our suppliers, Boeing is deeply proud of our local The study found biofuels in aviation could cut modification work on the Wedgetail aircraft undertaken partnerships, and we work hard to ensure that we are Australia’s reliance on fuel imports by $2 billion and Boeing Australia & South Pacific 5 greenhouse emissions by 17 per cent, and has set the stage for the development of a new industry in and for Australia. More recently we opened a state-of-the-art robotics training facility at Swinburne University in Victoria which is enabling qualified Australian SMEs, working within the defence supply chain, to develop new skills and training in order to boost their competitive advantage when seeking contracts here and around the world. We’re very proud of our long history in Australia and of our partnerships here, and we are even prouder to bring the best of Australia to the world and the best of Boeing to Australia. Boeing offers long term partnerships based on trust and performance. Much has changed in the past 85 years, but Boeing remains an integral part of the fabric of the Australian aerospace and defence industry. Ian Thomas President Boeing Australia & South Pacific Boeing Australia: An overview Boeing Australia represents the Company’s largest • Boeing Defence Australia – one of Australia’s The company is also represented in Australia by: operational footprint outside the United States, with leading defence companies, specializing in the support, • Boeing Research & Technology-Australia, nearly 3,000 employees across 28 locations. In 2010, maintenance, modification and upgrade of defence established in early 2008 as the focal point for Boeing’s strong operating results helped drive onshore revenues platforms, and communications, training and logistics. research and development collaboration with Australian totaling some $800M, with nearly $5B in orders from both industry, government and academia. commercial and defence customers. • Boeing Training & Flight Services Australia – a world-class provider of commercial flight and technical • Boeing Commercial Airplanes (Sales and Field Boeing is part of the aerospace and defence fabric of training to domestic and international airlines. Services) operating in Australia since 1959 when Australia, with a heritage stretching back nearly 85 years Qantas became the first international customer for the and a reputation for building long term partnerships based • Aviall Australia – a leading supply-chain management Boeing 707. on trust and performance. provider of new aviation parts and after-market services, which distributes products to the aerospace, • Boeing Defense, Space & Security (Business The company has seven wholly-owned Australian defence and maritime customers. Development, Product Support) works closely with subsidiaries working across a wide range of aerospace, the Australian Defence Force to provide leading-edge commercial aviation, defence, logistics, training and • Insitu Pacific – designs, develops, and manufactures platforms, services and solutions, and is the parent navigation businesses: Unmanned Aerial Systems for commercial and military applications. Its Brisbane office acts as the regional company to Boeing Defence Australia. • Boeing Australia Holdings, Ltd – established in headquarters for the Asia-Pacific region. 2002 and headquartered in Sydney. • Jeppesen Australia provides navigation services, • Boeing Aerostructures Australia – Australia’s only planning and operations management tools for aviation manufacturer of complex aerostructures, including and maritime users. rudders for the Boeing 777 and the moveable trailing edge control surfaces for the new 787 Dreamliner. Boeing Australia & South Pacific 7 Boeing products including Super Hornet, 777-300ER, C-17 and 737-800 are in service with defence and commercial customers in Australia. Boeing Defense, Space & Security Boeing Australia & South Pacific 9 Working with Defence Boeing Defense Space & Security (BDS) products and • 24 F/A-18F Super Hornets. • Participation in the United States Navy P-8A services combine weapons and aircraft capabilities, incremental development program. • 71 F/A-18 Classic Hornets including the Hornet intelligence and surveillance systems, communications Upgrade Phase 2.3 Program. • Joint participation with the United States Air Force architectures, Performance Based Logistics and extensive on the Wideband Global SATCOM satellite program. large-scale integration expertise. • Army Aviation Training and Training Support. Australia has paid for satellite number six, with access Current BDS products in or destined for Australia include: • Vigilare ground-based air defence system to the entire constellation. • Five C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft with • Modernised High Frequency Communications system. • Purchasing a specialised Ultra High Frequency a letter of request for a sixth. communications payload on Intelsat Ltd’s IA-22 satellite • Harpoon missiles. built by Boeing. • Five CH-47D Chinook helicopters to be joined by seven CH-47F Chinook replacement helicopters from 2014. • Joint Direct Attack Munitions. • Six Wedgetail Airborne 737 Airborne Early Warning & • ScanEagle Unmanned Aircraft System. Control aircraft. Partnerships with Defence Boeing Defence & Security (BDS) works closely with Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) is the country’s leading • C-17 Globemaster III logistics support. its Defence customers in Australia to ensure there is a defence aerospace enterprise. The business supports responsive, engaged and well-coordinated partnership in some of the largest and most complex programs for the • Technical services including network centric place. Commonwealth of Australia, the Australian Defence Force logistic solutions, spares