Boeing

Boeing has signed a new ten-year contract with United Airlines’ fleet of 787 Dreamliners to reduce costs and increase efficiency of the airline.

Under the deal, Boeing will provide high-value, mission-critical rotable parts for the aircraft.

United Airlines managing director Linda Ryan said: "Boeing won this award by sharing our commitment to reliability, and by understanding our desire for a long, safe and successful life for these state-of-the-art 787s."

As part of this component services programme, Boeing establishes and maintains rotable parts that can be repeatedly and economically restored to a fully serviceable condition.

The company is also involved in repairing, upgrading or warranty servicing unserviceable components returned by customers.

Boeing Commercial Airplanes commercial aviation services vice-president of sales Rick Anderson said: "We are thrilled to add United Airlines to our list of valued customers who rely on Boeing services to ensure the best possible performance for their fleet.

"Boeing won this award by…understanding our desire for a long, safe and successful life for these state-of-the-art 787s."

"We take great pride in our ability to provide airlines with an effective way to reduce the total cost of airplane ownership, and in turn, gain a competitive advantage in their markets, through our component services programme."

Boeing secured new partnerships with Oman Air in July, and British Airways in August.

Recently, the company delivered 22 787s to United Airlines.

To ensure a cutting-edge offering, Boeing added a digital records management feature to its maintenance performance toolbox suite, help optimise the process and cut costs.

The maintenance performance toolbox records module is used by airlines to manage scanned and digitally produced maintenance and flight records.

This tool helps eliminate the need for paper-based records for efficiency and improved daily airline maintenance.

Image: United Airlines’ 787 Dreamliner aeroplane. Photo: courtesy of United Airlines.