Boeing’s Bold Ambition, Part 2

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Introduction

Oct. 9, 2017, © Leeham Co.: When Boeing launched the 787 program in 2003, an after-market maintenance program called Gold Care followed.

It wasn’t successful. Few customers signed up for it.

Stan Deal, CEO of Boeing Global Services.

But the lessons learned are important for Boeing’s drive to vastly expand its presence in the global commercial airplane after-market business.

Boeing Commercial Airplanes and Boeing Defense, Space & Security (and the latter’s predecessor, Integrated Defense Systems) provided services to the airlines, lessors and government customers, but now there is a dedicated business unit.

Boeing Global Services was announced nearly one year ago, on Nov. 21. When Boeing reports its third quarter earnings at the end of this month, for the first time revenues and profits for BGS and its predecessors will be a line-item in the earnings statements.

Stan Deal, the CEO of BGS, acknowledged the poor start of Gold Care in an interview with LNC. But from this unhappy experience, Boeing learned what officials hope lays the foundation of a new, robust business.

Summary
  • 787 Gold Care didn’t start out well.
  • Gold Care is rejigged and rebranded.
  • BGS services Airbus aircraft, too.

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