Boeing and Russia's United Aircraft Corporation to collaborate on aviation activities

12 June 2007

Through the agreement, the two companies will establish a joint working group to study a number of cooperation opportunities.

Under the terms of the agreement, Boeing and UAC will explore opportunities including, but not limited to:
Research and Development: Boeing and UAC will explore new technologies in commercial-airplanes structures, including finished titanium parts and structures.

Manufacturing: Boeing and UAC will explore development opportunities to reduce cost and weight of airframe components and structures. Boeing and UAC also will look at opportunities to make Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Associations (KnAAPO), a company of the UAC, a qualified supplier of finished titanium parts and components.

Design: Boeing and UAC will study the potential for establishing a strategic agreement among the Boeing Design Center in Moscow, the UAC and Russian private engineering services companies. The effort is aimed at utilizing engineering personnel and infrastructure, project and quality management and process improvements for Boeing projects.

Marketing Research: Boeing and UAC will share perspectives on airplane market trends in Russia, the CIS and worldwide. The agreement also enhances Boeing's role on the Superjet Programme. In that role, Boeing currently advises Sukhoi in the areas of marketing, design, manufacturing, supplier management, certification and after-sales support. Boeing will expand its advisory role on after-sales support to the Superjet Programme, enabling Sukhoi to establish its own after-sale support infrastructure.

"Both Boeing and United Aircraft Corporation are seeking to establish a long-term, mutually beneficial relationship," said Scott Carson, president and CEO, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "This underscores our long-term commitment to cooperation with Russian industry."