Boeing and LAN CARGO Announce Landing Gear Repair Agreement

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boeing's
(NYSE: BA) Commercial Aviation Services organization announced LAN CARGO will
be the launch customer for a repair and overhaul services offering for landing
gear on Boeing 767 freighters.
By signing for the Boeing Service Center Repair Network, LAN CARGO will
receive worldwide access to landing gear repair and replacement. The Landing
Gear and Overhaul program is a Boeing program designed to return airplanes to
revenue-generating service as fast as possible.
"This agreement is part of our strategic plan to support customers within
specific regions with increased availability of landing gear parts," said Mark
Owen, vice president of Material Management for Commercial Aviation Services.
"This will increase efficiencies in the industry by ensuring customers have
the gears they need, where and when they need them."
Through the program, Boeing offers repairable parts, with customers
exchanging time-expired landing gear for overhauled or fully restored landing
gear from a pool controlled by Boeing. The exchanged landing gear undergoes
necessary repairs, and then is returned to the pool for exchanges with other
customers.
Boeing Commercial Aviation Services, a unit of Boeing Commercial
Airplanes, provides products, services and integrated solutions to improve
fleet utilization, reduce costs, leverage leading-edge information management
and ensure passenger well-being. The Boeing Company is the world's leading
aerospace company, providing products and services to customers in 145
countries.
LAN CARGO is dedicated to air cargo transportation worldwide, offering
clients the widest coverage with the best frequencies through its flexible and
efficient service connecting Latin America with the rest of the world. LAN
CARGO's 430,000-square-foot facility at its Miami headquarters hub is one of
the largest facilities by a foreign airline in the United States, comprising
corporate offices and import, export and cold storage warehouses.
LAN CARGO operates a modern fleet, maintains worldwide offices and cargo
distribution centers, and holds commercial agreements with the largest
airlines in the world. Most recently, LAN CARGO launched its revamped Internet
site featuring innovative functions and services such as e-tracking, which
provides reliable, up-to-date information to customers during the transit
process -- from the time of entry point reception to shipping, arrival and
delivery to the final destination.
SOURCE Boeing

Nancy Standifer of Boeing Communications, +1-206-437-4427,
nancy.j.standifer@boeing.com