verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . april 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message boeing australia type division industry aerospace and defence headquarters brisbane australia products commercial airliners military aircraft munitions aerospace support simulation operations and maintenance computer services number of employees 3500 2009 parent boeing website boeing.com.au boeing australia holdings pty ltd or simply boeing australia is boeing s largest footprint outside the united states . 1 established in 2002 the company oversees its seven wholly owned subsidiaries consolidating and co ordinating boeing s businesses and operations in australia . boeing has played a role in australia s aerospace industry through its products and services and has 3500 employees spread across 28 locations in every state and territory except tasmania . with an investment of more than 800 million boeing generates approximately 400 million in export revenue for australia through its commercial and defence products and services . 2 contents 1 history of boeing in australia 1.1 boeing integrated defense systems 1.2 boeing commercial airplanes 1.3 boeing research and technology 2 company affairs 2.1 president boeing australia and south pacific 2.2 subsidiaries 3 references 4 external links history of boeing in australia edit boeing began working in australia through its subsidiary boeing aerostructures australia which was formerly known as de havilland australia and established in 1927 . boeing acquired de havilland australia in 2000 and prior to this boeing s first direct investment in australia came through its acquisition of the rockwell international in 1996 . rockwell australia became boeing australia ltd now boeing defence australia in 1996 . 3 the five remaining subsidiaries were acquired as follows jeppesen australia and jeppesen marine in 2000 alteon in 2002 aviall in 2006 and insitu pacific in 2009 . boeing integrated defense systems edit boeing integrated defense systems ids products and services placed in or destined for australia include c 17 globemaster iii military transports ch 47 chinook helicopters boeing 737 wedgetail aew & c wedgetail aircraft f a 18 hornets f a 18f super hornets aerospace support such as f 111 through life support 4 and the f a 18 hornet upgrade program . 5 delivery of 6th c 17 to australia 6 army aviation training and training support harpoon joint direct attack munitions network enabled systems scaneagle unmanned air vehicle uav and joint participation on the wideband global satcom wgs satellite program with the u.s. air force . in australia ids is represented in by its business unit boeing defence australia bda which is a defence aerospace enterprise . bda supports some of the largest and most complex programs for the commonwealth of australia the australian defence force and commercial customers . bda also conducts operations and maintenance for classified programs and australian government sites and operates in line with the three divisions of boeing ids boeing military aircraft global services & support and network & space systems . 7 other ids activities in australia are carried out by boeing australia component repairs bacr and boeing aerostructures australia baa . bacr provides maintenance repair and overhaul mro on composite and metallic structures and baa offers design manufacture testing and repair of airframe structural components . despite predominantly commercial customers baa is responsible for the manufacture of the f a 18 c d trailing edge flaps while bacr provides mro services as needed . boeing commercial airplanes edit boeing commercial airplanes bca is a manufacturer of commercial planes . in australia bca is represented by bca sales which operates out of boeing australia s sydney office and provides sales and marketing support of bca products customer engineering and quality control procurement functions . bca opened its first australian office in sydney in 1959 when qantas became the first international customer for boeing s first passenger jet the 707 which changed air travel for australians by drastically reducing flight times to the rest of the world . the boeing 737 has also played an important role in the growth of aviation in australia . bca is also supported in australia by boeing aerostructures australia baa formerly hawker de havilland . baa manufactures aircraft components including the use of composite carbon fibre technology . baa won the sole source contract for designing and manufacturing the moveable trailing edges on the boeing 787 dreamliner . another component of bca is its commercial aviation services cas unit which provides materials and engineering services and solutions to boeing customers in country . in australia alteon training australia aviall jeppesen australia and jeppesen marine come under cas family of companies . boeing field service is also part of cas . field service provides on site technical advice to boeing customers and can call resolve operator problems with access to bca technical resources . field service representatives are located in brisbane sydney and melbourne . boeing research and technology edit in march 2008 boeing established a branch of its advanced research and development r & d unit boeing research & technology br & t in australia to provide an r & d organisation for its in country businesses and to collaborate with australian r & d organisations including universities and private sector r & d providers the commonwealth scientific and industrial research organisation csiro and the defence science and technology organisation dsto . current areas of br & t research includes unmanned systems research the manufacture of advanced composite components and biofuels . in september 2003 boeing company initiated with the university of queensland school of it and electrical engineering itee a new boeing systems engineering teaching laboratory to fill skills shortages in aviation and aerospace industry in australia . 8 boeing also made a 1.55 m grant for founding of a boeing professorship in systems engineering for 5 years occupied by prof peter a lindsay . boeing provided funding with respect to the wedgetail 737 airborne early warning and control aew & c project with the commonwealth of australia and expected to deliver 2 by 2006 . this fostered defence industries queensland in queensland department of state development infrastructure and planning with boeing defence australia at raaf base amberley . company affairs edit president boeing australia and south pacific edit ian thomas is the president boeing australia and south pacific . he was appointed to the role in march 2009 and is responsible as a figurehead to boeing s activities in the region . previously thomas was president of boeing india since january 2007 . he replaced former president of boeing australia and south pacific craig saddler who returned to the us to accept the position of chief financial officer for boeing integrated defense systems division network & space systems . prior to saddler andrew peacock a former australian liberal politician held the role . subsidiaries edit the division s seven subsidiaries are alteon training australia a commercial aviation training centre that offers flight and technical training to airlines from across the region . 9 aviall a distributor of aftermarket supply chain management services for aerospace defence and marine customers . 10 boeing aerostructures australia australia s largest manufacturer of aero structure components boeing defence australia an australian defence aerospace enterprise . 11 insitu pacific designs develops and manufactures unmanned aircraft systems uas used for defence and commercial applications . 12 jeppesen australia a supplier of charting and navigation services for rail air and logistics customers . 13 jeppesen marine australia a provider of maritime data services digital cartography and other navigational information . aviation portal australia portal references edit the boeing company . global security . global security . retrieved 10 june 2016 . investing in australia s economy . boeing australia . retrieved 18 march 2015 . trimble stephen . boeing recovers down under . flight global . flight global . retrieved 10 june 2016 . f 111 through life support . boeing australia . retrieved 18 march 2015 . f a 18 hornet program . boeing australia . retrieved 18 march 2015 . special delivery down under as australia receives its 6th c 17 2010 . boeing australia . boeing defence australia home business units projects boeing uq initiative tackles key engineering skills shortage . university of queensland . 23 sep 2003 . boeing training & flight services aviall boeing defence australia insitu inc. jeppesen transforming the way the world moves external links edit official website v t e boeing 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