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To: Freedom Fighter who wrote (1497)	3/29/1999 8:25:00 PM
From: porcupine --''''>	Respond to of 1722

"Boeing launches unit for airliner modification" SEATTLE, March 16 (Reuters) - Boeing Co. , the world's largest aerospace firm, on Tuesday launched a new division that will offer airliner modification services in a move to bolster profits that had been hit by its troubled commercial airplane group. "We're intent on increasing customer satisfaction while finding new opportunities for profitable growth for our company," said Tom Schick, executive vice president of customer services at Boeing Commercial Airplanes Group. "Boeing Airplane Services is a key piece of that strategy." The company, which has been pummeled by losses in its commercial airplane group, said Boeing Airplane Services offers retrofitting, upgrades, passenger-to-freighter conversions, interior reconfigurations, recovery and repair services, and performance improvements for all Boeing commercial airplanes. Boeing, which said more than 10,000 Boeing airplane are in operation worldwide, added the unit will offer technical consulting and general contracting support for passenger and cargo airlines. Boeing said it sees aircraft conversion as a lucrative market, predicting more than 1,500 airplanes will be converted from passenger models to freighters during the next 20 years. The aerospace giant said it plans to add more services to the division in a move to capture additional business. "At Boeing, we've said we must increase value from existing programs and create new value for the company," Schick said. "With Boeing Airplane Services, we're working on maximizing the value of current activities, such as modification work and engineering services, by being much more focused and aggressive in pursuing them." Boeing Airplane Services is led by President Joe Gullion, who came to Boeing last October from AlliedSignal Aerospace where he was vice president of global sales, marketing and new business development. Boeing Airplane Services will have its own dedicated staff of engineers and support personnel, but will be able to tap into Boeing's proprietary data involved in the original airplane design. Boeing Airplane Services, which is part of the Boeing Customer Services organization, will have facilities in Long Beach, Calif.; Wichita, Kansas; and the Puget Sound area of Washington state. ((New York Newsdesk (212) 859-1700))

To: Freedom Fighter who wrote (1497)	3/29/1999 8:31:00 PM
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China will allow officials to buy bigger cars in a policy shift which should benefit GENERAL MOTORS CORPS' Buick, the China Daily newspaper said. It said the government had raised the engine capacity of cars which could be bought for official use from 2.3 litres to 3.0-litres in a move indicating a retreat from a cost-cutting policy aimed at eliminating free cars for officials. The easing of restrictions would benefit sales of Buicks built by Shanghai-General Motors, a GM joint venture, the newspaper quoted an analyst at the China National Automotive Industry Consulting and Development Co. as saying. It said Shanghai-GM's Buicks had an engine capacity of 2.98- litres and cost between 340,000 yuan ($41,062) and 400,000 yuan. The company plans to produce 50,000 Buicks in 2000 and 100,000 in 2001, the newspaper said. (Reuters 11:23 PM ET 03/15/99)