44 Boeing Frontiers programs is expected to exceed $1 billion over the next 15 years. In addition, Wytwórnia Zespołów Kooperacyjnych, which previously supplied more than 3,000 doors for the 757, now manufactures leading-edge Krueger flaps for the 777 and 747-8. Boeing has been sourcing airplane components and assemblies in Poland for more than 20 years, with annual expenditures expected to reach nearly $75 million in 2015, according to Boeing. It also is working with Polish Armaments Group on agreements that will increase its ability to support and modify the advanced defense systems Boeing offers to the Polish government. Boeing Research & Technology– Europe also is collaborating with the Polish government, LOT and academic institutions on air traffic management research to make commercial aviation in Poland more efficient. Boeing additionally has partnerships with Warsaw University of Technology’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering to research and develop environmentally progressive composite Photo: Two AH-64 Apache aircraft perform a flyover during the Armed Forces Day parade in Poland. U.S. Emba ssy Warsaw to boost our expansion across the European holiday market.” Additionally, Travel Service Polska, a smaller charter airline, operates two Next-Generation 737-800s. Poland’s strategic location in Central Europe, next to the Baltic Sea and between Germany and the Eastern European nations, made it an attractive target for invading military forces in the past. With that in mind, and shifting geopolitical powers in the region, the nation is undertaking a multibilliondollar modernization plan for its armed forces, Prusinski said. “Boeing long ago expanded to Poland with our commercial products; now we seek to further assist Poland with the cutting-edge defense products that equip the U.S. armed forces,” he said. “We can offer a number of technologies that can directly affect this modernization.” Poland is already an active part of efforts to improve Central and Eastern Europe’s security assets. The nation was a key contributor and active participant in the region’s Strategic Airlift Capability consortium in obtaining C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. It is also a member of the NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control Force, which operates E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft across Europe. In response to Poland’s modernization program, Boeing officials say the company is ready to support with products and capabilities that meet the country’s national security needs, such as the AH-64E Apache, the P-8A Poseidon and the Maritime Surveillance Aircraft. Boeing seeks to build on its existing presence in Poland in other ways, beginning with its supplier relationships. The company and UTC Aerospace Systems recently announced an extended manufacturing contract to produce more parts in Poland for the Next-Generation 737, 737 MAX and 787. That includes increasing the number of 737 landing gear components made by UTC at plants in Rzeszow and Krosno. When combined with new manufacturing at other UTC sites in Poland, including the production of 787 auxiliary power units, the value of the work in support of Boeing airplane Poland at a glance Official name Republic of Poland / Rzeczpospolita Polska Capital city Warsaw Area 120,700 square miles (312,600 square kilometers) Population 38.3 million (estimated in 2014) Gross domestic product $941 billion (estimated in 2014) Source: U.S. government
Frontiers September 2015 Issue
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