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Boeing Expects First GoldCare Customer Soon
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Boeing is "getting pretty close" to signing up its first customer for the Boeing 787 GoldCare program, according to Mike Bair, 787 vice president and general manager. His comments came during briefings connected with the rollout of the 787 Dreamliner over the weekend. He said that the program will allow customers to select as much or as little of the maintenance program as they want.
Bair didn't say who the first customer might be, but Chris Browne, managing director of U.K.-based First Choice, said her airline is definitely planning to be a GoldCare customer. "We've signed a letter of intent to that effect," she said. She added that the program allows First Choice, one of Boeing's earliest customers for the 787, to bring in new technology but it also "secures my cost base." First Choice has 12 aircraft on firm order. Qantas will not be a GoldCare customer, according to Geoff Dixon, the airline's chief executive officer. He said Qantas intends to maintain its 787s with its large in-house maintenance organization. "We have no fears whatsoever in dealing with new technology and are looking forward to it," he said. One of the advantages of the 787 is that it "will not need much maintenance until far out" in its life, he added. Table of Contents
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