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Executive Column: Boeing looks to ASEAN’s commercial, military market potential
US aircraft manufacturer Boeing is looking to ASEAN as a market for both commercial passenger aircraft and military hardware.
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Senior vice president of The Boeing Company and president of Boeing Global, Brendan Nelson, is pictured after an interview in Jakarta on May 10. (Boeing/Vincent Fabian Thomas)
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s the world marches toward a full post-pandemic economic recovery, the aviation market is showing positive signs. But while the airline industry is stepping up to meet returning demand, aircraft manufacturers are facing challenges in keeping up with orders and the growing demand for sustainability.
Brendan Nelson, senior vice president of The Boeing Company and president of Boeing Global, spoke with The Jakarta Post’s Vincent Fabian Thomas and Ruth Dea Juwita on Wednesday about the aviation market outlook, current challenges and the company’s plans in the region.
Question: Many Indonesian airlines are struggling to recover their fleets amid rising demand for air travel. How does Boeing see this phenomenon?
Answer: This is a problem that airlines have been facing throughout the world and to varying degrees. They offer a number of factors. One, not a lot of airlines came out of the pandemic financially unstressed and able to invest in their aircrafts to get them certified for flying again. Two, getting staff has been a major issue. Also, three, the supply chain is constrained globally.
As for Indonesia, we have our teams always embedded with Indonesian customers to support. Most of their airplanes are mostly back in there and are flying. Needless to say, we’ll do anything we possibly can to support the airlines to get their planes flying.
