Former defence minister and Australian War Memorial director Brendan Nelson has been appointed to run aerospace and defence giant Boeing's operations in Australia | pwhatch
The appointment comes as Boeing faces one of the biggest crises in its history due to the grounding of itsBoeing's Australian presence is its largest in any country outside its native US and includes a major manufacturing plant in Melbourne's Fishermans Bend which makes jet parts including for the 737 MAX and 787 Dreamliners.
Boeing's local defence arm operates across 14 sites, covering military aircraft design and maintenance; communication and control systems and surveillance solutions. “It is an honour to join a global company like Boeing whose proud legacy here in Australia dates back more than 90 years to the earliest days of Australian aircraft manufacturing,” Dr Nelson said in a statement.
“Today, Boeing Australia employees are working across the country in high-tech jobs that help define and deliver the future of aviation and defence – not just for Australian customers but for the world.” Dr Nelson was elected to federal Parliament in 1996 and was a Howard government education and defence minister, as well as the Liberal opposition leader from 2007 to 2008.
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