Alteon Opens Regional Training Center in Singapore

Alteon Opens Regional Training Center in Singapore

January 19, 2007

    SINGAPORE, Jan. 19 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Alteon
Training, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company
(NYSE: BA) announced the official opening of its Singapore
Training Center today. Mr. Lim Hng Kiang, Singapore's
minister for Trade and Industry was the guest of honor at
the ceremony.

    The state-of-the-art facility houses seven full flight
simulator bays. Four full-flight simulators are currently
installed including a Boeing 777-200/300; a Boeing
737-300/400/500; an Airbus A320; and a Fokker 100. A Boeing
737-800 is planned for installation in mid-2007 and the
Boeing 787 is scheduled to arrive in the first quarter of
2008.

    "We are very excited to celebrate the opening of
the newest addition to our global network of training
centers," said, Sherry Carbary, Alteon president. 
"The Singapore center greatly expands our capability
to meet the increasing demands for aviation training in the
region." 

    Carbary also noted, "The government and people of
Singapore have been very supportive and welcoming of us and
we would like to express our gratitude and appreciation to
them. Alteon looks forward to working closely alongside the
Singapore aviation industry." 

    In addition to flight simulators, the training center
hosts a cabin emergency evacuation trainer and other
advanced-technology training devices such as flat-panel
trainers (FPT). Pilots, maintenance and flight attendants
in-training use workstations equipped with self-guided
computer based training, allowing students to progress at
their own pace. The center has six classrooms, a
computer-based training room and a student lounge.

    Located near the Changi International Airport, the
Singapore Training Center has the capability to train more
than 6,000 pilot crews per year as well as maintenance and
cabin crew personnel. 
 
    Alteon Training is the world's preferred aviation
training partner and the industry leader in providing
customer-focused aviation training solutions. The company
provides its partners with an expanding and integrated
services portfolio that includes flight, technical and
cabin-crew training. 

    Alteon is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing
Company within Boeing Commercial Airplanes' Commercial
Aviation Services group. The training organization supports
the world's aviation community utilizing more than 80 full
flight simulators in over 20 locations around the world. 

    For training inquiries, please contact
[e-mail] .


    For more information, please contact:

     Kelli Whaley 
     Alteon Training
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]


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