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Air Force

Boeing Tallies $2.1 Billion In Services Orders At Farnborough

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, July 16th, 2018

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Boeing Tallies $2.1 Billion In Services Orders At Farnborough

Boeing received a $986 million award from the U.S. Air Force for services for the C-17. Photo: Air Force.

Boeing [BA] on Monday said its Global Services segment racked up $2.1 billion in potential new orders and agreements from commercial and government customers worldwide, including a nearly $1 billion deal with the U.S. Air Force for training services for the C-17 transport aircraft.All in all, government orders and agreements are worth up to $1.4 billion and commercial orders are valued at nearly $700 million. Boeing said the agreements cut across the four capability areas of Boeing Global Services, which…

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