CXfirst From Norway, joined Jan 2007, 2697 posts, RR: 1 Posted (6 years 3 months 3 weeks 3 days ago) and read 1288 times:
I have always been curious in what Boeing does in Melbourne, Australia?
If you take the western ring road into the city and cross the large bridge (cannot place the name) then you can see a large building on the left side with BOEING written on it.
Zeke From Hong Kong, joined Dec 2006, 7725 posts, RR: 73 Reply 4, posted (6 years 3 months 3 weeks 2 days 14 hours ago) and read 1021 times:
Quoting CXfirst (Reply 3): What components does it make?
Have not been there for some time, they used to make engine nacelles, 747 Kruger flaps, 777 rudders, 330/340 gear doors, 320 centre wing box, FA18 parts, sea hawk, and a number of military items.
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6thfreedom From Bermuda, joined Sep 2004, 3267 posts, RR: 22 Reply 5, posted (6 years 3 months 3 weeks 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 954 times:
Quoting Zeke (Reply 2): Not the one closest to the bridge, that make components for Airbus and Boeing.
Are you referring to the hawker de havilland plant just after the west gate bridge?
My understanding is that it was a subsidiary of Boeing.... but I could be wrong.
Zeke From Hong Kong, joined Dec 2006, 7725 posts, RR: 73 Reply 6, posted (6 years 3 months 3 weeks 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 839 times:
Quoting 6thfreedom (Reply 5):
Are you referring to the hawker de havilland plant just after the west gate bridge?
Going back a few years it used to be the government aircraft factories where the built fighters in WWII. Then became privatised to become Aerospace Technologies of Australia (ASTA), then became Boeing. Hawker de Havilland was a little further down the road, I think they were doing more helicopter work in Melbourne, and aircraft work in Sydney. The big white shed that one sees from the bridge with Boeing written on it used to be ASTA, from memory that is the composite workshop where the 330/340 main gear doors, and 777 rudders were made.
No doubt they are doing work for the 380/787 there, I just have not need to visit for some time.
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