In June 1996, Boeing for the first time held its company board meeting in Beijing. The Boeing market share in China is 70 percent Boeing Support of China's Airline Industry Infrastructure China has requested Boeing assistance in developing its air transportation infrastructure. The emphasis of the Boeing assistance programs is on improving safety, increasing capacity and management skills training. The Boeing Company has invested several hundred million dollars in infrastructure development since 1993. From 1993 to 2000, Boeing has instructed over 11,000 Chinese aviation professionals, half of whom are pilots, maintenance and flight operations people.
Training takes place in Seattle, Long Beach, Calif., and China.
A number of those trained by Boeing in the United States return to China as trainers themselves. Boeing operates a large aircraft spare parts center at Beijing Capital Airport. Comparable to Boeing facilities in London and in Singapore, the center is able to ship urgent orders from among 27,700 parts in just 2 hours. In addition to Boeing parts, the center stocks parts from 25 suppliers, provides support for component repair and provides logistics training for airlines. To ensure reliable operation of China's fleet, Boeing field service representatives are located at 18 bases throughout China.