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Boeing Upgrades South African Airways' 747s with New-Look Millennium Interior
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11 July 2002

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], Rockwell Collins and FLS Aerospace have completed their eighth and final 747-400 with the New Millennium airplane interior, for South African Airways. The 747-400 was the highlight at a July 2  delivery ceremony held at FLS Aerospace in Dublin, Ireland - Boeing's partner for installing the interior retrofit program.

"The new and improved 747-400 interiors will help us provide passengers with world-class comfort and service," said Vincent Raseroka, chief executive officer for South African Airways Technical. "Much of our success depends on the customer's onboard experience." 

The New Millennium interior includes cabin interior reconfiguration, featuring new first, business and economy class seating. In addition, this program marks a first for a fully digital, audio and video on-demand throughout the 747-400 cabin; the entire airplane has been fitted with the Rockwell Collins P@ssport(TM) in-flight entertainment system.

"We worked with our industry partners to find the right solutions for South African Airways," said Mike Marino, vice president of Technical Services and Modifications (TS&M). TS&M, a Boeing Commercial Aviation Services business unit, provided the complete program management and total system integration, installation and certification for the retrofits. 

For the upgrade program, TS&M has teamed with FLS Aerospace in Europe, Europe's leading independent aircraft maintenance provider. Additionally, TS&M provided the design services and kitting for the environmental control systems, interior modifications, system wiring and conversion-to-the-standard interface system. Rockwell Collins provided expertise in the design of the sophisticated P@ssport(TM) system.

Technical Services and Modifications provides comprehensive engineering and technical support to airlines worldwide. Its staff has access to all of the Boeing-developed engineering data used in the design of Boeing and Douglas jetliners. Modification services comprise a major area of activity. Accessing original Boeing proprietary data, the modification engineering staff oversees such projects as avionics upgrades, passenger-to-freighter conversions, in-flight entertainment integration, airplane performance improvements and airplane interior enhancements. At the customer's request, retrofit kits are provided as well.

For all of these modification activities, Boeing provides design, engineering and project management expertise while partnering with some of the industry's best-known modification centers.

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