Boeing and Japan Airlines Sign Deal on End-to-End Supply-Chain Solution

Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Japan Airlines (JAL) have signed an agreement that will reduce JAL's operating costs by having Boeing manage a majority of the airline's spare parts inventory. Boeing and JAL signed a previous agreement in 2001 for management of a limited scope of expendable parts. The current agreement significantly expands on that relationship and increases the value of JAL's maintenance operations.