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Daimler Trucks expands parts distribution system

PORTLAND, ORE--Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has announced the addition of two new parts distribution centers, one in Grimes, Iowa, and another in Whitestown, Indiana. “Our customers drive the best product on the road and are deserving of the best service experience as well,” Jay A. Johnson, general manager, Supply Chain Network. The new facilities will hold more than $15 million of inventory and over 20,000 parts. The DTNA supply chain system has been architected to be anticipatory in nature, the company stated in a prepared press release. ...Read the rest of this story

Boeing wins Paris order race after launching new model

Boeing wins Paris order race after launching new model

After a show in which both manufacturers did brisk business under a sweltering sun, the European planemaker said on Thursday it had won 346 net new orders and commitments - including a last-minute order for 20 - while U.S. rival Boeing reached 571. "The MAX stole the show," Ihssane Mounir, vice president of sales and marketing at Boeing's commercial aircraft division, said. Combined orders were stronger than expected and edged past the total from the same show two years ago, but were well below a 2011 order blowout when Airbus alone managed a similar tally.


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Sales chief says Boeing won 571 orders and commitments

Boeing (BA.N) said it had won 571 orders and commitments for jetliners at the Paris Airshow, upstaging European rival Airbus (AIR.PA) after the launch of a new model of its 737 MAX passenger jet. Sales chief Ihssane Mounir said the U.S. planemaker had netted 147 new orders or commitments for the newly launched Boeing 737 MAX 10, designed to add more capacity to the medium-haul series to catch up with strong sales of the Airbus A321neo.


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