Aircraft
Boeing, Safran To Build APUs under New Partnership
Move marks latest reflection of Boeing’s “vertical integration” strategy

Boeing and France’s Safran have agreed to jointly design, build, and service auxiliary power units (APUs) under a deal announced Monday certain to have repercussions for current suppliers of the components to Boeing commercial aircraft programs. Under the contract, both companies will maintain a 50 percent stake in the partnership, which they will base in the U.S. The sides hope to close the transaction in the second half of this year following the meeting of customary conditions including regulatory and antitrust clearance.