Aircraft
EC Approves Boeing-Adient Joint Venture for Aircraft Seats
Adient Aerospace’s headquarters and initial factory to be based near Frankfurt

Boeing’s efforts to maintain tighter control over its supply chain took another stride forward as the company received the European Commission’s blessing for its proposed joint-venture with Adient for airliner seats. The formal approval, without any commitments, comes less than two weeks after the Brussels-based EU competition watchdog cleared the planned tie-up between the U.S. airframer and France’s Safran to design, build, and service auxiliary power units.