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Message: Boeing Displays B/E Aerospace MiniPod Seats Aboard Its New 777-200LR Worldliner

Boeing Displays B/E Aerospace MiniPod Seats Aboard Its New 777-200LR Worldliner

posted on Jun 14, 2005 08:08AM
These guys are doing business...contracts of this magnitude will certainly raise some eyebrows. Hope we get a connecting flight on this trip!!!!!!!

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Boeing Displays B/E Aerospace MiniPod Seats Aboard Its New 777-200LR Worldliner

WELLINGTON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 14, 2005--B/E Aerospace, Inc. (Nasdaq:BEAV) today announced that Boeing has selected a version of B/E`s lie-flat MiniPod(R) seat that`s now available to customers for the business class cabin on the new Boeing 777-200LR Worldliner, the world`s longest range passenger jet. In addition, B/E`s Flight Structures Integration unit manufactured various interior structures for the aircraft. The 777-200LR, which is being showcased at the Paris Air Show, will display the latest technologies and options available for Boeing aircraft interiors.

The MiniPod seat delivers the important attributes business travelers require on long-haul flights: superior comfort, advanced ergonomics and convenient amenities. To date, customized versions of B/E`s award-winning MiniPod premium class seat have been selected by 15 major international airlines including Japan Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Qantas Airways, Air France, Korean Airlines, China Southern, China Eastern, Thai Airways and Malaysia Airlines, in programs valued at over $400 million.

About B/E MiniPod Business Class Seating Products

Winner of the coveted Chicago Athenaeum Good Design Award, the MiniPod product line offers many unique and customizable amenities and features for the business traveler, including advanced electric systems and controls for infinite adjustability from the upright dining and working positions to the lie-flat bed mode. A patented articulating arm structure moves downward as the seat reclines, providing additional bed width and comfort. The fixed back shell provides greater privacy and personal space, and can be outfitted with additional passenger controls and reading lights. Other features, such as a back massager, laptop power outlet and storage spaces for shoes and other passenger items are also available.

About B/E Aerospace

B/E Aerospace, Inc. is the world`s leading manufacturer of aircraft cabin interior products, and a leading aftermarket distributor of aerospace fasteners. B/E designs, develops and manufactures a broad range of products for both commercial aircraft and business jets. B/E manufactured products include seating, lighting, oxygen, and food and beverage preparation and storage equipment. The Company also provides cabin interior design, reconfiguration and passenger-to-freighter conversion services. Products for the existing aircraft fleet -- the aftermarket -- generate about 60 percent of sales. B/E sells its products through its own global direct sales organization. For more information, visit B/E`s website at http://www.beaerospace.com.

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