Boeing sets up SE Asia base in KL

Boeing sets up SE Asia base in KL

KUALA LUMPUR : United States aviation manufacturing giant Boeing has set up its Southeast Asian headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, a news report said Thursday.

Boeing Southeast Asia vice-president Paul Walters told the New Straits Times daily the Malaysian office would be the base for its businesses in the region, which includes Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia.

But Boeing's interest in the region was not just selling its airplanes, he said.

"We want find out what we can do and seek new partners that we can go into business with," Walters said. -DPA