SINGAPORE – Boeing has finalized what stands as the largest landing gear exchange commitment in the company’s history, selecting the Singapore Airshow to unveil an expansive agreement with the Singapore Airlines Group. The deal encompasses over 75 aircraft spanning both the 737 MAX and 787 Dreamliner fleets, reinforcing a decades-long industrial bond between the American planemaker and one of Asia’s most influential carrier groups.
Under the arrangement, Boeing will supply serviceable landing gear assemblies to Singapore Airlines and its regional arm, Scoot, through the manufacturer’s established exchange program. This model allows operators to swap worn components for overhauled units from Boeing’s pooled inventory rather than managing expensive in-house reserves or enduring protracted shop visits. The approach effectively transfers the complexity and capital burden of gear maintenance to Boeing, enabling airlines to focus on network deployment.
Executives from both organizations emphasized the operational rationale during the show’s opening days. William Ampofo, overseeing Boeing’s global parts distribution and supply chain strategy, noted that the collaboration extends beyond transactional parts supply. “What we are delivering here is predictability,” Ampofo said. “By integrating our inventory positioning with the carrier’s forward maintenance schedules, we shorten the logistical chain and keep aircraft where they belong—in the air.”
Industry observers point to the agreement as emblematic of a broader shift among major network carriers toward outcome-based service contracts. Rather than procuring components reactively, airlines are increasingly seeking partnerships that guarantee availability and minimize unplanned downtime. Boeing’s landing gear exchange construct addresses this by leveraging its global infrastructure to rotate components across time zones and operating environments.
For the SIA Group, which maintains one of the industry’s youngest widebody fleets and operates some of the longest nonstop routes, landing gear reliability carries particular weight. Gear-related disruptions on ultra-long-haul sectors can cascade across schedules with limited recovery options. The exchange program mitigates this exposure by offering scheduled overhaul windows aligned with the carrier’s seasonal demand fluctuations.
The agreement slots into Boeing’s expanding aftermarket ecosystem, which now includes digitized inventory management, predictive repairs, and integrated logistics nodes positioned near major hubs. Company officials indicated that such bundled offerings are gaining traction as airlines recalibrate their supply chain strategies post-pandemic, prioritizing resilience alongside cost efficiency.
Neither party disclosed financial terms, though analysts estimate the contract’s value in the hundreds of millions given the fleet count and the high unit cost of 787 main landing gear assemblies. The deal also signals Boeing’s continued commitment to the commercial aftermarket segment, a high-margin arena where it competes with independent specialists and original equipment rivals.
With this exchange agreement, Boeing adds another chapter to its long association with Singapore Airlines—a relationship that includes being the exclusive launch partner for the 747-400, A380-800, and 787-10 programs. As airframe order books remain robust across Southeast Asia, aftermarket support contracts are emerging as critical tools for maintaining customer loyalty over multi-decade fleet lives.
