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Brendan Nelson

Senior Vice President; President, Boeing Global, Boeing

Search every verified Brendan Nelson interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Dr. Brendan Nelson, President of Boeing Global, has been active in media discussions regarding Boeing's strategic outlook and recent challenges. Following the Air India 171 crash involving a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, Nelson described speculation about the aircraft as "wild speculation that is not consistent with facts" and reiterated the company's "complete confidence" in the 787, noting it has completed 5 million commercial flights and carried 1.2 billion passengers. He stated that the aviation industry is operating in "the most complex environment it's seen since World War II," citing supply chain strains, geopolitical headwinds, and tariff impacts. Nelson discussed Boeing's approach to US tariffs, estimating that tariffs on supply chain components outside the US amount to about half a billion dollars, and advocated for a "reciprocal tariff environment which is tariff-free for aviation." In India, Nelson highlighted Boeing's growing presence, including a $200 million engineering and technology center in Bangalore, 7,000 Indian employees, and 375 Indian suppliers. He said Boeing supports "Prime Minister Modi's vision for India, made in India, for India and for the world" and announced upcoming co-investment and co-production deals in defense and autonomous systems. On sustainability, Nelson stated Boeing's ambition is "to get to net zero in aviation by 2050" and that 85% of its R&D budget is invested in sustainability. He also noted that the company expects approximately $100 billion in revenue and $10 billion in free cash flow by 2025-2026.

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“I can only say to you that we have confidence in the aircraft and if anybody has any concerns, particularly regulators, carriers, customers, anybody has any concerns about whether it's the 787 or any one of our aircraft, then they should bring them to us and we will, as we always do, examine them thoroughly. And I'm not going to comment on or add to wild speculation that is not consistent with facts.”

“In order for us to invest in the next plane, we need to make sure that we're financially ready. Secondly, we need to make sure the technology is ready. So, in order to bring another plane into the marketplace, we need at least 25, perhaps 30% efficiency gain in terms of fuel consumption, greenhouse gas emissions and other things to make it ready.”

“I wouldn't speculate on that at the at this stage stage Vishnu but certainly it is and will have a negative impact on the earnings of the airlines that are directly impacted and the longer that it goes on the more significant that impact will be.”

“We are 4% of global GDP. We are about $4 trillion worth of economic activity a year. We employ 87 million people. And what happens in one part of the world, in this case, an event right across the Middle East, has global consequences.”

“We changed our CEO in August 2024. Kelly Ortberg came in and he said there are four pillars upon which the future of this company is going to be built. The first he said is culture. The values and the behaviors, the way we treat one another, the way we treat and interact with our customers, our stakeholders, our suppliers, and drawing on the views and ideas of our staff. We now have five critical values informed by b”

“Our commercial market outlook for the region is for 3,475 planes over the next 20 years. We know we're going to have to recruit around 230,000 people to fly and support and crew those aircraft. We know that the growth each year in commercial aviation in the region will be about 3.9% per annum and 4.4% growth in passengers and importantly and a lot of people outside the region don't realize that within 8 hours you can”

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