Background
Boeing Travel Management Co. manages all business travel for The Boeing Co., in addition to serving other corporate clients and leisure travelers.
Airline ticket sales -- including Boeing business travel, leisure travel and other corporate accounts -- in 2004 totaled $274 million, making it the 20th largest U.S. travel company, according to Travel Weekly. Boeing business travelers create about 85 percent of the company's business; leisure travel and additional corporate accounts comprise the remainder.
Boeing Travel Management Co. uses the Sabre reservation system; it is a fully appointed Airlines Reporting Corp (ARC) and International Airlines Travel Agent Network (IATAN) agency.
As a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co., Boeing Travel Management Co. has more than 50 years experience in corporate travel. The company began as a corporate travel division of McDonnell Douglas, which was acquired by The Boeing Company in 1997. At that time, the travel operations previously managed by Boeing were integrated into the subsidiary.
The firm's Chief 0perating 0fficer is James F. Johnson. He reports to the Boeing Shared Services Chief Financial Officer, Curt Nohavec, who also serves as the Boeing Travel president.
Boeing Travel Management Co. operates three branch offices -- in Huntington Beach, Calif.; Hazelwood, Mo.; and Tukwila, Wash.