Background
Boeing Travel Management Co. manages all business travel for The Boeing Co., in addition to serving other corporate clients.
Airline ticket sales in 2008 totaled $325 million, making it the 22nd largest U.S. travel company, according to Business Travel News. Boeing business travelers create about 85 percent of the company's business; 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 55 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 Operating Officer is James F. Johnson. He reports to the Boeing Shared Services Chief Financial Officer, Rick Gross, who also serves as the Boeing Travel president. Boeing Travel Management Co. operates branch offices in Huntington Beach, Calif.; Hazelwood, Mo.; Tukwila, Wash., Ireland and Australia.