Boeing plans to open office in Warsaw later this year

"This is an element of a strategy implemented since 2001. We want to be closer to the markets that we cooperate with," said Jesse Verstraete, Boeing's PR manager for Europe. The company is considering investments in Poland, but it is also competing with Airbus for the contract for new planes for national carrier LOT. "We will open the office before the end of the year. Presently we do not have full knowledge about the Polish market, and we are not fully aware of its potential. It will look for growth opportunities," said Jesse Verstraete. If the office is opened, it might become a center of the company for the whole CEE region. "Currently we are deciding on the details our of operations in Poland, which should be known soon," added Craig Johnstone, deputy president of Boeing for Europe. (Puls Biznesu, p. 9) M.M.