In a major boost to spare parts support for European airlines, BoeingCommercial Airplanes Group on April 20 officially opened its new AmsterdamService Center near Schiphol Airport. It is the eighth such facility in theBoeing worldwide spare parts network. The new center ensures that Europeanairlines and maintenance providers can get spare parts in the shortestpossible time. Initially the center will maintain inventory for about50,000 different types of parts.