Boeing executive says don't expect any more big assets sales at this time
Boeing
is not planning any more big asset sales at this time,
Chris Raymond
, the head of its
global services
business, said at the Paris Airshow on Tuesday.
Battling to recover from a series of crises, CEO
Kelly Ortberg
has been selling non-core assets to reduce Boeing's debt.
In April, the
U.S. planemaker
struck a deal in April to sell parts of its Digital Aviation Solutions business, including navigation unit Jeppesen, to private equity firm Thoma Bravo for $10.55 billion.
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