Furnished Equipment

Original Equipment Manufacturer

(OEM)
One company making a component part that is included
in another companys product

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 Seller Furnished Equipment (SFE)
optional equipment offered directly by the aircraft
manufacture
appearing as a natural part of the original system
price of all SFE is commonly included in the airframe
price.

Massimo Motta (2004), Competition policy: theory and practice (7 ed.), Cambridge University Press,
ISBN978-0-521-01691-9, retrieved 2016-05-04
 Buyer Furnished Equipment
optional equipment which the airlines choose during the
production of the aircraft, and which the airline is fully
responsible for negotiating directly with the OEM for all
terms of the purchase.
price of BFE is not included in the airframe price

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Concerns
Availability of suppliers and supplies
Timely production and delivery of the BFEs

*BFEs have to be from suppliers approved by the

OEM
THIRD PARTY
Defaulted commitments
Delivery timetable
Required volume and quality levels of equipment
Cheaper than OEMs
Major Areas of BFE
Cockpit
Cabin
Belly Hold
Cockpit
Choice of avionics
Cabin
Major items: seats and In-flight Entertainment
Galley specifications
Size of galley inserts
Specifications of food carts
Special specifications
In-flight entertainment (IFE) system
Major criterion in the hierarchy of passenger choice of
airline
Customer perception of the quality and level of service
of airlines
Galley Specifications
Legacy airlines with tri-class: much more complex
Carry sufficient meals and snack portions

Special Specifications
Stowage for collapsible wheelchairs
More stretcher fixtures
Belly Hold
Baggage compartments
Manual or bulk loading/unloading (narrow-body aircraft)
Mechanized loading/unloading
 Ethnic traffic
Filipinos and Mexicans

Cargo Traffic