Brussels, 07/06/2006 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has cleared the planned acquisition of Carmen Systems AB, of Sweden by Boeing of the US. Both Carmen and Boeing are active in the provision of software-based logistical services to airlines. The Commission concluded that the transaction would not significantly impede effective competition in the European Economic Area (EEA) or any substantial part of it. Carmen is a company based in Sweden and active in the provision of crew management services, fleet planning and scheduling services and disruption recovery services. Boeing is a US-based giant active in commercial aircraft, the defence and space industries and related services. Through its subsidiary Jeppesen Sanderson, Inc. it provides a variety of services to airlines including crew management services and fleet planning and scheduling services to airlines. The Commission's examination of the deal showed that the combined position of Carmen and Boeing would not be significant in any of the markets concerned. The combined firm would also face a number of strong competitors with significant market share able to offer a whole range of software-based operational services to airlines. Furthermore, the markets concerned are still relatively new and quickly developing, as a number of airlines still handle most or all of their crew management and fleet planning and scheduling tasks internally.