Tue, Oct 12, 2010
Magellan Aerospace Will Manufacture F-35 Horizontal Stabilizer
Components
The Right Honourable Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada
visited Magellan Aerospace at its Bristol Aerospace division in
Winnipeg late last week. The Prime Minister joined Magellan in
welcoming a group of international and Canadian dignitaries to
celebrate the initiation of the new Advanced Composite
Manufacturing Facility being constructed in Winnipeg in support of
the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program.
File Photo
At the event, Magellan Aerospace Chairman of the Board, Mr.
Murray Edwards, gave special thanks and recognition for the support
of the Federal Government, the other major funding partners,
customers, and stakeholders in this major new undertaking.
The launch customer for the new Center is BAE Systems in the
United Kingdom, who awarded Magellan a contract to produce the JSF
F-35 Lightning II horizontal tail components. The $22 million
dollar, 13,000 square meter facility will be equipped with advanced
technology for the manufacture of complex fabrications and
assemblies.
"The government's investment and commitment to the program
since it began in 1997 is truly commendable," said Edwards.
File Photo
"Together, the government, Magellan and our fellow Canadian
companies have systemically invested in technology and knowledge
growth over the past decade," added Magellan's President and CEO,
Mr. Jim Butyniec. "Step by step we have grown together on the
threshold of full scale production, ready to meet the state-of-the
art manufacturing processes required for this program. This new
facility being constructed in Winnipeg is a celebration of over a
decade of nurturing this strategic opportunity."
Magellan celebrated the unparalleled international government
and industrial partnership of the Joint Strike Fighter program, and
the success of the many relationships that have been forged to make
this expansion a reality.
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