Sun, Jul 01, 2007
Four Firms To Provide Parts And Components For 747-8 and
787s
Boeing announced Friday agreements with four Chinese suppliers
for the production of commercial aircraft parts and components for
the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental passenger and freighter aircraft,
reported the Shanghai Daily.
The contracts, valued at $500 million include the 747-8 inboard
wing flaps with Xi'an Aircraft Industry Company, and ailerons and
spoilers with Chengdu Aircraft Industrial, both linked to China
Aviation Industry Corporation I.
Contracts were also signed for composite parts to be built by
Hafei Aviation Industry, an AVIC II-affiliated company, and
composite panels for the vertical fin to be built by BHA Aero
Composites, an equity joint venture between Boeing, Hexcel Corp and
AVIC I.
"These contracts demonstrate
Boeing's commitment to continued expansion of industrial
cooperation with China," said Carolyn Corvi, Boeing Commercial
Airplanes vice president and general manager of Airplane
Programs.
"China's outstanding technological capabilities and resources
make these suppliers ideal partners for the Boeing 787 and the
747-8, which offer airlines the lowest operating costs and best
economics of any large passenger or freighter aircraft."
"We are honored to help Boeing build the 747-8 as it opens a new
page for the long-term Boeing-XAC partnership," said Meng Xiangkai,
vice chairman of Xi'an Aircraft Industry Company.
Boeing and Boeing suppliers hold contracts totaling $2.5 billion
with China's aviation industry. Boeing began industrial cooperation
with China in the mid 1970s.
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