US aircraft maker Boeing has awarded a contract to GKN Aerospace to supply complex machined titanium and aluminium parts and assemblies for the horizontal stabiliser of the 787-9 Dreamliner.
GKN Aerospace facilities in Long Island, NY, and St. Louis, MO, USA, will be responsible for production and assembly work.
Chief executive officer - GKN Aerospace, North America, Kevin Cummings, said, \"This new package of work extends our significant participation with Boeing on the Dreamliner programme, notably in supplying key titanium and aluminium components. The addition of assembly activity as part of this contract enables us to deliver structure to Boeing for direct installation onto the airframe.\"
GKN Aerospace facilities in Long Island, NY, and St. Louis, MO, USA, will be responsible for production and assembly work.
Chief executive officer - GKN Aerospace, North America, Kevin Cummings, said, \"This new package of work extends our significant participation with Boeing on the Dreamliner programme, notably in supplying key titanium and aluminium components. The addition of assembly activity as part of this contract enables us to deliver structure to Boeing for direct installation onto the airframe.\"