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General Dynamics Awarded $23 Million Contract from Spirit AeroSystems for Composite Winglets
General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), was awarded a $23 million contract by Spirit AeroSystems in Tulsa, Okla., to produce winglets for commercial business-jet aircraft.
General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products will… Continue reading
Harbin Hafei Airbus Composite Manufacturing Centre opens new facilities to produce A350 XWB components in China
Eco-efficient new plant inaugurated, built to the highest industry standards
Today, the Harbin Hafei Airbus Composite Manufacturing Centre (the Manufacturing Centre), a joint venture between Airbus and its Chinese partners, was inaugurated in Harbin, China by Tom… Continue reading
General Dynamics Awarded $17 Million Contract by Boeing for Production of Composite C-17 Aircraft Components
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products has been awarded a $17 million contract by The Boeing Company for the production of composite components and spares for the C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products… Continue reading
Testing Under Way on Bombardier CSeries Aircraft Composite Demonstrator Wing
Testing of the Bombardier CSeries aircraft’s composite demonstrator wing is under way, representing another significant milestone in the development of the all-new aircraft due to enter service in 2013.  The testing is taking place at Bombardier’s Belfast facility which is… Continue reading
Harbin Hafei Airbus Composite Manufacturing Centre awarded A350 elevator work package
Airbus’ latest JV in China to become sole supplier of A350 XWB elevators
Harbin Hafei Airbus Composite Manufacturing Centre (the Manufacturing Centre), a joint venture between Airbus and Chinese partners, signed a contract for the work package of A350 XWB… Continue reading
A350 XWB first composite lay-up manufactured in Nantes
Building on Airbus’ evolutionary approach to aircraft composites development
The first composite lay-up for the A350 XWB has been manufactured today in Nantes, France, and marks the ‘coming to life’ of Airbus’s new long range aircraft. This panel for the… Continue reading
Highly innovative Flap concept, annual production of 140 sets of flaps
30 November 2009 Today Stork Fokker AESP has signed an important contract with Airbus for the development and manufacturing of the composite outboard Flaps for the A350 XWB family of aircraft. Â
Outboard flaps are increasing the surface-area of the… Continue reading