Airbus Chooses Spirit AeroSystems for A350 Centre Fuselage Frame

(May 15, 2008) -- Airbus has awarded the contract for the design and manufacture of the lower composite centre fuselage frame of its new A350 XWB aircraft to U.S. company Spirit AeroSystems of Wichita, Kansas. The contract is one of many announced recently for the newest member of the Airbus fleet, and is further evidence of Airbus' commitment to growing its development and manufacturing activities around the world.

Airbus has restructured its industrial set-up to focus on core activities. As a result, the company is optimizing its global foundation by developing and consolidating its robust supply chain. For the A350, around 50 percent of the aero-structures work will be outsourced to risk-sharing partners. Airbus is awarding large work packages to tier-1 suppliers, such as Spirit, in return for a better distribution of future investment, risks and opportunities.

Spirit AeroSystems will produce the composite fuselage structure in a new facility to be built in North Carolina.

Source : Airbus

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