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| Thursday, November 01, 2007 |
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Vought Reaches Milestone Delivery with 800th Set of Wing Components for Airbus A330 Aircraft
By FlyingNews @ 7:54 PM :: 164 Views ::
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Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. recently delivered its 800th unit of wing components to Airbus in the United Kingdom for the A330/A340 family of commercial airplanes.
In May, Vought signed a life-of-program contract extension with Airbus to be its sole-source supplier on the A330/A340 for mid-and outboard leading edge assemblies, top panel assemblies, center spar assemblies and mid-rear spars. The contract also covers A340-500/600 mid- and outboard leading edge assemblies, top skins and stringers, center spar assemblies and mid-rear spars. Vought will deliver its 800th unit of A330/340 wing components to Airbus in Germany next year.
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| Tuesday, May 29, 2007 |
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QUICKSTEP SECURES LANDMARK AGREEMENT
By FlyingNews @ 12:53 PM :: 260 Views ::
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International advanced composites group, Quickstep Holdings Limited (ASX: QHL – “Quickstep”) has taken a major step towards the large-scale production of component parts for the global aerospace sector, today announcing that it has signed a Cooperation and Development Agreement (“CDA”) with Eurocopter, the world’s largest helicopter supplier.
The landmark agreement represents the most significant step to date in Quickstep’s entry to the global aerospace sector at a number of levels. It establishes the framework for a long-term collaboration with Eurocopter to investigate, optimise and qualify the manufacture of composites parts for the helicopter giant. In time, the findings from this can be transferred to other members of its parent group EADS.
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