Boeing, Japanese partners sign MOA on 777X

By Swati Sanyal Tarafdar,

Added 28 July 2015

The contract includes fuselage sections, center wing sections, pressure bulkhead, main landing gear wells, passenger, cargo and main landing gear doors, wing components and wing-body fairings

Boeing and key Japanese partners signed a formal agreement for significant work on Boeing’s new 777X airplane. The agreement finalizes last year’s announcement by Boeing, JAI, JADC of a MOA to provide approximately 21 percent of the major airplane structure components for the 777X

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Boeing and key Japanese partners signed a formal agreement for significant work on Boeing's new 777X airplane.

The agreement finalises last year's announcement by Boeing, Japan Aircraft Industries (JAI) and Japan Aircraft Development Corporation (JADC) of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to provide approximately 21 percent of the major airplane structure components for the 777X.

The contract includes fuselage sections; center wing sections; pressure bulkhead; main landing gear wells; passenger, cargo and main landing gear doors; wing components and wing-body fairings.

JAI consists of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI), Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI), ShinMaywa Industries (SMIC) and NIPPI Corporation (NIPPI). JADC is a non-profit foundation established to enhance the competitiveness of the Japanese aircraft industry.

"Our Japanese industry partners have consistently performed to the highest standards and contributed enormously to the resounding success of the current 777," said Kent Fisher, vice president and general manager, Supplier Management, Boeing Commercial Airplanes.

"In working with us on the affordability goals of the 777X, they have modeled the kind of partnership and commitment needed to serve our customers and the changing demands of the marketplace."

Boeing has partnered with Japanese aerospace companies for nearly five decades to develop and manufacture the Next-Generation 737, 737 MAX, 747, 757, 767, 777, 787 Dreamliner, and now the 777X.

"The signing of this contract is an important milestone for JADC and JAI," said Shigeru Murayama, JADC Chairman and president of KHI. "The JAI companies are investing in new facilities and introducing robotic and other automated systems to ensure they deliver high-quality products on time every time. This is a measure of their commitment to the success of the 777X."

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