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Global Aeronautica, LLC, today celebrated the delivery of the
first mid-fuselage section for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The combined
section, measuring 84 feet in length, represents approximately 50
percent of the airplane's entire fuselage structure.
"This is an exciting 'first' for our young company," said Global
Aeronautica Chief Operating Officer Randy Smith. "We are proud to be
an integral part of the assembly process that Boeing has created for
the 787 program."
The 787 mid-fuselage includes section 43, a forward fuselage
section (made by Kawasaki Heavy Industries); section 11/45 (the center
wheel well and center wing box made by KHI and Fuji Heavy Industries
and joined at FHI); and sections 44 and 46, the center fuselage (made
by Alenia Aeronautica).
Global Aeronautica's work on the first 787 mid-fuselage officially
began on Jan. 15, when Boeing delivered the KHI and FHI sections from
Nagoya, Japan to North Charleston. It was Boeing's first-ever delivery
cycle using the large cargo freighter called the Dreamlifter, a
specially modified 747-400. Sections 44 and 46 followed in March from
Alenia Aeronautica's facility in Grottaglie, Italy.
The one-piece sections, made primarily of composites, measure from
23 feet to 33 feet long and 19 feet in diameter and will contain
passenger seating, cargo hold, avionics bay, central fuel tank and
fuel management systems as well as environmental control systems.
Global Aeronautica's integration entails the joining of the fuselage
sections and the installation and testing of the associated elements.
The 334,000-square-foot Global Aeronautica integration facility
was built on a 240-acre site adjacent to Charleston International
Airport and includes 252,000 square feet of manufacturing floor. In
addition, the site will include a 54,000-square-foot surface finishes
building.
Program launch for the 787 Dreamliner occurred in April 2004 with
a record order from All-Nippon Airways for 50 aircraft. Since then,
Boeing has won more than 560 orders from 44 customers. The order pace
is the fastest for any commercial airplane in history.
Production activities on the 787 began in 2006. First flight is
expected in 2007, with certification, delivery and entry into service
in 2008.
About Global Aeronautica
Global Aeronautica is a 50/50 joint venture of Alenia North
America, Inc. -- a Finmeccanica company, and Vought Aircraft
Industries, Inc. Global Aeronautica will assemble, integrate, test and
apply surface finishes to more than 60 percent of the 787 fuselage
prior to shipment to Boeing's final assembly facility in Everett,
Wash.
About Alenia Aeronautica
Alenia North America's mission is to further expand the industrial
and commercial presence of the Alenia Group in North America and it is
a wholly owned subsidiary of Alenia Aeronautica. Alenia North America
Inc. is headquartered in Washington, D.C. with offices in Seattle,
Washington; Long Beach, California; and Fort Worth, Texas. Alenia
North America - Canada, a subsidiary wholly owned by Alenia North
America, has offices in Ottawa, Canada. In addition to Global
Aeronautica, Alenia North America is also a shareholder in a joint
venture with L-3 Communications Integrated Systems called Global
Military Aircraft Systems (GMAS). GMAS is headquartered in Huntsville,
Alabama and is a center of excellence to support the C-27J Spartan
tactical multi-role airlifter in North America.
Alenia Aeronautica, headquartered in Rome, Italy is a company of
the Finmeccanica Group. Alenia Aeronautica has revenues in excess of
2.046 billion Euros and a total work force of more 10,500 employees.
Its main activities comprise design and production of commercial and
military aircraft, design and production of aerostructures for
military and civil aircraft and through Alenia Aeronavali, a wholly
owned subsidiary, the overall maintenance and modification of military
and civil aircraft. Alenia Aeronautica is a partner of and cooperates
with the major global aerospace groups, including Boeing, Lockheed
Martin, Airbus, EADS, Dassault, BAE Systems and Vought.
About Vought
Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. (www.voughtaircraft.com) is one
of the world's largest independent suppliers of aerostructures.
Headquartered in Dallas, the company designs and manufactures major
airframe structures such as wings, fuselage subassemblies, empennages,
nacelles and other components for prime manufacturers of aircraft.
Vought has annual sales of approximately $1.6 billion and about 5,900
employees in nine U.S. locations.
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