Elbit picks up Boeing 777 cargo door contract

As part of Boeing's premier bidder program, Elbit was well positioned to gain the contract to supply the largest main deck cargo door for the Boeing 777 Freighter and 777-8 Freighter.

Elbit Systems-Cyclone has been awarded a contract for the supply of aerostructure assemblies to Boeing, including the production and supply of the largest main deck cargo door for the Boeing 777 Freighter and 777-8 Freighter.

Elbit Systems is one of the world's major supplies of aircraft doors and provides innovative and high-standard solutions. Yoram Shmuely, general manager of Elbit Systems Aerospace says: “We are proud to be a tier one supplier for Boeing's 777 Freighter. This selection attests to our past performance and the importance of being a part of Boeing's Premier Bidder program.

"Our commercial aviation business units offer customers an extensive portfolio of products and solutions, for both the platform and the pilots and should benefit from the increased demand for cargo 'planes due to the growing use of e-commerce, especially following the COVID pandemic.”