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The composite wing assembly and booms are manufactured and supplied by GKN Aerospace’s sites in Bristol and Cowes, UK. This delivery follows preliminary agreements initiated in 2022 and 2023.
Boeing will acquire Spirit AeroSystems, while Airbus aims to bring the business's production of A350 fuselage sections, the A220’s wings and A220 pylons in-house under its ownership.
Manufacturing will be undertaken at Senior Aerospace Jet Products’ facility near San Diego, California, USA, from January 2026 and the contract is valued at approximately $130 million over the five-year period.
The X-59 is scheduled to take flight this year. Once fully operational and tested, NASA plans to fly the aircraft over select U.S. cities in 2026 and gather feedback from the public on the sound it produces.
The HyFIVE liquid hydrogen fuel system complements GKN's existing hydrogen electric propulsion programme, H2GEAR.
The agreement focuses on the production of precision-machined wing spars for use on the A320 family of aircraft, and will involve expansion of Magellan's long bed machining capability at its Wrexham facility.
The company's engineering team in Malaysia is already a significant player in the design of the A350XWB Section 15 Freighter, A350XWB Ultra Long Range and a key partner to A220 Wing program.
Crouzet will manufacture and supply the pilot controls, specifically the inceptor, while Aciturri will develop and manufacture the wing skins and spars as well as the leading and trailing edges of the wing.
The Calgary manufacturing division has been a key part of Field Aerospace's Canadian operations for many years, providing aircraft parts to OEMs and other large agencies.
Air Industries is focused on increasing its workshare on the Sikorsky CH-53K, but its second recent contract gain represents an important first step from a large OEM in establishing a relationship that will grow materially.
GKN Aerospace's solution aims to contribute to reduce use of raw materials, and this is the first time it is being tested for this component size. The company sees potential for it to spread globally and also in other areas.
The contract covers honeycomb parts for flaps on the Airbus A321 and the contract extension to supply machined honeycomb parts for slats on the Airbus A320, A330NEO and A350 programs.
Spirit will provide an innovative build-to-print composite fuselage and a composite bonded frame for the new HondaJet 2600, with engineering designs currently being finalised.
