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The new agreement was reached through close collaboration between Boeing, AVIC Shenyang Commercial Aircraft Corporation (SACC) and AVIC International. It builds on the contract Boeing signed with AVIC earlier this year to produce vertical fin and horizontal stabilizer forward torque box panels.
Under the contract, workers at SACC will build tips for the 777X vertical fin and horizontal stabilizer at its new facility near the airport in Shenyang, China. Boeing qualified SACC for composite work in July of this year following a comprehensive audit of equipment, workforce and processes.
The two companies will also work together in establishing a Manufacturing Innovation Center (MIC) within the SACC facility to enhance the manufacturing and technological capabilities of SACC employees. Boeing and AVIC pioneered the MIC concept in 2012, establishing the first center in Beijing to provide classroom training for AVIC employees on Boeing’s successful production methods.
SACC has produced airplane components for Boeing since 1990, starting with cargo doors for the 757 and expanding to complex empennage manufacturing. The company supplies the vertical fin leading edge and tip for the 787 Dreamliner and the entire 737 empennage (section 48) through a contract with Spirit Aerosystems.
AVIC facilities across China manufacture parts for all Boeing programs including the 737 vertical and horizontal stabilizers, 747 inboard flap, 767 converted freighter floor beams and 787 rudder.
Over the past 30 years Boeing has purchased more than $2 billion in airplane components and assemblies from China, making it the largest foreign customer for China’s growing aviation manufacturing industry. Boeing expects to double its annual procurement from China in coming years.
AVIC's business units include defense, transport aircraft, engine, helicopter, avionics, electromechanical systems, general aviation, flight test, trade and logistics, asset management, financial services, engineering planning and construction and automotive. It owns more than 200 member companies, more than 20 listed companies and has approximately 500,000 employees.
