Boeing has awarded GKN Aerospace a contract for final assembly and paint the Advanced Technology (AT) Winglets for the new Boeing 737 MAX.
The new contract adds to GKN’s existing work package, manufacturing and performing initial assembly on fifty percent (50%) of the MAX AT Winglets.
The final assembly and paint work will be carried out at a 57,000 square foot facility that GKN Aerospace will operate in Sumner, Washington, near Boeing’s 737 MAX Final Assembly in Renton, Washington. The facility will open in late 2015 and employ approximately 75 people when full rate production is achieved.
The 737 MAX with AT Winglets incorporates the latest technology CFM International LEAP-1B engines and other improvements to deliver the highest efficiency, reliability and passenger comfort in the single-aisle market.
The 737 MAX will be 14 percent more fuel-efficient than today's most efficient Next-Generation 737s – and 20 percent better than the original Next-Generation 737s when they first entered service.The 737 MAX has more than 2,600 airplanes on order.
The 737 MAX with AT Winglets incorporates the latest technology CFM International LEAP-1B engines and other improvements to deliver the highest efficiency, reliability and passenger comfort in the single-aisle market. The 737 MAX will be 14 percent more fuel-efficient than today's most efficient Next-Generation 737s – and 20 percent better than the original Next-Generation 737s when they first entered service.The 737 MAX has more than 2,600 airplanes on order.
The 737 MAX is scheduled for first delivery in 2017, 50 years after the 737 first flew.
