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Mitsubishi, Kawasaki and Fuji Heavy Industries in Japan are building several of the components for the 787 and All Nippon Airways is to be the first airline to
by dicemoose 16y ago
Mitsubishi, Kawasaki and Fuji Heavy Industries in Japan are building several of the components for the 787 and All Nippon Airways is to be the first airline to receive a 787.
http://www.seattlepi.com/business/275465_japan27.html http://www.seattlepi.com/business/275465_japan27.html
There were issues with where the wing meets the body (both parts built in Japan), but the responsibility supposedly lies with Boeing who designed the parts.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/boeingaerospace/2009565319_boeing30.html http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/boeingaerospace/200956...
Japanese and Korean suppliers are working to ramp up production of parts.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-01/boeing-787-suppliers-fuji-kawasaki-to-add-parts-lines-in-2011.html http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-01/boeing-787-supplier...