EPISODE · Sep 15, 2021 · 13 MIN
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from Taking flight · host Aviation Podcast
Subcontracted assemblies included wing and center wing box (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan; Subaru Corporation, Japan);[39] horizontal stabilizers (Alenia Aeronautica, Italy; Korea Aerospace Industries, South Korea);[40] fuselage sections (Global Aeronautica, Italy; Boeing, North Charleston, US; Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Japan; Spirit AeroSystems, Wichita, US; Korean Air, South Korea);[41][42][43] passenger doors (Latécoère, France); cargo doors, access doors, and crew escape door (Saab AB, Sweden); software development (HCL Enterprise India);[44] floor beams (TAL Manufacturing Solutions Limited, India);[45][46] wiring (Labinal, France);[47] wing-tips, flap support fairings, wheel well bulkhead, and longerons (Korean Air, South Korea);[48] landing gear (Messier-Bugatti-Dowty, UK/France);[49][50] and power distribution and management systems, air conditioning packs (Hamilton Sundstrand, Connecticut, US).[47][51]
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Subcontracted assemblies included wing and center wing box (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan; Subaru Corporation, Japan);[39] horizontal stabilizers (Alenia Aeronautica, Italy; Korea Aerospace Industries, South Korea);[40] fuselage sections (Global Aeronautica, Italy; Boeing, North Charleston, US; Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Japan; Spirit AeroSystems, Wichita, US; Korean Air, South Korea);[41][42][43] passenger doors (Latécoère, France); cargo doors, access doors, and crew escape door (Saab AB, Sweden); software development (HCL Enterprise India);[44] floor beams (TAL Manufacturing Solutions Limited, India);[45][46] wiring (Labinal, France);[47] wing-tips, flap support fairings, wheel well bulkhead, and longerons (Korean Air, South Korea);[48] landing gear (Messier-Bugatti-Dowty, UK/France);[49][50] and power distribution and management systems, air conditioning packs (Hamilton Sundstrand, Connecticut, US).[47][51]
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