AVIC Delivers the 100th B777 Empennage Tip
On Feb. 18, AVIC and Boeing celebrate delivery of the 100th B777 empennage tip at Shenyang city.
AVIC is the only worldwide supplier of tail wing tip for the Boeing 777 passenger aircraft, while the contract for production of the metal bonding part was signed in Nov. 2014.
Under the contract, workers at AVIC Shenyang factory would build tips for the 777 vertical fin and horizontal stabilizer at its new factory near the airport in Shenyang, China. The factory delivered the first piece on May 25, 2016.
The two companies will also work together in establishing a Manufacturing Innovation Center (MIC) within the facility to enhance the manufacturing and technological capabilities of AVIC employees.
AVIC Shenyang factory has produced airplane components for Boeing since 1990, starting with cargo doors for the 757 and expanding to complex empennage manufacturing. AVIC also supplies the vertical fin leading edge and tip for the 787 Dreamliner and the entire 737 empennage (section 48).
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.
