Spirit AeroSystems announced the completion of the 1,000th Boeing 777 forward fuselage section. The 777 forward fuselage is built in five major assemblies at Spirit’s Wichita, Kan. , facility. The assemblies are loaded onto rail cars and shipped to Boeing for final assembly. The majority of the aluminum alloy section is designed in CATIA computer software by Spirit and Boeing engineers.
Spirit AeroSystems also supplies the forward fairing, strut, thrust reverser assembly, inlet and fan cowl assemblies, floor beams, seat tracks, leading edge slats and fixed leading edge for the 777 family of airplanes. The 1,000th 777 is scheduled to be completed by Boeing in February and delivered to customer Emirates in March.
