Dubai Airshow: Mubadala and Airbus sign aileron production deal

Production will begin in 2011 at the Strata composites aero structures manufacturing facility, located in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, owned by Mubadala. The two agreements represent the first work packages directly from Airbus under the Master Supply Agreement signed between EADS/Airbus and Mubadala in November 2008.

The aileron work packages include manufacture of carbon fibre panel skins of the aileron components and will be the global sole source provider for Airbus of these components.

By mid 2012 Strata will become dual source supplier for assembled aileron shipsets, alongside the Airbus plant in Nantes, France. It will produce up to five shipsets of ailerons per month.
 
In 2008  EADS/ Airbus, and Mubadala signed a multi-faceted supplier agreement. The agreement sees EADS/Airbus extend its footprint in the Middle East in terms of suppliers and production capabilities and Mubadala advance its plans to establish Abu Dhabi as a global aerospace hub.  The cooperation is expected to generate in excess of US$1 billion of revenue for Mubadala Aerospace over ten years.
 
“Our 2008 agreement with the EADS and Airbus has been fundamental to developing several components of our aerospace strategy, not least helping us to develop Strata composites manufacturing facility.” Said Homaid Al Shemmari, Associate Director of Mubadala Aerospace. “We are honoured to be producing this work package for Airbus, it exemplifies the Mubadala approach of forming partnerships to deliver mutual benefits.”

Mubadala Aerospace Associate Director Homaid Al Shemmari, Mubadala Development Company Chief Operating Officer Waleed Al Mokarrab and Airbus President and Chief Executive Officer Tom Enders at today's signing