Turkish Aerospace awarded two major contracts

Turkish Aerospace (TUSAS) has been awarded two contracts by Spirit AeroSystems. Turkish Aerospace will manufacture and supply Section 48 – Tail Feather for Boeing 737 MAX-8 and over 400 parts and sub-assemblies for various Boeing platforms.

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With experience and know-how gained from previous aerostructure programs, Turkish Aerospace will manufacture Section 48 – Tail Feather for Boeing 737 MAX-8.

 

Further to the contracts, ongoing work packages with Spirit AeroSystems for manufacturing and supplying 2125 parts and sub-assemblies for various platforms including 737, 747 and 777 has been extended to 2028.

 

Temel Kotil, President & CEO, Turkish Aerospace, evaluated about the agreement and said, “Our company continues to be among the manufacturers that have proven in the field of aerostructure with its half a century of experience. In this context, while we continue to produce indigenous and national projects in the field of aviation industry in our country, we also carry out high-quality crucial productions for the world's leading aerial platform manufacturers. We are delighted for the agreement including work packages of B737 MAX-8 Section 48 – Tail Feather and various other sub-assemblies for Spirit AeroSystems which will be used Boeing platforms. I congratulate all my colleagues and Spirit authorities who contributed to this cooperation.”