Aircraft
Boeing Seals Contract with Japanese Suppliers of 777X
Consortium awarded 21 percent of major structural components
Structural components on the 777X supplied by Japanese companies include fuselage sections and parts of the wings. (Image: Boeing)
Structural components on the 777X supplied by Japanese companies include fuselage sections and parts of the wings. (Image: Boeing)

Boeing has formalized an agreement with “key” Japanese partners to supply some 21 percent of the major structural components for the 777X, the company announced Thursday. The deal completes last year’s memorandum of agreement (MOA) signed by Boeing, Japan Aircraft Industries (JAI) and Japan Aircraft Development Corporation (JADC) covering fuselage sections; center wing sections; pressure bulkheads; main landing gear wells; passenger, cargo and main landing gear doors; wing components and wing-body fairings.