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Avic to Make Empennage Tips For Boeing
Chinese company to supply 777 empennage tips starting in 2017

Boeing has awarded a contract to Aviation Industry Corporation of China (Avic) to produce composite empennage tips for the 777 beginning in 2017, the companies announced on Tuesday at Airshow China in Zhuhai. The deal builds on the contract Boeing signed with Avic earlier this year to produce vertical fin and horizontal stabilizer forward torque box panels.