Magazin "take off" - Issue 26 - FACC

F A C C C U S T O M E R M A G A Z I N E
Winglets:
Partnership with APB Extended
The successful cooperation between FACC AG and Aviation Partners Boeing is
going to continue: A contract extension was recently signed in Seattle that deals
with the delivery of Blended Winglets TM for the Boeing 737 Next Generation as
well as for the Boeing 757. The framework contract is for a volume of over $ 300
million and stipulates delivery for the entire lifetime of the product – prospectively
until into 2019.
FACC and Aviation Partners
Boeing (APB), located in Seattle,
USA, started working together in
2002 after signing a production
contract and this cooperation has
developed positively over the past
years. So far FACC has equipped
2,820 Boeing airplanes with winglets,
and deliveries of a similar
volume are planned for the next ten
years. “We have had a lot of experience
in the production of Blended
WingletsTM and have been able to
add a number of innovations to the
winglet design, resulting in substantial
weight reduction and costcutting,”
says Martin Bögl, Director
Aerostructures Programs. “The fact
that our long-term partner APB has
decided to continue our cooperation
proves our delivery reliability
and the quality of our services.”
Aviation Partners Boeing is a
joint venture between Aviation Partners,
the inventor of the Blended
WingletTM technology, and the airplane
manufacturer Boeing and is
responsible for marketing the aerodynamic
wing tips. „Aviation Partners
Boeing is delighted to extend
its long-standing relationship with
FACC to now include the full life of
both our 737-NG and 757 Blended
Winglet Programs. We have had a
very successful eight-year partnership
and we look forward to its continuation
for many years to come,“
says Dean Poor, Vice President of
Operations, APB.
FACC Develops and Manufactures Fuel Saving Winglets
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FACC is a system supplier of Blended Winglets to Aviation Partners Boeing and Boeing
Seattle for the aircraft models Boeing BBJ, Boeing 737-700/-800, Boeing 757-200 and
Boeing 737-900ER and manufactures all production and retrofi t Blended WingletsTM for
these aircraft models. As a subcontractor of Aviation Partners, FACC also manufactured
and developed the winglet prototypes for the Airbus A320. The responsibility for the
production of the various winglet systems has allowed FACC to develop into a strongperformance
competency center for winglets. The production line was planned to fulfi ll
the requirements of high automatisation and the resulting shorter production time, as
well as the use of the smallest production area. Due to these measures and the constant
improvement of the product by our product technicians, an effi cient product is assured.
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