Constellium N.V. has been awarded a multi-year agreement with the Boeing Co. to support all of the aircraft manufacturer’s leading commercial airplane programs. With this agreement, Constellium will increase both the scope and range of products it supplies.
Under the new agreement, Constellium will supply The Boeing Company aluminum products for airframes utilizing Constellium’s current and advanced-generation aluminum alloys. The contract notably includes the continued supply of AIRWARE, Constellium’s low-density Aluminum-Lithium solution, for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner airplane.
The products will be supplied from Constellium’s two major aerospace and transportation manufacturing sites in Ravenswood, W.Va., and in Issoire, France. In the context of unprecedented aircraft production rates forecasted for the next 5 years, these plants provide a combination of capabilities to secure Boeing’s requirements.
“This agreement further strengthens the solid partnership that Constellium and Boeing have built over the past 25 years,” explains Pierre Vareille, CEO of Constellium. “We look forward to increasing our collaborative efforts to drive value for Boeing and to address the economic and technical challenges of future programs.”
Developed by Constellium’s research center in Voreppe, France, AIRWARE is designed to help the aerospace industry address the challenges ahead, from reducing weight and maintenance expense, to lowering environmental footprints with closed recycling loops.
Source: Constellium