Dreamliner Cost Reductions
BOEING AND Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) have strengthened their partnership, with both companies saying it will enhance their competitiveness. This latest agreement includes a programme of activity to reduce production costs of the 787 Dreamliner wing manufactured by MHI at its factory in Nagoya. This will be achieved, the Japanese manufacturer says, through increased efficiency of its production system as well as its supply chain. Both manufacturers will also undertake joint studies into advanced aerostructure technologies for futuregeneration commercial aircraft.