Orbital will also manufacture composite stringers and frames on A350-1000.

Orbital ATK has signed an agreement with Airbus to expand its current contract to include the manufacture of composite stringers and frames on the A350-1000.

Source: FranceBleu

Under the terms of the contract, the aerospace structures division of Orbital’s flight systems group will produce the parts at its facility in Clearfield, Utah.

Source: Airbus

It expands on the firm’s existing agreement with Airbus to make composite stringers and frames for the A350-900, which Eaton said it has delivered more than 44.000 parts for since the beginning of the program.

Based on the article “Orbital expands A350 composites agreement” published in MRO Network