I should have said BOEING wings.

Jack


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"Jack G" wrote in message
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This is the first time wings have been outsourced.

No, it is not--Airbus has already inked a deal with the PRC to produce
wings
for the A320. See, among other sites:

www.lehmanlaw.com/FAQ/faq/Aviation.htm

Note also that
engineering is being outsourced as well as manufacturing.

Now that part would be new, to the best of my knowledge. But not exactly
earthshattering--IIRC I read recently where other major US firms have
already been outsourcing engineering work to firms in India to take
advantage of the cheaper cost for professional services there.

Brooks


Jack


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The news today about Boeing building the 7E7 and giving the wing to
Japan to build sounds like it was taken directly out of the text of
Micheal Crichton's book Airframe, where some unscrupulous executives
at an ailing aircraft manufacturer give away closely guarded secrets
to turn a quick profit at the cost of future American jobs. Is this
really good news for Boeing...?

Let's see...is Japan now, or likely in the near future, going to be a
competitor in the large transport arena? No. Is it rather common to
sub
out
fabrication of major components to companies located in other nations?
Yes.
Does Japan offer a potential sizeable market for an aircraft like the
7E7?
Yes. I'd therefore say that it surely does not sound like a BAD deal
for
Boeing.

Wasn't there some serious discussion just a couple of years back
between
Airbus and the PRC to do a similar deal?

Brooks