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Spirit AeroSystems Collaborates on Airbus Wing of Tomorrow Program June 24 2019

2019 Lucintel Composites Market Insights, June 24, 2019

Spirit AeroSystems apprised of its role on the Airbus Wing of Tomorrow program, contributing across four technology projects supporting commercial aviation applications. Led by efforts at the company's Prestwick, Scotland, site, Spirit will develop solutions essential for the fabrication and assembly of leading edges, wing boxes and lower wing covers.

"These projects are not just about composite infusion technology," Spirit AeroSystems Vice President, Research and Technology, Sean Black, Ph.D said. "Using digital design and manufacturing approaches, we're developing the product in parallel with the production system. In collaboration with the National Composites Centre (Bristol, U.K.) and Advanced Forming Research Centre (Strathclyde, U.K.), we're also developing highly automated fabrication and inspection technologies.”