B737 series aircraft FED and AOE subcontract project successfully completed

The Chengdu Aircraft Industry Corporation (CAC) has successfully completed the subcontract project of B737 series aircraft components production. The CAC has successfully delivered its 326th forward entry door (FED) and completed its 1142nd automatically opening exit (AOE) for B737 series aircraft. The project, which began at the end of 2003, lasted for four years. The project between AVIC I’s Chengdu Aircraft Industry Corporation and VoughtAircraft Industries initially began in 2003. The companies inked the formal contract by the end of 2004 and in January of 2005 manufactured the first batch of FED and AOE, marking the official start of the subcontract project. The Chengdu Aircraft Industry Corporation FED and AOE subcontract project had a total contract value amounting to USD 20 million.