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December 30, 2018

Spirit AeroSystems To Deliver First 3D-Printed Commercial Aircraft Part

Will Ship To Boeing's Final Assembly Plant In January

Spirit AeroSystems has announced the receipt of its first additive-manufactured, titanium, structural component for the Boeing 787. The part, a backup fitting for an access door latch, has been machined and finished at Spirit's Wichita site, and installed in a 787 forward fuselage. The forward fuselage will ship to Boeing's final assembly facility in January.

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