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| The opening ceremony of the factory manufacturing doors for Boeing 777 took place on October 22 in Ha Noi. – Photo MHIVA |
HA NOI (Biz Hub) – MHI Aerospace Vietnam Company (MHIVA) inaugurated a factory that will manufacture Boeing 777's passenger doors in Ha Noi's Thang Long Industrial Park on October 22.
The same day, MHIVA, a member of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (MHI), marked its 1,000th inboard flap's shipment for the Boeing 737.
Located on an area of 6,500sqm, the factory will start operations by undertaking the structural assembly of passenger doors for Boeing 777s, a task transferred from MHI's Nagoya Aerospace Systems Works. MHIVA will steadily take complete responsibility for the full assembly of the passenger doors.
"The MHIVA 777 door factory's launch and the 1,000th 737 inboard flap delivery that we celebrate today are a recognition of the skilled local workforce and proven high-quality manufacturing performance that MHIVA and Viet Nam bring to the table," said Skip Boyce, president of Boeing, Southeast Asia.
"This stringent requirement for high-quality manufacturing capability will only continue to grow in importance, as Boeing ramps up production rates to keep up with the global aircraft demand," he added, at the ceremony held to mark the launch of the factory on October 22.
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| MHIVA is to produce passenger doors for Boeing 777. – Photo MHIVA |
MHIVA's 4,500sqm factory for manufacturing the Boeing 737 inboard flaps has been operational since 2009. Initially, MHIVA only handled partial assembly work. Later, the production processes were gradually expanded. Today, the company is responsible for the full assembly of the inboard flaps.
Established by MHI in 2008, MHIVA was one of the various initiatives aimed at establishing an efficient supply chain for enhancing the company's competitiveness.
MHI is presently undertaking numerous large-scale commercial aircraft projects, including the production of composite-material wing boxes for the midsize Boeing 787 passenger jet; the production of the recently rolled-out MRJ (Mitsubishi Regional Jet), Japan's first locally developed passenger jet; and participation in the development and mass production of the 777X, successor to the Boeing 777. The company is taking steps to build its production systems and expand its production capacity.
MHI, with support from Boeing, is scheduled to pursue coordinated liaison between MHIVA and its domestic bases to further develop its commercial aircraft operations. – VNS