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Bombardier begins installing of CSeries wing jigs in Belfast

Belfast , Ireland - Production is scheduled for the end of the year

It has begun at the airframer's Belfast facility in Northern Ireland the installation of wing jigs for the Bombardier CSeries. The Belfast plant is responsible for the CS100 and CS300 composite wings and flight-control surfaces, and the jigs will be used to assemble the main wing box components. Bombardier Aerospace Belfast general manager, Michael Ryan said: "The jigs are highly automated and...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1129875
Rome, Italy, 05/20/2011 19:03
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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