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Carbon fiber for the new B-787 fuselage

Tokyo, Japan - A USD 6bn contract between Boeing and Toray

Toray Industries, Japanese advanced materials manufacturer, signed a USD 6bn contract with Boeing to supply carbon fiber for use in new B-787 jets, which is scheduled to be put into market in 2008. Two years ago Toray had already agreed with the American avionic industry to supply carbon fiber necessary to wings and tail units of 787 aircraft; this new deal concerns the plane’s fuselage. The Japan’s com...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 139819
Rome, Italy, 04/27/2006 12:06
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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