GKN Aerospace wins Airbus actuator contract

GKN Aerospace subsidiary, GKN Westland-Sitec, has signed a contract with EADS Airbus Hamburg Germany, to design and manufacture Cargo Door actuators for the Airbus Single Aisle family of aircraft, which includes the A318, A319, A320 and A321 aircraft.

The contract is worth approximately $50 million over the life of the programme, for which production deliveries will begin in January 2002.

The contract was won by a successful teaming of two GKN Aerospace companies, which offered the customer a complete solution from design through to manufacture. The actuators will be manufactured at GKN Westland-Sitec GmbH near Munich and will be designed and developed by Engage, the UK based Engineering Services provider.

"This award gives GKN Westland-Sitec the opportunity to develop a partnership in hydraulics with Airbus. It also underlines the value to prime contractor customers of the integrated aerospace services GKN Aerospace can deliver since its consolidation into a Tier One supplier", said Kevin Smith, Managing Director, Aerospace.

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