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Chinese company to continue supplying vertical fins for B737s

Xi'an Aircraft International Corporation (XAIC) yesterday delivered the 1,500th vertical fin for Boeing's best-selling B737 aircraft and signed an extended contract to supply another 1,500 units to the US aircraft manufacturer.

The new order is the largest subcontracting agreement in terms of volume the Chinese aviation manufacturing industry has ever received.

"The extension of the contract showed that XAIC is capable of producing large-size aircraft components in large volume for leading international aviation manufacturers. It is a milestone in XAIC's efforts to become a strategic partner for Boeing and Airbus," said Meng Xiangkai, president of XAIC.

Vertical fins are typically found on the aft end of the fuselage and are intended to reduce aerodynamic sideslip.

XAIC, a subsidiary of Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), signed the first contract for producing 1,500 units of B737 vertical fins in 1996 and is currently able to produce 21 to 24 units of vertical fins per month.

Boeing manufactures 31 B737 planes per month. Nearly two-thirds of the B737 worldwide fleet are equipped with vertical fins produced by XAIC.

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