Ducommun Secures Contract For Boeing 737 MAX

(RTTNews) - Ducommun Inc. (DCO) Tuesday said it has secured a contract from Boeing (BA) to produce engine inlet bulkheads for the 737 MAX, Boeing's newest family of single-aisle airplanes.

Ducommun will produce the titanium assemblies at its Parsons, Kan. operations center and ship them for integration into 737 MAX engine nacelle inlets at Boeing's new Propulsion South Carolina facility.

First flight is scheduled for 2016, with deliveries to customers anticipated to begin in 2017.

Ducommun has provided structural solutions for the 737 platform since its inception.