Ducommun Signs Deal Boeing To Produce Spoilers For 737 MAX

(RTTNews) - Ducommun Inc. (DCO), a provider of engineering and manufacturing services to the aerospace, defense, and other industries, announced Thursday that it has received a contract from Aerospace and defense giant Boeing Co. (BA) to produce ground and flight spoilers for Boeing's new family of single-aisle airplane 737 MAX.

Under the deal, Ducommun will produce the spoilers at its Monrovia, California operations with support from its Guaymas, Mexico facility.

Ducommun said it has provided structural solutions for the 737 platform since its inception. The company earlier announced it will also support the 737 MAX by producing engine inlet bulkheads and structural titanium assemblies used in the propulsion and thrust reversers.

The Boeing 737 MAX's first flight is scheduled for 2016, with deliveries to customers anticipated to begin in 2017. The 737 MAX has already accumulated over 2,200 orders and is expected to have eight percent lower per-seat operating costs than its competition.