Korean Air Extends Contract for Producing Aft. Wheel Well Bulkhead of Boeing 787s

Korean Air and Kawasaki Heavy Industries have signed an agreement to extend the existing contract for producing Aft. Wheel Well Bulkhead, a structure of Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, for the next nine years.

Korean Air has been producing parts of Boeing 787 Dreamliner since 2005 and has been responsible for parts including the Aft. Wheel Well Bulkhead for fuselage, Raked Wingtip and Flap Support Fairing for wing, and the Aft. Body for aircraft rear-end.

The Aft. Wheel Well Bulkhead, a structure supporting the fuselage at the wheel portion of the aircraft, is designed to increase the strength of the aircraft's structure and protect the aircraft from the high temperatures generated by the main landing gear.

Also, as a composite component of the fuselage, it requires high precision of manufacturing technology, and is directly related to the stability of the aircraft.

Korean Air has delivered 1,100 shipsets since 2005, and with the recent agreement, will deliver the products for almost a decade from 2022, securing about $300 million in terms of revenue.

Furthermore, with the recent agreement, Korean Air will be able to reinforce its partnership with Kawasaki Heavy Industries, which accounts for a large portion of Boeing fuselage business, encouraging additional collaboration between the two companies in the future.

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