Ducommun has announced it has received a multiyear, multi-million dollar contract from Airbus to produce additional titanium structures for engine support and engine frames on the A320neo (new engine option) aircraft. Ducommun will manufacture these titanium engine support structures using its proprietary hot forming and super-plastic forming processes at its operations center in Parsons, Kansas.
We believe our expertise in a wide array of titanium forming technologies presents numerous opportunities for accelerated growth across the aerospace industry. This is a key area of strategic focus for Ducommun, and we are investing in technologies that will support our customers changing requirements for their next generation aircraft, said Stephen G. Oswald, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ducommun.