Spirit AeroSystems has successfully delivered its first composite center fuselage section for the Airbus A350 XWB program. The upper and forward lower shell (Section 15) composite fuselage panels were joined in Spirit’s Saint-Nazaire, France, facility before being delivered to Airbus. Spirit is the world’s largest independent supplier of commercial airplane assemblies and components. “This achievement by Spirit’s Saint-Nazaire team demonstrates a milestone in our goal of meeting commitments to our customer on the A350 XWB,” said Dan Wheeler, vice president-general manager, North Carolina/Saint-Nazaire business unit. “Our close collaboration with Airbus made this possible. The Spirit team is working diligently to

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