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Old 5th November 2008, 10:20 PM
Saj_A Saj_A is offline
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I never said they were not.

EADS is also a supplier on the 787 too.

The major subassemblies do come from EADS/Airbus plants. Various other components arrive from other suppliers (like landing gear doors, cargo doors etc), but nowhere near the same magnitude as how the 787 is built.

There's a huge world of difference.

Example: 787 - wings by MHI, centre section by Alenia, rear fuselage from Vought etc.

On current Airbus jets, those similar parts are built by Airbus not outside vendors.
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