LMI Aerospace is to provide just-in-time delivery of kitted skins to Gulfstream's G500/550 assembly line under a five-year deal worth $7 million. The company has begun warehousing components at a facility near Gulfstream's Savannah, Georgia, production plant and will begin delivering kits, including bonded leading edges, to the assembly line in November.
Kitting is expected to reduce the business-jet manufacturer's production costs. LMI will be responsible for integrating components provided by its fabrication facilities as well as outside domestic and foreign suppliers. St Louis, Missouri-based LMI opened a kitting centre last year near its metal-finishing facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and plans future distribution centres.
The first full-flight simulator for the G550 has won US Level D training approval at FlightSafety International's Savannah, Georgia, training centre. The simulator features a PlaneView integrated flightdeck, an enhanced vision system and head-up display.Source: Flight International
