Airlines

Goodrich Corporation to Supply Wheels and Braking System for All Nippon Airways' Boeing 787 Dreamliner Aircraft

Strategic Insights

Sep 19, 2006 — 1 min read

All Nippon Airways (ANA), the launch customer for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, has selected Goodrich Corporation to supply wheels and electrically actuated brakes for its aircraft under a long-term agreement. The selection of Goodrich's system is an endorsement of the innovative technology the company has introduced to the industry. Goodrich's Aircraft Wheel and Brake division has been a world leader in the design, development, and manufacturing of commercial, military, regional, and business aircraft wheels and brakes for 60 years.

Key Takeaways:

Goodrich Corporation has been selected by All Nippon Airways (ANA) to supply wheels and electrically actuated brakes for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft under a long-term agreement.
ANA, the launch customer for the Dreamliner, has 50 aircraft on order and is scheduled to start taking deliveries in 2008.
Goodrich's Aircraft Wheel and Brake division has been a world leader in the design, development, and manufacturing of commercial, military, regional, and business aircraft wheels and brakes for 60 years.
Goodrich has created innovative braking systems for over 200 types of aircraft, with many more technological improvements in development.
The company has been a part of an aviation milestone by being selected by ANA for the first application of an electrically actuated braking system on a commercial aircraft.

Statistics:

50 aircraft on order by ANA for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner
60 years of experience by Goodrich's Aircraft Wheel and Brake division in designing, developing, and manufacturing commercial, military, regional, and business aircraft wheels and brakes
Over 200 types of aircraft with innovative braking systems designed by Goodrich

Sources:

PRNewswire-AsiaNet press release dated September 18TH
Goodrich Corporation's official website (no date mentioned)
Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005

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