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APR 23, 2003 (newstodate): SAAB Aerospace today delivered the first Airbus A380 wing component.
The 31 meter long aluminium component, SAAB's largest, will be trucked to the Airbus plant in Broughton, UK, where it will join the other components to constitute a full wing section, which is next taken to Airbus Toulouse for further assembly.
SAAB expects the production to aggregate total revenues at 10 billion Swedish Kroner within 20 years of production.
The 31 meter long aluminium component, SAAB's largest, will be trucked to the Airbus plant in Broughton, UK, where it will join the other components to constitute a full wing section, which is next taken to Airbus Toulouse for further assembly.
SAAB expects the production to aggregate total revenues at 10 billion Swedish Kroner within 20 years of production.