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The
10-year deal strengthens Textron's ties to Boeing and gives it a
grip on full flight simulation for one of the planemaker's
signature long-haul aircraft, whose older models relied on rival
suppliers CAE Inc and L-3 Communications Holdings Inc for flight
training, executives from the unit of Textron said in an
interview.
The division, TRU Simulation + Training Inc, will produce a
suite of equipment to instruct pilots on flying and landing the
aircraft in a range of situations, in time for the 2020 delivery
date Boeing has set for the first 777X.
The executives did not disclose the monetary value of the
contract.
"It remains a very competitive segment" of the market, said the
unit's chief executive, Ian Walsh, adding that simulator
contracts at top manufacturers such as Boeing "are the hardest
to win."
TRU said it won a contract to develop and supply a full flight
training suite for Boeing 737 MAX aircraft less than two years
ago.
(Reporting by Jeffrey Dastin in New York; Editing by Sandra
Maler)
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