Aviation News Item: 00441

14th Aug 2009

Source: ubmaviationnews.com

Spirit AeroSystems has awarded PPG Industries a contract to redesign the laminated glass windshields for 737NG aircraft. The windshields are being redesigned at Boeing's request to accommodate airframe improvements. They will be slightly smaller than the current version and include an inboard plastic antispall liner to prevent broken glass from entering the flight deck during a bird strike event, according to Art Scott, PPG's global sales director for commercial original-equipment transparencies. The windshields will be designed and manufactured at PPG's Huntsville, Alabama, facility. Certification is expected in the second quarter 2010.

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