FDH Aero has secured a multi-year contract with AVIC-XAIC Xi’an Aircraft Industrial Corporation (XAIC) to support China’s COMAC C919 passenger jet platform. AVIC-XAIC is one of the major sub-tier companies which undertakes the work of wing and mid-fuselage assembly for the C919.

FDH is one of a select few distributors already delivering a suite of supply chain solutions to the C919. The new contract extends on its current work and existing relationship with AVIC-XAIC to include new product offerings, including Just-in-Time delivery services managed by XAIC onsite FDH personnel based in Xi’an, China.

“Our expanded partnership with AVIC-XAIC not only broadens the solutions that FDH can deliver to the COMAC C919 platform, but it highlights the continuing investments FDH Aero is making to simplify the supply chain for customers in the Asia Pacific region,” says Fred Short, EVP Global Sales. “As China's homegrown COMAC C919 continues to increase its market share in the commercial passenger jet market, FDH Aero is fully prepared to support the platform’s success through its work with AVIC Group.”

COMAC C919 is a narrow-body, twin-engine commercial airliner designed to compete with established aircraft like the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320. It has amassed orders of more than 1,000 aircraft and provides China with a domestically produced alternative in the competitive global market for single-aisle jets.

“Congratulations to the teams at FDH Aero and XAIC for the cooperation and teamwork we developed in the meetings and discussions which resulted in this agreement,” says Cody Ho, FDH Aero Managing Director APAC. “We are grateful for the trust being placed in FDH and we look forward to continuing our work together in support of XAIC and COMAC.”