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Alcoa and COMAC Explore Leading Technology Solutions for C919, China’s Largest Passenger Aircraft

NEW YORK & BEIJING--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Alcoa (NYSE:AA) and Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China Ltd. (COMAC) today announced they are jointly exploring leading technology solutions for the design and development of China’s new, large passenger jet, the C919. Through a technology cooperation agreement, the two companies are examining advanced aluminum structural concepts, designs and alloys to create the 190-seat aircraft.
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Alcoa Names Kevin Kramer to New Position as President, Growth Initiatives NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that Kevin B. Kramer, 49, has been named to the newly created position of President, Growth Initiatives. In this role, he is responsible for supporting commercialization strategies for organic growth across Alcoa, including the commercialization of research and development initiatives, and identifying and developing new applications that respond to market trends and customers’ needs.
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NASA Certifies Alcoa as Sole Supplier of Al-Li Alloy for Ares 1 NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that NASA has certified its Davenport, Iowa, facility as the only supplier in the U.S. to produce aluminum-lithium alloy 2195 thin plate for the Ares 1 crew launch vehicle, the rocket that will enable astronauts to explore space beyond low earth orbit with the goal of reaching the moon by 2020. Davenport will produce almost 1 million pounds of the thin aluminum-lithium material for this program. The Alcoa Technical Center near Pittsburgh is casting the aluminum-lithium ingot and shipping it to Davenport, where it is rolled into thin plate for additional fabrication.
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