Our first aerospace customers
were the Wright Brothers who needed
some aluminum for a new invention.
A hundred years later, were still
put- ting customers
at the leading edge. Today
we serve customers in all segments
of the aerospace market with solutions
ranging from materials, man- ufacturing,
fastening, and propulsion to
components for wings, fuselage, landing
gear, wheels, and aero engines. Were
moving from being the best aluminum
provider to the best metallic solutions
partner, showing product and technology
breadth thats unrivaled. Tomorrows
planes demand next- 6
Markets Customers
Solutions Aerospace
John Liu, alloy technology division
manager, inspects a jet engine diffuser
(top left). Product application strategist
Bob Evert and senior staff scientist Joanne Murray with
a model winglet (above).
Were offering aerospace customers
a more complete fastener solution by integrat-
ing new acquisition Fairchild Fasteners
with our Huck Fasteners business to form
Alcoa Fastening Systems (top
center). Under a new contract with
Bombardier Aerospace (above),
Alcoa will use ABS principles to pinpoint
deliv- ery of regional and business
jet components and skins to
meet customer needs.