Fuji Heavy Industries Receives "Boeing Supplier of the Year"
Tokyo, April 20, 2012 - Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd (FHI),
today announced that FHI's Aerospace Company has been
recognized as Supplier of the Year by The Boeing Company,
located in Chicago, Illinois and headed by Chairman,
President and Chief Executive Officer James McNerney. The
award ceremony was held on April 18, 2012 in Chicago, where
the Boeing Company's headquarters is located, and Hisashi
Nagano, Corporate Executive Vice President and Aerospace
Company President received the honorable trophy.
The winners of "Boeing Supplier of the Year" represent an
elite supplier group among more than 17,500 active Boeing
suppliers in over 52 countries around the world for Boeing
Defense, Commercial Airplanes, and Space & Security
divisions. The award winners performed distinguished
development and manufacturing capabilities, which contributed
customer satisfactions and 16 suppliers were selected in the
categories such as structures, components, and outstanding
improvements.
FHI received the award in the "Pathfinder" Category as a
first Japanese company for its outstanding performance for
on-time deliveries and production rate-up without giving any
disruptions for Boeing final production lines under severe
circumstances after the Major Earthquake in Northeastern
Japan in March
2011, such as material supply turmoil, transport
infrastructure damages and electrical supply restrictions.
FHI received the "Boeing Supplier of the Year" in 2003 for
"Major Structure" Category as a first Japanese company, and
this is the second award for FHI.
FHI will continue to contribute to our customers including
airlines for improvement of customer satisfaction by
maintaining a positive relationship with Boeing and advancing
our own technologies.
Award ceremony of "Boeing Supplier of the Year"
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