EPI expands capacity to build Boeing 787 Dreamliner parts in UAE

EPI expands capacity to build Boeing 787 Dreamliner parts in UAE

Precision engineering facility EPI is expanding its manufacturing capability to support the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

EPI will machine aluminium trailing edge ribs for use in the 787-commercial aircraft. The serial assembly lines will be an extension to the Abu Dhabi facility, with the processed parts additionally going through EPI's surface treatment plant launched in 2019.

Established in April last year, the plant is part of a collaboration agreement between Tawazun Economic Council (Tawazun), Boeing Defense, Space & Security (Boeing) and EPI, to build a chemical processing plant that would increase its existing production capabilities, and move into aircraft assembly for aerospace Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs).

Khalid Al Breiki, president - Mission Support, EDGE, said: "In recent years, the UAE has significantly amplified its domestic manufacturing capabilities and the opportunities facilitated by Tawazun