Alenia Aeronautica has begun

Alenia Aeronautica has begun making the first production horizontal stabilizer for the Boeing 787, at its plant in Foggia, Italy. The stabilizer mimics the aircraft's composite wing. It consists of two monolithic co-cured composite boxes that are 66 ft. long that weigh nearly 1,200 lb. It's being...

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