The pandemic slowed demand for commercial airliner parts at Delta\u0027s ASCO Aerospace, but military work for Lockheed Martin kept it going.
So when COVID-19 crashed demand for parts in commercial aircraft manufacturing sparking layoffs, ASCO was able to keep the core of its operations running, thanks to that military contract.
Then the pandemic slowed all manufacturing and “we’re down on the commercial business over the last 18 months well over 50 per cent on our production rates,” Russell said. “There is no doubt that procurement projects, with their resulting industrial and technological benefits, have the potential to contribute to Canada’s overall economic recovery,” said Mike Mueller, CEO of the Aerospace Industry Association of Canada.
Semi-circular metal fuselage frames for Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner appear on production racks along with those 737 wing ribs. Russell points to a specialized machine used to turn out 17 metre wing straps for Boeing’s 777 aircraft.Article content The company did tap the federal government’s wage-subsidy program, which helped ASCO keep more people employed than it otherwise would have, he said.
“Any progress in military procurement, specifically for us in the aerospace structure sector, is beneficial,” Russell said.
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